The nominations for this year’s awards comprise theatres from around the UK with a mix of commercial and subsidised productions. The 17 categories for the awards will include the Most Welcoming...
Council leaders in Edinburgh are prioritising the city’s festivals during funding cuts because of the economic, social and cultural value which they bring. City culture leader Richard...
Finance and planning permission to improve and extend the Theatre Royal in Dumfries have been secured, with £455k from Dumfries and Galloway Council’s reserves. The theatre was saved from...
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If the Fourth Plinth is for "genuinely public art" then the public should be given the chance to choose what's displayed, says Alastair Sooke.
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Mike Boehm reports on America’s National Arts Index showing a fourth year of decline in 2011, but there is hope of an up-turn when figures for 2012 and 2013 are finalised.
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News
An arts-rich approach to teaching could be a “game-changer” for education in Wales, according to a new report.
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Arts People
Trystan Hawkins reveals his career path from Charity Officer and Administrator to Art Director.
The five-year partnership will see the London-based orchestra perform in the city and work with local groups on music projects. The £120k deal is part of Hull’s campaign to obtain City of...
The dispute over royalty payments from the BBC to the rights agency Eos, which represents Welsh language composers and publishers, is being considered by a five-day copyright tribunal. Although a fee...
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Feature
Skilled and experienced in their craft, but with their physicality threatened and changed by time, what does it mean to be an older professional dancer? Stella Lyons has been exploring this question.
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Group singing brings many benefits to people living in areas of disadvantage, according to a new report by Evan Dawson and Kathryn Deane.
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David Lister suggests ways theatres could be more welcoming, ahead of The Most Welcoming Theatre award.
A new 50-seat performance space is to open above the Spread Eagle pub in Croydon. Performances will be programmed by the producing company Old Joint Stock Theatre, who will work with other...
The Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft has reopened after a £2.3m revamp, helped in part by a £1.4m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The opening concludes a range of arts development work on...
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SAM TARFF has been appointed as the new CEO of Key Fund, the organisation that worked in partnership with Arts Council England on the Creative Industry Finance programme, offering finance and advice...
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JANINE LIMB is leaving Four Colman Getty to begin a new role as Account Director at Murray Weir Willats from the end of September.
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RACHEL TARKENTER has joined DanceEast as the new Head of Communications and Development. She was previously Communications Manager for York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre.
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HILARY GRESTY is now Principal Lecturer at Lincoln School of Art and Design.
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KATIE MOFFAT has joined The Audience Agency as Interim Digital Development Manager.
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KEITH TYRRELL has recently joined Morris Hargreaves McIntyre as Senior Research Executive.
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LADY VERONICA GIBSON has been appointed as President of Scottish Opera.
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Feature
Working in partnership with a Ugandan arts organisation has been a fraught experience (an understatement) for Blackpool’s TramShed, but as Zac Hackett and Marge Ainsley report, they are not giving up.
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Mark Oppenheimer asks why our children can’t take up better hobbies which will continue into adult life.
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We can’t afford not to support the arts, but how do we afford them with a funding landscape in decline? Donations from individuals and businesses, suggests Peter Bazalgette.