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Whilst one appreciates that the article by J Dennis Rich (AP216) is “an edited extract” from a paper presented to the Chicago Conference on ‘Creative Entrepreneurship in Cultural...
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High-energy plans are finding ways to lower carbon emissions in theatres.
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With ‘Avatar’ still busting its way through the record books, the classical arts jump the 3D bandwagon later this year when the Royal Opera House becomes the first in its field to film...
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A number of surveys and audits are putting calls out to the creative and cultural industries this month, calling for participants to give up five to ten minutes of their time for the sake of...
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“Culture will not be singled out as a soft target”, promised new Secretary of State for Culture Jeremy Hunt, in a speech that reiterated the Tories’ pre-election policies. Hunt...
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The National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) has partnered with Sky Arts to recruit five emerging directors to work on the channel’s next season of live television plays. Each director will...
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A £700k partnership project across 150 London schools has been launched by development agency ‘A New Direction’. The agency is newly responsible for delivering the Arts Award...
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An ambitious online database for London’s cultural and creative industry has been launched by academics from the Centre for Research on London. Made free to policymakers, service providers and...
The East Kent Festival Cluster has brought together the region’s cultural festivals for the first time to stage an interdisciplinary opera, ‘Xenon’. It was launched as part of the...
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What can young people expect and hope for from theatre? Paul Harman takes a closer look at a potential manifesto for children’s theatre.
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Dithering over a work dilemma? Let AP find the expert with the answers.
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Peter Stark and Christopher Gordon outline how an international perspective can help shape national arts policy.
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Taking on a senior role can come with multiple challenges. But, says Kate Whitlock, induction coaching for new leaders can help to smooth that process.
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Find yourself on Twitter? Nosheen Iqbal looks at who to follow in the arts, and why, courtesy of our crowd-sourced list.
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If art should be made for arts sake, why is it being used to deliver answers to social and environmental concerns? Clare Fox takes a controversial stand.
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A little, it seems, goes a long way. Never has a maxim been truer when applied to the efforts of arts organisations to go green(er) in an environmentally conscious climate. Clare Fox pooh poohs the...
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Anne Langford introduces Arts Council England’s special supplement on strategic commissioning, and explains how arts organisations can get involved.
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‘Commissioning’ may have made the most recent Local Government Association list of ‘banned words’ which authorities should avoid using. However, you’ll hear it more...
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Bedford Creative Arts is a small and often struggling arts organisation. We do a considerable amount of work on contract to both the Borough and Central Bedfordshire councils. Like many arts...
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Arts & Business (A&B) is working in partnership with Arts Council England and other delivery partners to help prepare the arts sector for strategic commissioning. Our work in the coming...
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Earlier this month Point Blank hosted the launch of ‘Viva’, South Yorkshire’s new arts consortium, which aims to help arts organisations become more sustainable by providing access...
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Local authorities (LAs) provide a vital backbone of arts services. Without their investment artists and arts organisations would be far poorer and some might not exist at all.
This is often taken...
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Consider the world from the strategic commissioner’s perspective. They will have a wide range of needs to be met, some complex and difficult. They will have to determine priorities and...