A round up from other arts publications
You've done the research, and have got three or four possible sources of funding for a new project. But how do you put in an application that stands out from the pile? What gives your approach an edge? Brigid Howarth, who runs the grant scheme Next Move with North West Arts and the Crafts Council, provides valuable advice for emerging artists and makers. a-n magazine, August 2001 p24 w: https://www.a-n.co.uk/news
Research into the value of music to the economy in London has found that consumers spend more on concert tickets and entrance charges for music of all types than on CDs and other recorded formats; Cultural Trends, Issue 38, 200, pp 3-42, w: http://www.psi.org.uk
Working with patients at a high security hospital where all of the patients have been sectioned under the 1983 Mental Health Act and are a danger to themselves or to others, must rank among the most challenging of environments for arts workers. Freelance dance development worker Jason Pollitt describes his project at Rampton Hospital. Mailout, August/September 2001, p14 w: http://mailout.co
The Arts Council of England now funds "excellence and innovation" in the arts, but what exactly is meant by this, and what criteria are employed by public funding bodies when they pass judgement on the arts? Anna Harding analyses decision-making in the British arts funding system, and considers how aesthetic judgements of excellence function. Engage, issue 9, summer 2001, pp7-13 e: info@engage.org
Four years ago, the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) launched the first Kids Week - a week at the end of August each year when, for every adult buying a full price West End theatre ticket, a child aged 5-16 goes free. Emma de Souza, Development Manager for the SOLT, looks at the possibility of turning West End Kids Week into a national event. Prompt, issue 25,August 2001, pp26-27, w: http://www.tmauk.org
Museum databases are often in a very bad state, according to the secretary of the Association of Independent Museums. They tend to collect minimal information, perhaps no more than names and addresses. Felicity Heywood looks at the reasons for this, and urges museums to consider how profitable uses can be made of customer and member information. Museums Journal, vol. 101, no 8, August 2001, pp36-37 e: journal@museumsassociation.org
Ticket sales at Florida's Ruth Eckerd Hall have increased by 51% since last year, and online revenues have increase by $160,000. Sandra McKenna gives details of the online marketing campaign at the root of this achievement. Arts Reach, vol. IX, issue 8, p1, w: http://www.artsreach.com
Everything you ever wanted to know about American fundraising techniques and how they translate to the UK, with consultant Sue Delafons charting the rise of 'venture philanthropy' in the US, and Jason Potts and Michael Johnston ask whether email is about to replace direct mail as the US's fundraising technique of choice. Professional Fundraising, September 2001, pp 18-28 w: http://www.professionalfundraising.co.uk