Why lockdown works for rural arts
Deborah and Michael Parkes say lockdown presents challenges to budding rural artists. It also gives them an abundance of two thing…
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Local venues could be key to keeping audiences engaged
Rural touring could win back audiences first, as confidence in village hall venues is higher than for other types of auditorium, r…
Rural touring schemes suffer heavy burden from cancelled performances
The number of event cancellations at small rural venues is placing “an immense personal toll” on those who programme p…
When your audience is also part of the crew
Working with rural communities to stage small-scale performances is good for the arts, the environment and local people, writes So…
A tale of two regions? Engaging arts audiences in the West Midlands
Striking differences between urban and rural areas make a strong case for a dual regional policy, argue Anne Torreggiani and Zoe P…
Celebrating local excellence
We spend too much time trying to learn lessons from cities and apply them in other places, argues Brendan Keaney. It’s time…
Job ladder: John Laidlaw
The Executive Director of Live & Local recalls a career trajectory that has taken him through Butlins, an old bingo venue and…
Your questions answered on ACE’s new strategy
Arts Council England’s policy leads respond to questions on its plans for the next ten years.
10 tips for making collaborative leadership work
An approach that prioritises trust, values and flexibility has helped museums in Cornwall share knowledge and expertise across a d…
Five years left for rural arts?
England’s rural arts leaders have serious concerns about the future of their organisations and are calling for more support…
How we doubled attendance at the UK’s most northerly arts centre
By working in partnership and refusing to patronise audiences, Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness has attracted record numbers, says Ch…
What we’ve learned moving from London to Essex
Relocating Kinetika’s work in carnival, outdoor and participatory arts to rapidly-changing Thurrock has allowed the company…
How can rural voices be heard?
With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collab…
Rural areas suffer from ACE funding bias
An evidence review by Arts Council England suggests a reduction in London funding “should naturally lead to greater potentia…
Funders join forces with business to support culture in Cornwall
A new three-year Memorandum of Understanding pledges to promote inclusive growth and defend Cornish cultural distinctiveness.
The devil’s in the distance
The opportunities for very young children to experience the arts in rural Devon are few, as well as inconvenient and expensive. Ho…
Lords told of lack of support for rural arts
A Select Committee on the rural economy will report back next year on the sorts of interventions needed to support local amenities…
The hills are alive… with event cinema
A new model of digital distribution is giving rural communities the chance to see filmed performances of dance, opera and theatre…
Rebalancing funding for rural arts
It’s not enough for urban arts companies to tour to rural areas – we need to support more rurally based organisations,…
An insight into our green and pleasant land
Is it possible that our impression of rural touring is outdated and even cynical? Anne Torreggiani and Jonathan Goodacre reveal ho…
Rural England: is there an appetite for culturally diverse art?
New research found audiences in rural Lincolnshire are hungry for culturally diverse theatre and dance, but the provision isn&rsqu…
Performing in smaller spaces
When Clod Ensemble decided to work on a completely different scale and tour a one-woman show to rural Scotland, it was faced with…
Long van journeys into the night
Rural touring can be exhausting and unpredictable, but the key to making it a rewarding, rich experience is finding the right peop…
Retired rural audiences hungry for diverse work, report finds
A research project that toured an Indian play around Lincolnshire has uncovered challenges around staging and touring diverse arts…
