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Don’t underestimate culture in suburban towns
As a report published this week shows, the cultural sector is not a financial drain, it’s a driver of growth and opportunity, writes Matthew Cleaver.
Is community ownership a viable option for visual arts?
Two Queens, an artist-run gallery in Leicester, is now facing an existential crisis. One option to overcome its precarity and secu…
Civic role of universities improves access to the arts
As the first Associate Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Southampton, and the Director of Turner Sims concert hall…
Creating space
Collaboration drives opportunity, say Lucy French and Tom McKenzie. Here they discuss how collaborative and social enterprise…
What do we mean by being data-driven?
In the first of a series of articles exploring what it means to be data-driven, David Reece argues that, while data is a powerful…
Fundraising: Finding connection, creating empathy
When it comes to bid writing, many grant givers demand predicted impact. But for Lucie Davies and Alex Mayer, there is profound va…
Is your community ready to fill the local authority funding gap?
Cuts in local authority spending are having serious impacts on communities. But, as David Alcock argues, they could throw up a onc…
The partnership mindset: Think like a new town
A good partnership is based on a few basic principles. But, as Jason Jones-Hall argues, it cannot be achieved without a partnershi…
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Understanding creative health in London
This week a report* on the state of the creative health sector in London has been published. Here, its author Dr Rebecca Gordon-Ne…
Orchestras for All: Redefining inclusivity
Orchestras for All exists to fill a gap in music education. With its deep commitment to creative inclusivity, Katie Villa&nbs…
Building school-museum connections
As the new academic year gets underway, Robert Dingle reflects on how collaboration between museums and schools can provide a rich…
Can creative practice catalyse policy change?
UP Projects aims to combine artistic excellence with social value. But, asks Emma Underhill, can it also influence…
Place-based partnerships: Delivering more together
Fiona Morris explores the wide-ranging benefits of arts organisations building place-based partnerships.
Creative placemaking: The role of universities in supporting cultural and creative industries
Universities and creative industries may seem unlikely bedfellows, but their potential – in partnership – to catalyse…
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