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Liz Hill urges arts organisations not to give up if their friends are behaving more like foes
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It can be difficult to find membership benefits that are attractive to high-level patrons and donors. Francis Sims believes cultural tourism opportunities may be just the thing.
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A collaboration between leading Dutch cultural organisations has resulted in a unique three-way membership scheme. Ed Foster tells the story
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Sarah Norton describes how a well established regional theatre is setting up a brand new membership scheme
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While I am worried that the pressure on arts organisations to recruit and use volunteers is becoming an imperative (‘Volunteers plug the gaps’, AP233), I am encouraged that many are doing...
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News
The winners of this year’s Olivier Awards revealed some surprises: OperaUpClose’s debut production of ‘La Bohème’, which played to 35 people in The Cock Tavern, won...
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The arts in Northern Ireland have won a temporary reprieve following a huge campaign against the cuts: rather than the proposed cuts of £4.2m the arts budget looks set to be cut by only £...
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Government backing has been given to a private members bill which proposes that small venues should be exempt from needing a licence for live music performance (AP197). In its second reading in the...
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The recent DCMS decision to close and merge some of its arm’s length bodies (AP229, AP226) was “not informed by a financial analysis of the costs and benefits”, according to a new...
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A new £1m funding programme has been created with the aim of enabling children and young people to experience literature and poetry in more exciting and compelling ways, both in the classroom...
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UK arts organisations’ applications for funding from the EU’s Culture Programme enjoyed the highest success rates of any country, according to new figures from Visiting Arts, the EU...
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OperaUpClose, which won an Olivier Award for its production of ‘La Boheme’, has come under fire for not paying its chorus. The production was first staged in the Cock Tavern, in a bid to...
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The budget’s implications for arts organisations were, to some extent known, before George Osborne started his one hour speech at 12.30 pm today. The majority of the Finance Bill 2011 had...
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The National Theatre, Tate Britain, and the Royal Shakespeare Company are to receive the lion’s share of a £8.2m windfall from a major arts philanthropist. The grants to eleven cultural...
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Scotland’s arts organisations are to be compensated by the Scottish Government for extra costs or losses incurred as a result of the severe weather at the end of last year. A total of £...
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Twenty-six arts leaders have written to the Prime Minister requesting a meeting to discuss levels of arts investment planned for 2011 to 2014, claiming that they will “do lasting damage to the...
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ACE undermined by Select Committee report, just days before its major funding announcement
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Audience development loses out as ACE prioritises organisations directly producing art
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N.B. Some RFOs did not apply, and some of those listed below may be part of consortia. This list may not be exhaustive, but is compiled by cross-referencing the new NPO list against last year's RFO...
The Crafts Council has launched ‘Hothouse’, a new programme of business skills and creative development for emerging makers. It is open to those based in England up to two years into...
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Feature
How can I measure the effectiveness of our PR department? We need to cut our costs, and I’m finding it particularly hard to assess the value of their work to the organisation.