First steps

09 Apr 2012

Baba Israel explains how Contact takes a diverse approach to nurturing the ambitions of young people

Awarding opportunities

09 Apr 2012

Henry Bird explains how giving support to up-and-coming musicians is having a positive impact on amateur music-making

Supporting the first steps

09 Apr 2012

Why did an insurer chose to invest in emerging art talent? Jim Burcke tells the story

Outreaching talent

09 Apr 2012

Create Studios, Swindon Borough Council’s digital media studio, exists to nurture young talent. Joy Aldred explains

Stepping stones

09 Apr 2012

The Fuse Medway Festival is an international festival of outdoor arts. Miranda Johnson explains why emerging artists are at its heart

Food for thought

19 Mar 2012

Recipes for Life is helping primary school children and over 55s in West Yorkshire bond over food. Judi Alston explains

Experience shared

19 Mar 2012

This year the RSC will tour King Lear to schools and theatres. Miles Tandy explains how the Young People’s Shakespeare programme is altering attitudes to theatre of both the young and old

Sharing the joy of discovery

19 Mar 2012

Andrew Ormston reflects on scientists’ appetite for collaborations with artists

A moving experience

19 Mar 2012

‘Wellbeing’ is the newest buzzword in the arts, and arts charity Salamander Tandem is proving that a programme of movement can help older people improve their quality of life. Esther Harris explains

Peer power leads the way

19 Mar 2012

Clare Cooper sees peer learning and network leadership as the DNA of ‘systems change’

Preparing for the worst

19 Mar 2012

In most organisations the formal grievance process never gets tested. Gill Thewlis warns that, when it is, the impact can be quite profound

Dancing for cash

19 Mar 2012

Mark Skipper describes the development of a fundraising campaign that is securing Northern Ballet’s full complement of dancers in the face of major funding cuts

Spreading ‘sciart’

19 Mar 2012

Andrew Ormston explains how hand-in-hand scientists and artists are colonising new, barren land. Just like fungi and algae

Great arts with everyone

19 Mar 2012

Intergenerational work can bring a very different perspective to our understanding of the value of the arts. Jonathan Petherbridge explains

Bringing generations together

19 Mar 2012

Older men performing raps in school assemblies? Swindon has found innovative ways of bridging the generation gap, says Joy Aldred

A family affair

19 Mar 2012

Catherine Bradley shares examples of arts events that work for whole families, not just for children

Bridging the gap

19 Mar 2012

Mark Powell finds it exhilarating to see the generations working side by side at Salisbury Playhouse

AgeQuake / ArtsQuake

19 Mar 2012

Our average age is increasing. Sherry de Wynter calls the arts and cultural sector into action and reveals the intergenerational projects already bettering lives in Manchester

Feminine mystique

19 Mar 2012

Magic Me brings together women of all ages and backgrounds to create art. Sue Mayo explains Where the Heart is

With a wink and a smile

27 Feb 2012

Kate Hall describes the maxims that get her through the challenges of site-specific theatre

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