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Proposals from six producing companies have been shortlisted, from 62 bids, for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s new £175,000 annual performance award. The money is for the creation...
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English National Opera (ENO) has been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) award for Audience Development 2011 in recognition of its free membership scheme for young people and its 2010 site...
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Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport has accused the Government of “back to front policy making” after Jeremy Hunt announced a review of film funding. Having axed...
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New research endorses the value of Edinburgh’s festivals to the local and national economy
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Cuts to artists’ membership and development agencies and practice-based organisations will have a disproportionate impact, according to new research
Guidance materials to support teachers in assessing pupils’ progress in musical learning within the National Curriculum have been published by the National Association of Music Education. The...
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Emma Geliot on the relationship between artists’ studios and higher education
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Learning how to embrace change and achieve it on its own terms has been hugely beneficial for Helix Arts. Robert Laycock explains
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As I read the stats from Bournemouth University (p2) I realise that we are part of a major phenomenon. When we drove into Manchester last week to see the stupendous Portuguese fado singer Mariza, we...
From issue 236
Opinion
A month has passed since Arts Council England announced the 695 organisations that will make up its new National Portfolio from April 2011. The jubilations of successful organisations and the shirt-...
From issue 236
Opinion
I took a very sad trip around Leicester Haymarket a few weeks ago. Once it was thriving. Once upon a time you could see interesting, quirky and worthwhile productions in the studio whilst the main...
From issue 236
Opinion
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both visual arts and performing arts. I chair the Development Board at...
From issue 236
Opinion
Is it a bit odd that watching someone opening a champagne bottle in Simon Stephens’ Wastwater at the Royal Court last weekend was one of the tensest moments I’ve witnessed on stage? It...
From issue 236
Opinion
Since the 1960s the eco art movement has concerned itself with environmental degradation, the role of the human in this and has an explicit aim to affect behaviour change - but can art really get us...
From issue 236
Opinion
The recent cuts have meant that many organisations have either recognised they need to fundraise or to increase their reliance on fundraising in light and with this comes the need to develop a...
From issue 236
Ulster Orchestra has appointed JOANN FALLETTA as its new Principal Conductor. She is the first American to hold the post since 1966, and the first ever female.
Professor of English at Oxford...
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Jenny Taylor shares Shape’s vision for disabled people to participate fully in the arts and cultural sector, and looks at the potential barriers to this
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A diverse board can be of great benefit to an organisation. Charlotte Jones highlights the importance of having board members from different backgrounds.
From issue 236
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After being paralysed in a car accident, Keith Jansz turned to painting with the support of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists