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Embrace the web, address pricing barriers and justify ticketing fees, say London audiences.
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Dance has higher audience satisfaction levels than theatre, musicals or opera, according to the latest Society of London Theatre research (see main story). Seventy-one per cent of dance attenders...
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The Scottish Arts Council will finally close this summer, and its successor, Creative Scotland, will be formally established as a Non-Departmental Public Body, following a vote last week by the...
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An independent review of the Welsh Assembly Government’s activities relating to the creative industries has warned that Wales is at “significant risk” of failing to exploit the...
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An economic impact assessment has concluded that for every £1 of public money invested annually in NewcastleGateshead’s 11 major cultural venues, £5 is generated from direct and...
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The UK’s only theatre ship, the Fitzcarraldo, has been sold by arts organisation Walk the Plank. It will now become a floating venue in Holland. The ship was brought to Britain from Norway in...
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Government-funded apprenticeships in the creative industries are likely to be inadequate to boost employment levels, according to the latest report by New Deal of the Mind. Commissioned by Arts...
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Fifty-nine per cent of charities say they have been affected by the economic recession, with 62% of these reporting a drop in income, according to the Charity Commission’s fourth Economic...
A new national advocacy campaign, DanceVote 2010, has been launched. The campaign challenges dance fans and professionals across the UK to contact their local candidates standing for election and ask...
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Following a plethora of recent stories about internships and exploitation in the arts, Kit Friend airs his views.
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Is the arts baby drowning in the strategy bathwater? Alice Devitt thinks that business techniques should support, not overwhelm, artistic and social vision.
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In the fourth of our series on Arts Council England’s consultation, Anna Jobson and Catherine Bunting assess the impact of the recession on the sector.
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Sustainability remains an ill-defined concept. Debbi Christophers has been unpacking it with the help of arts professionals.
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Allowing people to use your work under a Creative Commons licence can open up new revenue streams, raise profile and benefit everyone, Joscelyn Upendran believes.
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The Society of London Theatre’s (SOLT) report on the habits of West End theatregoers gives us plenty to sift through and chew on. I suspect much will be made about the importance of word of...
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Head of Resource Development at Arts Council England, South West, CATHERINE DEVENISH will join Activate in a new role, to deliver events throughout Dorset.
Nosheen Iqbal has been appointed as...
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Dave Moutrey shows how our attitudes towards digital opportunities have changed – and finds that some areas are moving faster than others.
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What is Twitter for? Marcus Romer employed Twitter itself to find out from arts professionals how it could and should be used.
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It’s not just about the website – arts organisations should wake up to the wider possibilities of the digital world, says Susi O’Neill.
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FROM CHARLOTTE FERGUSSON
Arts & Cultural Services Officer, Westminster City Council
This might allay some of your suspicions about the Future Jobs Fund (AP211): at Westminster City Council...
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The cultural sector rebrands itself as a force for economic growth as a new manifesto is launched.
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A nationwide community storytelling project, a showcase of work by disabled dancers and choreographers led by Candoco Dance Company, and a collection of monologues for Deaf and disabled performers...
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Almost a quarter of all adults in England have not engaged in the arts in the past 12 months, believing that “the arts are not for people like me”, according to the latest analysis from...