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VIRGINIA HAWORTH-GALT is to take over as Chief Executive of the British Universities Film and Video Council in February 2014 following the departure of LUÍS CARRASQUEIRO. For the past three years she...
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NEIL CULLEN has been appointed to the new role of Digital Projects Coordinator at The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). He will lead on creating new platforms and resources for reaching wider...
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LUDO KESTON has been appointed as Chief Executive of The River & Rowing Museum from 1 January 2014. He joins from the Coventry Heritage & Arts Trust, where he was Chief Executive for the past...
The 400-seat theatre which has been closed for a £27m redevelopment since July 2011 will reopen in March 2014, with a "stylish" facade at the front of the new building. Artistic...
Building a Creative Nation aims to create a further 5.5k creative apprenticeships, paid internships and traineeships in the UK by 2016. The campaign has been launched as part of Creative and Cultural...
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Jonathan Jones wonders why local governments spend on new superfluous arts venues - like the Public in West Bromwich - when there are museums in need of support.
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Andrew Mellor says an orchestral imbalance is part of the regional funding divide; might a choked London orchestra find new life in Bristol?
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There’s something wrong with an education system that denies children music-making with real instruments, says James Rhodes.
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What sets the 'cultural digerati' apart from the rest? Hasan Bakhshi reflects on the findings of the ‘Digital Culture’ research into how arts and cultural organisations are using digital technology.
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How has Northern Ireland’s cultural sector responded to equality and community relations since the Good Friday Agreement? Nicole McNeilly finds out.
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The Royal Opera House has been sharpening its commercial agenda over recent years. Alastair Roberts describes how it has developed its brand licensing and media activities.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has highlighted the importance of cultural philanthropy saying that those “lucky enough” to have made a career in the arts should at the “very, very least...
The London gallery has revealed its £45m refurbishments which were predominantly funded through private donations alongside a £4.9m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Chairman Lord Browne has...
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Roger Tomlinson sets out the three challenges facing Arts Council England, two weeks after the Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital report.
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Abigail Pogson on how many London residents benefit from arts subsidy; the figures that suggest ‘local London’ is left out in the cold.
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Maurice Davies explains how the regional imbalance in cultural funding is playing out in the museums sector.
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The Arts Council’s new head office will be located in a newly refurbished development opposite the British Museum.
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Northern Europeans have the highest levels of cultural engagement but overall levels of participation and engagement have fallen since 2007.
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One in ten arts organisations is now reporting ‘a major positive impact on revenues’ from their digital activities, while a third claim that digital technology is essential to their creative work.
An Ofsted report says there is a lack of rigour in school music education despite a mass reorganisation of music support services in England last year. Michael Cladingbowl, Director of Schools Policy...
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An extensive programme of events will run throughout 2014 in both Russia and the UK, celebrating the cultural heritage of both countries.
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The Mayor of London has welcomed international cooperation on culture for the second World Cities Culture Summit, which includes 10 more cities than last year.
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Foundations and charitable trusts lose the top spot for the first time, while arts, culture and humanities are listed as the fourth most popular cause for large donations.
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JILLIAN BARKER will be the new Director of Learning and Participation at Royal Opera House from January 2014. She was previously Head of Education at the Barbican Centre and most recently held the...
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Festivals, circus and participatory arts are set to be deemed additional to core arts activity as ACE prepares to fund some National Portfolio Organisations entirely from Arts Lottery revenues.