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Issue 273: Arts and health
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Arts and health
08 May 2014UK membership of the European Union gives cultural organisations access to a wide variety of funds and initiatives. Why are we not bothered? Asks Julie Ward.
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08 May 2014Mark Hewitt couldn’t believe his luck when he received funding from the Artists’ International Development Fund to collaborate with a foreign musician of his choice.
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06 May 2014Pat Cochrane describes how Cape UK has produced educational resources for the Yorkshire Festival, part of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ.
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06 May 2014Part of the Brighton Festival, 'caravan showcase' presents contemporary English theatre to international programmers. Catherine Love explains how English theatre companies can benefit from the showcase and other year-round activities.
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30 Apr 2014Eleanor Head advises galleries on their legal position in the event that a painting turns out to be a forgery or its ‘provenance is tainted’.
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28 Apr 2014The Leeds Creative Labs programme has funded collaborations between university academics and creative technologists. Sue Hayton reports.
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28 Apr 2014Sean Egan takes a long-term view of the proposed theatre tax relief, suggesting how it could benefit subsidised and commercial theatre companies.
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24 Apr 2014Why are we not critically engaging with learning disability arts? Bella Todd reports on the recent Creative Minds conference.
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22 Apr 2014Moving artworks around the world is a complex and costly process. Michael Festenstein advises on how it can be done carefully and cost-effectively.
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22 Apr 2014Natalie Wade shares some tips on how she has been creating great art and culture for young people for whom disengagement had become a way of life.
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16 Apr 2014Roanne Dods explains why the working practices of small-scale enterprises run by artists and creatives provide a model that is increasingly relevant in developed economies following the 2008 financial crash.
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15 Apr 2014Making a career for himself in circus, Tim Lenkiewicz explains how he is aiming to make his circus-producing company commercially sustainable.
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15 Apr 2014Financial accounting changes are rare but a new financial reporting standard is to be introduced next year. Mahmood Reza explains what FRS102 will mean for many arts organisations.
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16 Apr 2014A breakthrough in the way that arts in health programmes are developed and researched is set to transport arts activity into the health research mainstream. Tim Joss explains the power of the new AESOP 1 framework.
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10 Apr 2014A shared set of values to assess quality and outcomes needs to replace providing evidence of clinical effectiveness for arts interventions, believes Jane Willis.
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10 Apr 2014The findings of a visual arts project for people with mental health problems make the case for further investment in the arts, health and wellbeing sector, says Gavin Clayton.
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10 Apr 2014A three-year theatre residency at a secure clinic for forensic psychiatry patients is benefiting not just patients but carers and staff too, say Fiona Miller and Karen Richard.
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10 Apr 2014Many participants in the Old Vic’s community projects now lead healthier and more active lifestyles, according to Alexander Ferris and his team.
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10 Apr 2014Andy Wild gives an artist's perspective on how his work has had a positive impact on his life since he was diagnosed with cancer.
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10 Apr 2014Clive Niall describes two hospital projects where young people showed what was possible through participatory art practices.
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10 Apr 2014Dance workshops, courses and events in Somerset have allowed over 400 people with mental health issues to ‘escape their troubled minds’. Viv Gordon discusses their impact.
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10 Apr 2014A drama project has brought research on dementia to life for healthcare professionals as well as directly benefiting people with the condition. Cathy Bailey explains how.