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Major European arts and culture festivals from 17 countries have signed the Arts Festivals’ Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue (pictured) at a ceremony in Ljubljana in Slovenia.
The...
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The 23 recommendations of Sir Brian McMaster’s report, ‘Supporting Excellence in the Arts’, published by the DCMS earlier this month, have been wholeheartedly accepted by Culture...
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Culture Secretary James Purnell has given a firm commitment that the Government will make no further raids on the National Lottery to fund the 2012 Olympic Games. The assurance was given as MPs voted...
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Voluntary Arts Network (VAN) has welcomed the DCMS announcement of the first-ever survey of voluntary and amateur arts in England, which will be available online throughout February.
A VAN spokesman...
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Attendances at the 53 commerical and grant-aided theatres in London soared to a record 13.6 million in 2007, according to figures released by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT).
This represents a...
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A new scheme, whereby tickets could be resold subject to agreed terms and conditions, could legitimise certain types of ticket touting, a report by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee suggests....
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The first Northern Art Prize, a new award for visual artists working in any medium and living in the north of England, has been won by Nina Pope and Karen Guthrie (pictured).
The judges included...
The Cambridge Summer Music Festival is mounting the UK’s first online NoShow Prom as a fundraising initiative that allows people to get involved in a performance whilst staying at home....
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It is with some surprise that ArtsProfessional learns that the DCMS now regards the recommendations of the McMaster report as policies to be carried out, rather than ideas for discussion and...
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Claire Drakeley considers the balance between creativity and business and the structures to support it.
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With so many artists working in community settings, Damian Hebron argues they should be better able to move between sectors.
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Customers? opinions are all over the Internet. Shouldn?t the arts be waking up to a new marketplace? Howard Raynor points out the possibilities.
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Catherine Rose (pictured), former APe-mail editor, has been appointed as the new Editor of ArtsProfessional, replacing Nick Jordan, who has left to pursue a career in freelance journalism. Kim Horan...
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Chenine Bhathena and Leila Jancovich are experienced arts managers who have led a professional development programme for circus artists since 1999. With contemporary circus firmly back on the agenda with audiences, producers and funders, they discuss the impact and importance of professional development opportunities on artistic and sector development.
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Rachel Clare of Circus Front tells Anna Goodman about her views on audience development in contemporary circus and its potential place as an artform in the UK.
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How do arts professionals find their place in the world? How do they build their skills, knowledge and experience? How do they find the support they need, whether theorectical, practical or personal? Four views follow, covering personal development, professional development, the academic route and voluntary internships. First, Gemskii charts her escape into a better future through working with Clean Break.
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Neil Rathmell explores the professional development of artists working with the education sector.
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Harriet Wailling explains how she made the move from university to a job in the arts via a series of voluntary internships.
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Hannah Standen shares the benefits of integrated theoretical and practical study.
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Stavanger becomes one of two Capitals of Culture for 2008 as a non-EU counterpart to Liverpool. The Norwegian city’s year-long programme, which opened on 12 January, focuses on four major...
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A warning that some revenue-funded clients in Wales may soon lose their funding has been issued in a special funding bulletin by Peter Tyndall, Chief Executive of Arts Council Wales (ACW). Despite...
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Local government services in England, including the arts, could be damaged by a reduction in funding in 2008/09, following the Local Government Finance Settlement revealed last month.
Councils in...
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New funding and potential changes to licensing law have been proposed by the DCMS to address issues revealed by the report of the Live Music Forum in July 2007. The report indicated that while the...
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The first government-backed and industry-approved apprenticeship scheme for the creative and cultural sector has been developed by Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS). The scheme, launched by David...