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The Charity Commission has investigated Arts Council England’s (ACE) practice as a registered charity, after the funding body awarded a grant of £10,165 to one of its own trustees. The...
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Southampton’s long-awaited flagship cultural complex (AP164) has been given a firm push forward, following tough negotiations between Southampton City Council and Arts Council England (ACE)....
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Ninety-seven per cent of conductors and 95% of composers featured at this year’s BBC Proms are men, according to research from campaign group UK Feminista. The research also underlines that...
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Just two weeks before Edinburgh’s streets start filling up with tourists headed for the world’s largest arts festival, SNP ministers have told Scottish arts organisations to brace...
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A cultural boom is taking hold on London’s South Bank, despite a poll conducted by CultureLine revealing that over half of north Londoners never venture south of the river for cultural kicks...
A new report from Audiences Northern Ireland has revealed that the arts contributed more than £16m to the economy in Northern Ireland in 2009, up 11% on the previous year. The ‘Audience...
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With no public subsidy and a theatre programme that only lasts as long as British summertime, Shakespeare’s Globe manages to thrive. Peter Kyle explains how
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How is London’s cultural policy set to reflect its diverse population? Nosheen Iqbal quizzes Munira Mirza
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The value of cultural tourism is often overlooked by arts organisations but it can have a profound and positive impact on the sector, says Penny Mills
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New regulations on immigration are stifling international arts and culture in the UK says Francesca Panella, but the sector can still fight back
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Following the announcement that Derry/Londonderry is to be UK City of Culture in 2013, Claire McColgan reveals what Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture has meant
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Undertaking an organisational review for Arts Council England (ACE) is no easy thing. But neither is it exceptional. Given the speed at which Jeremy Hunt is working to prove that his next promotion...
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Faced with some of the most challenging budget issues for a generation, arts organisations risk the perfect storm: reduced investment from arts councils, reduced local authority investment and a...
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Audiences London’s Communications Manager, EMMA MCLEAN, has left to join the National Maritime Museum as Digital Marketing Officer.
Performance poetry organisation Apples & Snakes has...
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There are more festivals in the UK now than any other time in history. Leila Jancovich looks at the growth, development and sustainability of alfresco arts
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How can an arts festival remain independent but free, experimental but popular? Andy Field explains his model for The Forest Fringe
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Tania Harrison explains how Latitude, a boutique festival with big ambitions, has become a one-stop festival for contemporary culture
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Being in charge of the world’s largest festival has its highs – and its certain lows. Jonathan Mills explains how Edinburgh comes together
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Exclusive: More than one in seven arts organisations may face closure in the next 12 months
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The Charity Commission has completed a year-long assessment into the public benefit of the Royal Opera House (ROH), analysing the aims and output of the organisation in relation to its status as a...
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Arts Council England (ACE) has pushed forward with work on a major new public engagement campaign, ‘Arts Nation’, due to be launched in 2011 – potentially with a broadcasting...
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Despite tough financial times, the number of theatres classed as ‘at risk’ fell from 82 in 2009 to 55 this year, according to The Theatres Trust’s 2010 Theatre Buildings at Risk...
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New plays accounted for 37% of all plays staged in the West End last year, with the number of plays performed overall up by 5%, according to figures from the Society of London Theatres’ (SOLT...
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New plays accounted for 37% of all plays staged in the West End last year, with the number of plays performed overall up by 5%, according to figures from the Society of London Theatres’ (SOLT...