Performing in the public realm
Alison Fordham explains how IF: Milton Keynes International Festival’s programme of outdoor events is a key audience develop…
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Creating a cultural landscape
Partnering with Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty has created opportunities for Activate to bring exciting contemporary art…
A coastline for cultural tourists
Outdoor events have been key to attracting tourists to Kent’s coastal towns and driving culture-led regeneration, says Sarah…
Touring without walls
Taking an outdoor show on tour presents many challenges, quite different to those for venue-based touring. Irene Segura explains h…
Out and about in Leicester
A research project examining Leicester’s 24 arts festivals uncovered interesting insights into audience behaviour and prefer…
Alternative in-flight entertainment
An immersive theatre performance lasted 13 hours – the time it took to fly from Heathrow to New York via Iceland. Kate Hargr…
How to… create a successful volunteer programme
Volunteering in the arts should be an enriching experience, says Cathryn Peach. She shares five tips for designing programmes that…
A long and tough journey
For Joe Mackintosh the first three years of the Creative People and Places investment programme has passed in the blink of an eye…
Seaside arts
Tourism has been in decline in England’s seaside towns for years, but now a network bringing world-class circus and str…
Brilliant app design
In the competitive world of apps, how can a cultural tour app stand out? Researchers at King’s College London and the Univer…
Dancing with the long cane
An outdoor performance project featuring blind and visually impaired dancers and musicians has pulled passers-by into a world of &…
The carnival lives on
The first Mossley Light Festival may have transformed the northern town for just one night, but the change in the community will b…
Valuable visitor data
As many organisers of outdoor arts events have a love–hate relationship with collecting data from visitors, Vishalakshi Roy…
Street art and circus to address coastal deprivation
A national project will put a street arts and circus touring network at the heart of plans to revitalise the economies of England&…
Outdoor pursuits
The outdoor arts attract audiences that other artforms aren’t always able to. Jonathan Goodacre examines why.
The arts in green spaces
Spending time in the great outdoors is proven to boost wellbeing, but how can the arts encourage people to do it? Nicky Goulder de…
Lighting up London
Artichoke’s Lumiere light festival is hugely reliant on sponsorship. As it prepares to come to London for the first time, Sa…
The soul of the city
Munira Mirza on the power of art to change people’s perceptions of a city – and make them into more ‘h…
Study finds bleak fundraising prospects for outdoor arts
An honest assessment of the fundraising challenges facing outdoor arts organisations delivers a cautionary tale about the potentia…
Working with nature
What happens to sculptures and other artworks in a forest trail over time as they surrender to the elements – or to the nati…
Low barriers to access key to support for outdoor arts
New research confirms that outdoor arts events draw wide support among local audiences from diverse economic and social background…
Outdoor arts aim for broader funding base
Five arts organisations are joining forces with ISAN, the national membership organisation for the strategic development of outdoo…
Touring public spaces
A new wave of artists’ tours encourages us to look differently at the public spaces (like car parks) we see around us. Bill…
Showtime revisited
Two arts venues involved in ‘Showtime’, the Mayor of London’s outdoor festival, recognised the positive impact o…
