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Arts Professional reveals the career paths of the sector’s senior managers.
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Welsh moves towards statutory cultural provision could have an impact across the UK.
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Four pieces of work from deaf and disabled artists have been commissioned by Shape, the disability arts organisation, to explore how deaf and disabled people can engage with the themes of the...
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Britain should become a “global centre for the creative industries in the digital age” according to the final Digital Britain report, which outlines policy commitments to digital...
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Schools, extended services (which include out-of-school activities, parental support and child care), and arts and cultural organisations should work together to improve cultural learning for...
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A central role should be given to creative practitioners in Scotland in order to support and develop the creative industries, according to the recently published Creative Industries Partnership (CIP...
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A potential merger between Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc, the international live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, and Live Nation, the largest producer of live concerts in the world,...
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Young people will be taking over the programming and running of York Theatre Royal for three weeks this autumn. The ‘TakeOver09’ festival is the theatre’s response to Arts Council...
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A reintroduction of the ‘two-in-a-bar rule’ (under which two musicians can perform without a public entertainment licence) and conditional exemption for live music in small venues...
Resources available for funding theatre in the Republic of Ireland are not sufficient to meet the needs of currently funded organisations, nor to provide for potential new artists and practitioners,...
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The move by Alun Ffred Jones, Wales’s Heritage Minister, to make cultural provision a statutory duty for local authorities, is being welcomed in Wales and will be followed with envy in the rest...
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Craft has always had the short end of the stick, says Rosy Greenlees, so the recession is just another challenge to be overcome.
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Clive Gillinson
Clive’s ‘nothing is impossible’ entrepreneurialism, his passion for enabling artists to make the best work possible, his unstoppable energy and an intense work ethic...
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Nigel Lavender examines the burgeoning arts economy in Queensland, and highlights how the arts can help to build bridges between Australia’s white and indigenous populations.
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Armed with nothing more than a flipchart, Howard Raynor explains how to improve service performance and produce solid business results.
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What has happened since clustering was introduced to the creative sector? Anna Sachdev examines the progress of some of these partnerships.
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Ben Bradshaw MP (pictured) has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport for England, following the Prime Minister’s reshuffle. His predecessor, Andy Burnham,...
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Marnie O’Neil offers an independent observation of arts and culture in Northern Ireland, and asks if the establishment is in tune with the needs and aspirations of the sector.
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The arts sector in Northern Ireland has to grapple with twenty-first century challenges. Steven Hadley asks how the creation of a national audience development agency has equipped it to do so.
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Circus has proved to be a huge growth area in Northern Ireland. Will Chamberlain explains how circus skills are providing common ground for young people from different walks of life.
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Arts Professional reveals the career paths of the sector's senior managers.
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Since we are guardians of public money it’s absolutely right that the Arts Council's operations and actions are scrutinised, but frankly your leader column ‘Dirty Windows’ (AP195)...
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Your article on New Deal for the Mind, ‘Turning the recession on its head’, AP195) points to an important shift in thinking. Any move away from the destructive cultural sector reliance...
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Stability plans for Scottish Arts Council as Creative Scotland legislation is introduced.
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Environmental charity, Groundwork, has transformed the Lyric Hammersmith theatre’s roof terrace into a garden (pictured), which is open to everyone, not just theatre ticket holders. The garden...