Over half of respondents to the ‘Creating Without Conflict’ survey have been bullied, harassed or discriminated against while at work in the entertainment industry.
What sets the 'cultural digerati' apart from the rest? Hasan Bakhshi reflects on the findings of the ‘Digital Culture’ research into how arts and cultural organisations are using digital technology.
One in ten arts organisations is now reporting ‘a major positive impact on revenues’ from their digital activities, while a third claim that digital technology is essential to their creative work.
The Arts Alliance is warning that budget cuts and payment-by-results contracts in the criminal justice system could put some rehabilitation arts services at risk.
Peter Stark, Christopher Gordon and David Powell provide a personal reflection on reactions to Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital, their analysis of England’s regional funding landscape.
An ongoing funding bias towards London is denying huge proportions of England’s population fair access to the arts, according to a new independent report by three senior arts figures.
Yvonne Farquharson believes that academic research and evaluation are essential to demonstrate the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of arts in health interventions.
Nearly a quarter of UK ticket revenues are generated by just 2.5% of customers, and over 2m so-called theatre attenders have lapsed, according to ground-breaking research.
Chris Bannerman tells how he reluctantly became a key driver in a complex collaboration involving choreographers, dancers and academics from the UK, China and Taiwan.
A need for renovation is seen as the biggest medium-term threat, but fears are growing that rising property values will lead landlords to claim theatre buildings for other purposes.
Better evaluation and wider sharing of research findings is seen as a priority for developing the most effective and efficient arts in heath interventions.
Tipping the balance
31 Oct 2013If ‘access for everyone’ is the policy goal, then regional funding is the elephant in the room, says Liz Hill.