The council hopes to sell up to two works to another public collection, in order to raise £2m for roof repairs on the city's art gallery. Opponents have launched a petition against the sale...
Cambridge City Council has voted to establish a charitable trust to run the arts festival and venue, hoping the move will save nearly £1m over five years.
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BRIAN ATTWOOD is leaving The Stage Newspaper after 20 years as Editor to pursue other projects. ALISTAIR SMITH, who joined The Stage in 2004, will be acting Editor.
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Australian James Arvanitakis asks who should fund the arts if there is no such thing as ‘clean money’.
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Marketing a new musical? Phil Willmott argues that audience enthusiasm on social media will get more bums on seats than good reviews.
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Opinion
Liz Hill concludes that Arts Council England’s ‘This England’ report is based on a carefully constructed analysis designed to disguise a London-centric funding strategy and preserve the status quo.
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After just over a year in post, DR ROSA SOLINAS has stepped down as Chief Executive of Ulster Orchestra. Board member SIR GEORGE BAIN will act as Chief Executive until a more permanent solution is...
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Director of Shetland Arts GWILYM GIBBONS FRSA is stepping down after 8 years with Shetland Arts to set up his own consultancy firm, Creative Help.
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Head of Communications EMMA ROBERTSON is leaving Pallant House Gallery to take up the position of Head of Press and PR at Brighton Dome and Festival.
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Case study
Ten years ago Belgrade Theatre Coventry had to find new sources of income. Joanna Reid tells how its production services subsidiary is now contributing £400,000 a year.
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Case study
Cultural investment in Salford’s regeneration may have created The Lowry, but its impact comes from a distinctive, entrepreneurial financial model, says Julia Fawcett.
Construction of the £4.8m landmark artwork, the Star of Caledonia, is planned to begin on the Scotland-England border in 2015. An external assessment claims it could be worth £16m in its...
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The arts spending crunch is prompting a new climate of collaboration among former rivals, with organisations clubbing together to share knowledge and resources, says James Pickford.
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Michael Grandage encourages the sector to rally against plans to cut scholarships for trainee actors and dancers.
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Greg Klerkx reports on the latest Schools Forum, where teachers discussed the potential of the new National Curriculum to develop schools’ arts and culture offer.
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Feature
How did Robert Sanderson turn an overspending council-run facility into a theatre and concert hall thriving without subsidy? Erik Peterson tells the story.
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Feature
Scotland’s museums sector has taken an innovative approach to overcoming financial challenges, according to Joanne Orr.
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Feature
Carolyn Black reflects on our use of language in recent papers and discussions at the No Boundaries conference on resilient practice.
For the first time in the Olivier Awards' 38-year history more women than men have been nominated for Best Director; Maria Friedman, Susan Stroman, Lyndsey Turner and Richard Eyre are in the...
A show presenting a satirical take on the party’s policies has caused outrage amongst UKIP supporters who ask: “Why is a state-subsidised theatre hosting an event that aims to smear an...
A US advert picturing David holding a bolt-action rifle has caused outrage. The Italian government claims copyright on commercial use of the artwork’s image, and the Historical Heritage and...
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Case study
Jim Beirne describes how Newcastle’s Live Theatre has created a portfolio of creative enterprises to support the theatre's core new writing and education work.
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Sunil Iyengar and Ayanna Hudson report that US figures showing the contribution of arts education to the economy are in line with other claims that have fueled arts advocates in recent years.
Already the world's largest theatre group, ATG is planning new venues in Europe, Australia, South Korea and Japan as part of a drive for international growth.
A year-long campaign to keep talented circus artists in the UK has borne fruit with the announcement that Circus Space, the training centre in East London, is to be designated the National Centre for...