Arts Council England’s proposed funding strategy changes don’t feel like an update – they feel like a dangerous regression to an unlevel playing field, warns James Doeser.
In 2010, Arts Council England put together a 10-year strategy, called Achieving Great Art for Everyone, that had the potential to revolutionise the arts sector in England. The development of AGAFE was more fundamental and more radical than anybody realised at the time.
Up until 2010, ACE operated as two organisations sharing office space. At one end, was an arts development agency, spending relatively small amounts of money to influence things like skills development, professional networks and audience research. At the other end of the building was a whopping great cash machine. Some lucky devils knew the PIN; others had to hazard a guess, or set up camp nearby and beg for spare change... Keep reading on The Stage
In 2010, Arts Council England put together a 10-year strategy, called Achieving Great Art for Everyone, that had the potential to revolutionise the arts sector in England. The development of AGAFE was more fundamental and more radical than anybody realised at the time.
Up until 2010, ACE operated as two organisations sharing office space. At one end, was an arts development agency, spending relatively small amounts of money to influence things like skills development, professional networks and audience research. At the other end of the building was a whopping great cash machine. Some lucky devils knew the PIN; others had to hazard a guess, or set up camp nearby and beg for spare change... Keep reading on The Stage