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From Charlotte Beard,
Programming and Marketing Manager, Number 8 Community Arts Centre
Thank you for the article Taking the flexible approach (AP issue 144, 23 April). I have spent the past 18...
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Julian Rudd argues that the time is now ripe for British street arts to come of age.
The extraordinary success of Royal de Luxes Sultans Elephant, staged by Artichoke, has created a tipping...
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Winchester Hat Fair is the longest running street festival of its kind in the UK. Kate Raines shares the challenges and the rewards of engaging with the artform.
Winchester Hat Fair gets its name...
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Evaluation is held up as an important tool in the arts, yet sometimes arts organisations, nervous of being criticised, dont co-operate with evaluators. Cathie Daycock describes how evaluation can go...
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Simon Taylor assesses the value of a programme attempting to tackle the social inclusion agenda from the street level
Run by arts group The Making, Street Art is a three-year art, craft and design...
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This summer Arts Council England publishes a strategy for outdoor performance in England. David Micklem gives the background.
Lets cut to the chase. Street arts is a term Arts Council England (ACE...
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Consultation need not be a pedestrian process. Richard Jones explains how we could all benefit from ditching the clipboards and the questionnaires.
The arts have the potential to play a crucial...
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Full House: Turning Data into Audiences
By Roger Tomlinson and Vicki Allpress
Published in both Australian and New Zealand editions, Full House brings global experience from Roger Tomlinson,...
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Hannah Rudman takes a look at the growth of online and mobile phone advertising, and contemplates what it might mean for the cultural sector.
As well as effective models for online advertising...
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Scottish National Party promises new breaks for artists if elected in May, whilst attacking Scottish Labours legacy on the arts.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has said that it will introduce...
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Late night gallery openings are set to extend access to contemporary art galleries and popular museums across East London, starting on 3 May and linked to the Mayor of Londons Late Night London...
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Necessity is deemed to be the mother of invention, and in these times of arts funding cuts, it will be interesting to see just how inventive arts organisations can be in their attempts to secure...
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Barbara Matthews, arts consultant, theatre producer and past President of the Theatrical Management Association, has been appointed Director, Theatre Strategy at Arts Council England. Antonia Byatt...
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Watershed Media Centre has taken a major step towards securing its long-term future following the announcement of a £6.4m investment from the South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA)...
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The Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), the leading UK theatre chain, has announced the sale of one of its theatres. The New Ambassadors Theatre in Londons West End has been sold to Sir Stephen Waley-...
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The City University, London is to receive its largest ever donation of over £5m which will, in part, be used towards the refurbishment of a new arts facility. The gift was made by Maan Al-Sanea,...
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English National Youth Arts Network has launched an online questionnaire, What do you think? aimed at arts organisations and individuals who have actively involved young people in the consultation...
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Edinburgh City Councils new Travelling Gallery service has set off on tour in Scotland, with its opening exhibition Build It and They Will Come focussing on artists whose work is inspired by...
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A new £5m scheme, Art Fund International has been launched by the Art Fund to encourage regional galleries, which have historically focussed on collecting the work of British artists, to also acquire...
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Arts Council England has confirmed that it is to drop the controversial 12-month funding clause, which disallowed funding to projects that could not be completed within a year. In a turnaround to...
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St Georges Hall in Liverpool is celebrating its £23m restoration by hosting twice-nightly Son et Lumière displays recounting the citys past 800 years. Devised by the Liverpool Culture Company and...
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This month has seen the extension of the right to flexible working, alongside important changes to maternity and adoption leave legislation. Shivaji Shiva highlights the changes, and considers some...
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Caron Loudy from Greenwich Dance Agency, and Anna Mansell from Dance4 explore the issue of workplace flexibility from the perspective of the working mother.
Caron Loudy
Having initially trained...