First among equals?

20 Feb 2014

In an era of cuts, what choices would you make? Three arts professionals make the case for their priorities.

Live streaming explored

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10 Feb 2014

Live streaming offers exciting opportunities for both small and large arts organisations in many different ways, believes Andre Portasio.

‘ENO Screen’ follows the digital trend

Opera performance
12 Dec 2013

The latest cinema initiative will see English National Opera’s productions broadcast live.

European cooperation

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21 Nov 2013

Christoph Jankowski introduces Creative Europe, the new EU funding progamme for the cultural and creative sectors.

Lottery Wars take a new turn

National Lottery sign
04 Oct 2013

A new threat to arts funding is emerging as the Health Lottery partners with the betting industry in its battle to take a bigger slice of the market.

Pedagogical predicament

A theatrical performance
06 Jun 2013

Alan Clarke is working on a training programme for artists who want to work in prisons. He outlines some of the challenges faced so far.

Birthday grants to diversify regional audiences

Liverpool Philharmonic
09 May 2013

Paul Hamlyn Foundation marks its quarter century with funding for audience development to widen participation.

Changes to Gift Aid

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11 Apr 2013

The Small Charitable Donations Act has just been introduced but this change to Gift Aid is not such good news, according to Bill Lewis.
 

Spotlight on payroll data

07 Mar 2013

Mahmood Reza explains ‘real-time information’, a significant change to payroll operations to be introduced in April.

EXCLUSIVE: Stark facts on ACE severance package

Image of The Royal Opera House's Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Facility at High House Production Park
17 Jan 2013

ACE foots the bill for director’s eleventh-hour sabbatical costing taxpayers up to £200k

Does opera need famous faces or different places?

10 Oct 2012

Chrissie Tiller says bringing opera into everyday spaces may broaden its audience.

Job ladder

23 Jul 2012

The much maligned YTS training scheme provided Dianne Greig with her route to becoming Senior Partner at Culture Sparks

Soap and glory

11 Jun 2012

This year QUAD set out to involve all 250,000 residents of Derby in a Soap Opera. Peter Bonnell explains how they went about it

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