Supporting artists

A more creative role for producers

04 Jan 2018

Once a curator, now a producer, Mary Paterson calls for the artist-producer relationship to be re-imagined as something more creative – and less about social media.

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How to… run arts projects in prisons

Photo of women wearing white acting in studio

14 Dec 2017

Feature

Working in prisons is some of the most challenging but rewarding work Dan Boyden does. He offers advice for artists and arts practitioners on getting started.

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Try before you buy

04 Dec 2017

Feature

A skills gap means that works using technology are still rare in arts centres and galleries. Artists need more opportunities for hands-on experience, says Andrew Knutt.

Digital

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New £1.5m fund to support emerging visual artists in UK regions

01 Dec 2017

News

Four arts organisation, one in each of the UK’s nations, will win a slice of the Freelands Foundation funding to select and support 80 artists over the next five years.

Visual arts

Arts funding

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Arts Council joins forces with London authorities to promote culture in the capital

13 Oct 2017

News

The shared commitment to extending access to arts and culture comes as London Mayor Sadiq Khan begins a review into the supply of artist workspace.

Could £10,000 get your creative idea off the ground?

21 Sep 2017

Case study

Two young creatives are now running their own businesses thanks to a Creative Enterprise award. Nicole Lovett introduces them.

Arts funding

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An artist in residence for every ward in Glasgow

15 Sep 2017

News

At a Culture Summit this week, Councillor David McDonald outlined how the city’s new government would deliver the SNP’s manifesto commitments around arts and culture.

Making money on the fringes

05 Sep 2017

Case study

Some fringe festival productions win international touring contracts, but far too many lose out financially. Jessica Cheetham discusses a model that is offering affordable opportunities for artists.

Festivals

Finance

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Survey exposes “systemic issues” facing theatre directors in Wales

04 Aug 2017

News

Just 12% of respondents to a survey by SDUK had directed on a main stage in the country.

Theatre

Wales

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Arts Council unveils ‘significant’ fund for artists working internationally

14 Jul 2017

News

The Creative Practitioners Fund will be used to support research and development, and will be open to people working in the wider creative industries across England.

International

Arts funding

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Artist network to ‘change career prospects’ for artists

14 Jul 2017

News

Ensuring policy makers and commissioners value artists and art equally is at the heart of a-n’s new five-year strategy.

Visual arts

Income

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For some children with physical disabilities, access to music making is barred by a lack of well-designed adapted musical instruments. Rachel Wolffsohn explains what a new charity is doing to change that.

Education

Music

Children and young people

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Making time for future you

28 Jun 2017

Feature

Making it to the top in the arts world requires confidence and clarity in your goals. If you’re lacking either, coaching sessions may help, writes Steph Vidal-Hall.

Management

Leadership

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EXCLUSIVE: Artist squares up to Regulator over "manifestly unreasonable" fundraising investigation

28 Jun 2017

News

The Fundraising Regulator has backed charity Bow Arts Trust’s claims that the £90 a month 'donations’ it took from a tenant on a live-in artist studio scheme were made voluntarily, despite concluding there was no supporting documentary evidence and accepting that the payments formed part of the monthly rent.

Fundraising

Regeneration

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International cultural exchange

Photo of woman watching younger man writing

22 Jun 2017

Feature

Delivering training to creative businesses across Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean has taught Visiting Arts the value of forming relationships face-to-face, says Sophia Victoria.

International

Collaboration

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Arts leaders celebrated in Queen’s Birthday Honours

20 Jun 2017

News

The Halle Orchestra’s Mark Elder and former Chief Executive of The Place, Kenneth Tharp, are among those receiving top honours in 2017.

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Boosting employment in craft

Photo of two women looking at ceramics in a store room

14 Jun 2017

Case study

Cockpit Arts’ programme of support for apprenticeships in the craft sector is delivering tangible benefits among micro craft businesses, says Imogen Lawry.

Crafts

Children and young people

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