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Arts & Business has appointed Brenda Parkerson (pictured) as Director of Arts & Business North and Eleanor Wotherspoon as its new arts-facing Regional Manager. Wotherspoon was previously...
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Something fundamental is going on in the media world, says William Shaw. It’s big, scary, only half understood, and it’s going to change how the arts present themselves to the world.
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Online interaction can both develop your audience and become an artistic project in its own right, suggests Simon Bedford.
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Sarah Ellis explains how an online community that connects poets directly with an online network is creating new work and new audiences.
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I was intrigued by your Platform and article, ‘Pixel Palaces in a Digital Kingdom’ (AP199). I’ve staunchly supported the growth of education activities, marketing, audience...
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ACE makes new pledges to support theatre development as SOLT reports record audiences.
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A new audience development organisation has been formed to promote and develop arts and audiences in the east of Scotland. Audiences East Scotland (AES) will work with its member organisations,...
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Eighteen grants of between £75,000 and £900,000 have been made by Arts Council England (ACE) in the first two tranches of awards under the Sustain scheme. ACE has received 120...
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Money, training and physical resources such as workspace and cultural infrastructure are among the interventions which local authorities can make to support the creative industries, according to a...
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People who make individual donations to arts organisations are likely to be core audience members and committed arts attenders, according to new research carried out by City University for Arts...
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A fast track for emergency visas for international artists and a more formal recognition of professional experience and training should become part of the points-based immigration system, following...
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A six-storey Edwardian warehouse in Glasgow will be transformed into a new home for arts organisations including the Glasgow Print Studio, the Russian Cultural Centre (pictured), Sharmanka and...
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Plans by Southampton City Council to sell Munnings’s ‘After the Race’ and one of the city’s three Rodin sculptures in order to help finance its new Cultural Quarter have...
Organisations including the British Council, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Big Lottery Fund, the DCMS and Arts Council England are taking part in an evaluation of performance on disability,...
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Commenting on our news story last week, Alan MacDougall explains why the National Portrait Gallery and Wikipedia are squaring up for a fight, and what others can do to protect their rights.
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The recession has put an awful lot of plans on hold. In this, the arts resembles our own household economies: Cornwall rather than the Canaries for holidays this year; put off buying a new car until...
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Andrew Nairne feels that AP readers should be aware that Arts Council England is not just considering “how to deliver, rather than what”.
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Unleashing the power of your mind can optimise performance in times of stress, as Danny Hearty has discovered.
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As the funding environment of the cultural industries in the UK continues to evolve, a greater focus is being placed on the connection between the cultural and commercial value of the tangible and intangible outputs of creativity. Sarah Thelwall explores the value of practice-led research through long-term research-based relationships with higher education Institutions.
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Whether in leadership or in broadcasting, John Tusa’s message seems to be ‘know thyself – and have confidence in yourself’, as Catherine Rose recently found out.
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The Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, Tony Hall (pictured), has been appointed as Chair of the new Cultural Olympiad board. He is joined by Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre;...
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Catherine Large calls for a radical re-think of the accepted routes into the creative and cultural sector, arguing for a shift away from unpaid work and towards apprenticeships that employers value.
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Disabled dancers have fewer employment opportunities because of a lack of professional training. Stine Nilsen explains how Candoco hopes to redress the balance.