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England’s 990 regularly funded arts organisations (RFOs) are this week being told by Arts Council England (ACE) whether they will have their revenue funding renewed for the period 2008–11...
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The British Museum, the Tyne & Wear Museums and the Wallace Collection are among 17 museums and galleries to benefit from a new funding settlement over three years. As part of the Comprehensive...
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As part of a retrenchment programme in the wake of the crisis at the Northern Rock Building Society, the Northern Rock Foundation will close its Culture and Heritage programme this month after one...
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A major three-year regeneration scheme, led by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), will see £45m spent on disadvantaged seaside resorts. CABE will identify...
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BBC Radio 3 has renewed its commitment to support the London Jazz Festival through to 2012. Now in its 15th year, the 10-day annual Festival concluded last month, having involved more than 1,500...
The Times Higher Award 2007 for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts has been made to Performing Medicine, which was established two years ago as a project to research how the arts can be used for...
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Successful arts organisations are highly skilled tightrope-walkers who use the balancing influences of public funding and self-generated income to keep themselves from falling into oblivion. This...
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Charlotte Jones, Chief Executive of ITC, outlines her views on board recruitment, and unveils a plan.
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Lesley Fidler answers some of the questions that employers ask their tax advisers when they are thinking of joining forces with another organisation.
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The English Folk Dance and Song Society has appointed Katy Spicer as its new Chief Executive. Currently General Manager of Rambert Dance Company, she has previously worked in arts management with...
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Can cultural organisations provide the skills needed to shift public behaviour and deliver meaningful environmental change? Culture Northwest challenges funders, policymakers, agencies, key influencers and larger cultural organisations to take responsibility for leading the agenda ? before it?s too late.
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Jane Cooke explains how the combination of the natural environment and artistic expression is enriching the lives of adults with learning disabilities living in Powys.
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Ben Todd throws down the gauntlet to theatres thinking of taking steps to tackling climate change.
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Nick Jones gives examples of how artists working in Cumbria are developing a wide range of innovative work inspired by major environmental challenges.
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Three-year funding package will see music opportunities embedded into primary schools.
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An international programme showcasing the work of world-renowned dance companies is set to secure Birmingham’s position in the international dance calendar with the announcement of the city...
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In his introduction to Arts Council England’s Annual Review of 2006/07, outgoing Chief Executive Peter Hewitt has highlighted the “difficulties and uncertainties” relating to the...
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The principle of Per Cent for Art is under review by Northern Ireland’s Department of Health. The scheme, well known across Europe, ring-fences up to one per cent of capital budgets to...
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In advance of the Cultural Olympiad for 2012, £40m has been endowed by the DCMS (£6m), Arts Council England (£5m), the Big Lottery Fund (£5m) and the Millennium Commission (...
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Serious concerns about how the London Development Agency (LDA) manages and monitors the success of cultural projects have been raised by a draft report by the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and...
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A new organisation responsible for public art in Wales has been unveiled by Minister for Heritage, Rhodri Glyn Thomas. Safle (the Welsh word for place or position, pronounced ‘Sav-leh’)...
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A commissioning programme by London Underground that will include a new permanent collection and a programme of temporary artworks, is set to offer London’s residents, commuters and visitors...
The Manchester Camerata Trust has launched a campaign to raise £1m before the 40th birthday of the Manchester Camerata chamber orchestra in 2012. The Sostenuto Campaign specifically encourages...
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Tempting though it may be to use this column to rant about the staff costs at Arts Council England (p3), it’s all been said before. A quick flick through the archive on the brand new...
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Do you have disabled or deaf people on your board? I bet you don?t, says Steve Mannix.