Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Draft regulations for the Small Charitable Donations Bill have been published for consultation. The Bill, due to be introduced from 6 April 2013, plans to introduce a system similar to Gift Aid for charity donations of £20 or less. However, unlike Gift Aid, it will not be a tax relief measure and will operate under different rules. Up to £1,250 will be available to each charity for the first £5,... read more
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Plans for ‘M+’, a museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, are progressing as architectural practices around the world are invited to submit expressions of interest in an architectural design bid. Scheduled for completion in 2017, the building will cover 60,000 square metres –on a par with the Museum of Modern Art in New York – and will house a world-class permanent visual culture collection from... read more
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
A new theatre app has been launched by Samsung, aiming to bring critically acclaimed British theatre productions to wider audiences in their own homes. Digital Theatre, which works in partnership with Britain's leading theatre companies to capture live performance authentically onscreen using multiple camera angles and high-definition technology, has teamed up with companies including the Young... read more
Thursday, 20 September 2012
A dataset of over 20,000 cultural objects has been made available via Creative Commons by Europeana, Europe’s digital library, archive and museum. It is the biggest release of data of its kind into the public domainand the information can be used forany purpose – creative, educational, or commercial. Europeana currently give people access to over 20 million books, paintings, films, recordings,... read more
Thursday, 20 September 2012
The deadline for the Marsh Awards for Excellence in Gallery Education has been extended to the 24th September. Now in its award’s second year, the award celebrates the achievements of those working in learning and education within a gallery or visual arts contexts. Four awards of £500 each will be offered to the winning individuals, to be spent on continuing their professional development.
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Thursday, 20 September 2012
A new trade body has been set up in response to the growing market for cinemas offering filmed live events to audiences such as operas, ballets, theatre, and audience debates. The Event Cinema Association (ECA) will provide a united voice for the alternative content industry and work alongside cinemas and those producing live content, aiming to rebrand live cinema screenings of different kinds of... read more
Thursday, 20 September 2012
As a result of the passing of the Protection of Freedoms Act in February of this year, the charity commission has published a new guide to finding new trustees following changes made. The guide includes advice on finding, vetting and appointing potential trustees.
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The BBC Performing Arts Fellowship Scheme is taking applications this year in the discipline of music. £200,000 has been made available to music organisations, companies, venues and festivals wanting to host a fellow; potential fellows must apply through the organisation with which they intend to work. Fellows can be emerging musicians, composers, conductors, producers or other musical creatives... read more
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
A new development programme for writers wishing to write for young audiences has been launched by the Theatre Centre. ‘Skylines’ offers three practical workshops on writing for children aged 4+, 8+ and 13+. It will culminate in the sharing of new work, involving a professional cast and director and will be delivered free of charge to participants, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation which is... read more
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The Theatres Trust has received a £125,000 donation to its Theatre Protection Fund from Mamma Mia producer Judy Craymer, which matches the opening donation to the fund from The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. The trust exists to help protect theatres across the country that have significant value within their communities but are struggling with funding and allows any UK theatre to submit... read more
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The first ever large-scale survey of the UK’s cultural organisations and will investigate the wider contributions of theatres, music venues and galleries to the UK economy and society, with the aim of reaffirming the links between arts and humanities research, cultural institutions and the creative industries. It is being conducted by the Centre for Business Research at the University of... read more
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Static Gallery in Liverpool is taking a direct approach to asking visitors to help it with its debts, following a sequence of costly disputes with Liverpool City Council. A new exhibition, Debt Machine, addresses the gallery’s financial situation and asks whether there has been “an orchestrated campaign by elements within Liverpool City Council to destabilize Static Gallery since its 2008 Noodle... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A £1.5m project will look into re-evaluating the relationship between participation and cultural value. The project will challenge accepted ideas of the creative economy and resulting cultural policy which they believe only consider engagement with traditional cultural institutions, such as museums and galleries, but overlooks activities such as community festivals, hobbies... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Legacy Trust, which has supported local projects and organisations linked to London 2012, has launched an independent evaluation of the role it has played as a funding body. Consultants will investigate the effectiveness of their funding in helping communities to benefit from the games, their creation of legacy and what their work has bought to both local areas and the country as a whole.
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A court case that ruled that organisations could be liable for the actions of non-employees in some instances may have ramifications for the voluntary sector. The case in question found that the Catholic Church could be held responsible for the actions of a priest who abused a resident in a church-run care home. It means that arts organisations mus ensure that they are meeting their duty of care... read more