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Bergit Arends shows how artists can help museums to see themselves in a new light.
From issue 193
As a new national centre opens, Paul Anderson looks at the development of carnival as an artform.
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Ruth Oakley describes an artistic critique of indulgence in London’s square mile.
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Arts Professional reveals the career paths of the sector’s senior managers.
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It was interesting to read your recent editorials (Platform, AP191 and AP192). In the craft sector, creativity, entrepreneurship and enterprise are natural bedfellows. We welcome the dialogue between...
From issue 193
ACE protects RFO funding, while other UK arts councils and organisations await their fate.
From issue 193
Nineteen professional artists from across the arts disciplines have received a Creative Wales Award, and Michael Cousin, Sioned Huws, John Metcalf and Laura Thomas have received the inaugural...
From issue 193
A new fund of £40m, support for the Town Centres Initiative, and a £4m increase in the Grants for the Arts (GfA) budget have been announced by Dame Liz Forgan, the new Chair of Arts...
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A group of key figures in the worlds of arts and education has called on Government and local authorities to take up a new approach to culture and learning. The Culture and Learning Consortium,...
From issue 193
The Department for Children, Schools and Families and the DCMS should promote opportunities for every child and teacher of art “to work in an art gallery, or with an artist, craft worker or...
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Large decreases in business, charitable and individual giving to the arts have been revealed by Arts & Business’s (A&B) report, ‘Market Trends 2009’. Based on responses...
From issue 193
The new £15m Hull Truck Theatre has opened, complete with a new piece of artwork on the roof. ‘Light Curtain’ (pictured), by Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier, is made of red...
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Digital infrastructure, intellectual property rights and continuing investment are among the terms of reference for a group appointed by Shadow Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to review the creative...
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) has received a £500,000 Community Assets grant, funded by the Office of the Third Sector in the Cabinet Office. The money will be used to modernise and expand BAC...
From issue 193
While I realise that Platform has been devoted to Mammon for the past few issues, readers must realise that the subject of money will not go away soon – the recession, the impact of the Budget...
From issue 193
Continuing our series on the recession, Tim Walker argues that maintaining excellence and funding diversity will enable orchestras to survive in straitened circumstances.
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Market research tracking consumer behaviour in a recession offers useful information for the arts sector. Heather Maitland uncovers the evidence.
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Peter Wynne-Willson finds a more relaxed approach to international collaboration through children’s ability to transcend language and cultural barriers.
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Photo: Yeon Choi introduces the people who have most influenced her thinking.
From issue 192
Qdos Entertainment has appointed Derek Nicholls as Chief Executive Officer of its new Theatres Division. He has been President of the Theatrical Management Association since 2004 and was formerly...
From issue 192
Tim Joss proposes the UK’s first venture philanthropy fund for the arts.
From issue 192
David Jubb and David Micklem show how a renewed relationship with a local authority funder and new approach to making work can contribute to financial security.
From issue 192
Finding support for new writing in a cold climate is possible with a little imagination, writes Claire Malcolm.
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Sheelagh Gallagher believes that funding cuts can force you to look closely at what you stand for.