A strategic guide to managing the energy use of a cultural building has been published by Julie’s Bicycle in partnership with The Theatres Trust. ‘Energising Culture’ is the first...
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Losing local authority funding hasn’t meant the end of the road in Gloucestershire – quite the reverse. Pippa Jones explains why
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Theresa Bergne considers the implications of national policy for public art at a local level, and describes the impact being felt in Bristol
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Clive Parkinson sees the danger of arts/health practice becoming a “bland cultural sub-species, offering the marginalised a transient feel-good factor”, watered down to fit the paymasters’ needs
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Sarah Brigham explains how the artistic spirit thrives and opportunities multiply when artists inhabit their own creative space
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Julia Rowntree, with Russell Willis Taylor and Anna Ledgard, reveal how a focus on practical and effective ways to create real value can sit at the heart of successful fundraising
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In a drive for financial sustainability, many arts organisations have been thinking of restructuring, but the regulations covering the treatment of staff under these circumstances are complex. Peter Shand explains
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Greg Klerkx explains how the legacy of Creative Partnerships is being carried on
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ANNA VERMEHREN is the new Director of Timespan, a museum and art centre in the North Highlands of Scotland. She steps down as a Project Manager at Deveron Arts in Huntly.
RUTH CARNEY will take...
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Alastair Fairley reveals how a community of artists and a hard-nosed drive for publicity put Hastings firmly on the cultural map
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When the whole community gets involved in an arts project, the result is something much larger than the sum of its parts. Miranda Johnson explains
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Godfrey Worsdale explains how a partnership between BALTIC and the University of Northumbria is building a unique cultural hub in the heart of Newcastle
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Gavin Barlow discusses cultural regeneration, the social divide and how the Albany is helping Deptford to avoid becoming ‘so-hip-it-hurts’
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This year QUAD set out to involve all 250,000 residents of Derby in a Soap Opera. Peter Bonnell explains how they went about it
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Simon Wales describes how a creative and cultural space in West Bromwich has transformed its ecosystem with a community of floating lily pads
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Leigh Sneade describes how an innovative membership scheme took a Norwich art gallery into the heart of an international community
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A Creative Speed Dating event at the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton saw 35 hopeful ‘daters’ arrive ready to find their perfect match, including theatre makers, fashion designers,...
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Forty-two arts venues in Wales are set to become ‘greener and leaner’ thanks to a new initiative to help them reduce their environmental impact, funded by a grant from the Welsh...
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The value of work available to artists has suffered another downturn, falling almost to the level of the 2008 recession, suggests a new report by a-n, the Artists’s Information Company....
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Entrepreneurs from the creative and cultural industries are now able to apply for loans from Arts Council England (ACE). Creative Industry Finance is a one-year pilot programme offering London-based...
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Arts organisations would like to generate more income from commercial activities and are open to new relationships with investors, according to a recent survey. Conducted by AP on behalf of Arts...