Moving in

Picture shows a man acting on a set of large stone stairs. He is wearing a tophat and a long colourful coat.
24 Aug 2012

Earlier this year Unlimited Theatre became the resident company at the West Yorkshire Playhouse (WYP). Jon Spooner, Unlimited Theatre’s Creative Director, and Sheena Wrigley, West Yorkshire Playhouse’s Chief Executive, reflect on the relationship.

A cultural blueprint

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24 Aug 2012

Beatriz Garcia reflects on the Cultural Olympiad and the learning that can be passed on to Games hosts of the future.

Critical friends

Picture shows puppeteers in a performance of 'Half of Me'
24 Aug 2012

What happens when audiences give feedback to artists and composers as part of the process of creating new work? Andrew Burke decided to find out – and liked what he found.

Breathing Life Into In Memoriam Giving

Five colourful bunches of flowers
24 Aug 2012

In Memoriam giving remains one of the most under-developed and reactive methods of raising funds within the whole voluntary sector. Yet the opportunities it presents for both securing significant levels of income and building powerful, long-term relationships with supporters is almost unique. John Grain explains why.

Bringing heritage to life

Picture of colourful clocks made on the Times Ticking Away workshop
24 Aug 2012

Ambitious projects can still be financed through the unlikely source of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Alastair Fairley explains.

Intercultural connections

Picture of a self portrait created by one of the participants
24 Aug 2012

The impact of participatory art on the experience of new migrants and their interaction with a new cultural environment is now the subject of a European research project. Nancy Hogg explains.

Explore and discover the arts

Child drawing on coloured papers
24 Aug 2012

Marina Castledine explains how the Arts Award is reaching out to more young people

The devil in the detail

22 Aug 2012

Will there be a mismatch between the vision articulated in the Henley Review of Cultural Learning and the strategies for making it a reality? Sam Cairns examines the evidence so far.

The third dimension

23 Jul 2012

Kerry Michael and Jessica Kranish explain how audiences are being engaged through digital media in Theatre Royal Stratford East’s new ‘third space’

iPaddy power

23 Jul 2012

Ellie Manwell explains how bringing digital technology into the gallery space is helping Dulwich Picture Gallery enhance the visitor experience and connect with audiences

Passing by

23 Jul 2012

How do ‘accidental audiences’ for art in public spaces experience performances and what impact does it have? Richard Turpin examines the evidence

A sporting relationship

23 Jul 2012

The relationship between the arts and sport has deep roots and will outlive the temporary spotlight cast on it by the Cultural Olympiad. Doug Sandle explains why

Art at the heart of democracy

23 Jul 2012

Lucy Shaw explains the challenges of devising and programming creativity into the historic settings of the Houses of Parliament

Rewarding responsibility

23 Jul 2012

As the tide turns against unpaid internships, other solutions are needed to help graduates gain vital work experience. Kate Danielson explains why paid work placements could be part of the solution

Digital intelligence

23 Jul 2012

At the ‘Shift Happens’ conference, Dave Moutrey gave us a glimpse of the digitally enabled organisation of the future

The world's a stage

23 Jul 2012

Harper Ray explains how Globe Education is producing education resources that are as vivid for those further afield as for those attending the production

Digital start-up

23 Jul 2012

Katy Carr sees an online future for literature

Making connections

23 Jul 2012

Skinder Hundal sees the merging of digital and traditional as opening up opportunities for new relationships between artists and audiences

Into the light

23 Jul 2012

Lesley Anne Rose describes Stellar Quines’s journey from analogue to digital – and the bright light at the end of the tunnel

Digital eggs and online baskets

23 Jul 2012

This September Southbank Centre will showcase twenty-three music and dance pieces created by an international band of seventy-two members. Justin Spooner explains how digital technology was integral to the project

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