Nine ‘Youth Arts Hubs’ will work to increase access to the arts for young people and nurture artistic talent. Creative Scotland has invested £3.1m in the initiative as part of its...
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The William Morris Gallery explains how it applied for, and won, the prestigious £100,000 Art Fund award for Museum of the Year.
The £24 million refurbishment project, to be completed by 2017, will see the Victorian theatre used as a performance space for the first time in around 80 years.
The abridged performance by the Reduced Shakespeare Company is part of the airline’s celebrations of the playwright’s birthday. Performances will also take place at airports across the country.
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New research into young Londoners’ relationship with arts and culture reveals ‘Is this for me?’ is a more important question than ‘How much will it cost?’.
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How Hampstead Theatre is drawing on the expertise of Sainsbury’s superstore designers for its major revamp.
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A withering letter signed by senior academics raises serious concerns about the recent ACE review of the impact of the arts and the lack of scholarship and consultation with researchers in the field.
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ACE warns that relying too heavily on an unpaid workforce could jeopardise the chances of organisations achieving NPO status.
The theatre has served redundancy notices to the production’s musicians. It plans to use only a pre-recorded score in a bid to save costs.
Wyvern Theatre Limited, a subsidiary of HQ Theatres & Hospitality, will run both venues on behalf of Swindon Borough Council. They will share a website, box office, and technical and hospitality...
The Calderdale Council-owned venue is facing a projected deficit of more than £138,000. An independent report recommends the venue be transferred to a trust.
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Demonstrating the effectiveness of arts interventions in dementia treatment will be key to unlocking funding, says new report.
The Commons Committee on Standards has ordered Maria Miller to repay £5,800 for overclaimed mortgage payments, but cleared her of deliberately submitting claims to which she wasn’t...
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Chair of Creative Scotland SIR SANDY CROMBIE will stand down in December at the end of his four year tenure and will not seek a second term in the post. The former Standard Life Chief Executive was...
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Producer and performer FERGUS EVANS (pictured) is Camden People’s Theatre’s first ever Executive Director, joining Artistic Director BRIAN LOGAN. Previously Logan job-shared the role of...
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Former Director of Culture for Manchester City Council, VIRGINIA TANDY OBE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for creative education charity Curious Minds. She takes over the role from BOB...
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The new CEO of Phaidon Press Ltd is KEITH FOX, who steps down from a position at McGraw Hill Financial. JACKY KLEIN (pictured) also joins the publisher as Commissioning Editor for Art. She has...
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PHIL EDGAR-JONES, currently Head of Entertainment for Sky, will replace JAMES HUNT as Director of Sky Arts when he steps down after four years in post.
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Chartered accountant ROBIN PRICE (pictured) is the new Chair of Trustees for Dance Umbrella. He succeeds ANDREW HOCHHAUSER QC who steps down after 7 years as Chair.
The average budgeted cultural spend has steadily declined for the past three years, to 16p per resident in 2013/14. This is despite more than two-thirds saying councils should be investing at least...
The organisation is on the hunt for a fourth space in London and is in the “early stage of discussions” about a new 500-seat venue and two dance studios at the Olympic park.
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Arts People
Writer, consultant and director Maria Oshodi shares the steps of her career path.
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On an arts programme secondment with the British Council in Ukraine, Liz Pugh has been witness to the turbulent geopolitics of the past six months.
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ACW reports highest recorded levels of arts engagement among young people, although participation among adults shows some signs of decline.
A three-part TV series called The Great Instrument Amnesty will encourage viewers to donate unused instruments to schools and aims to do for children's music education what Jamie Oliver did for...