Discovering the cultural reality
Karl Greenwood on ways to help tourists discover a city from the inside out, tapping into local knowledge through technology and u…
Karl Greenwood on ways to help tourists discover a city from the inside out, tapping into local knowledge through technology and u…
Two capital cities, London and Cardiff, are working collaboratively and over the long term to attract cultural tourists, Hele…
An annual visual arts event in Brighton seeks to take visitors away from the usual tourist hotspots in the centre of the city, say…
Is there a need for ‘Cultural Destinations’ funding in the Lake District, a region already full of tourists? Definitel…
How can arts companies, low on budget and short on time, refuse the offer of free labour? Cathryn Peach tells how her company welc…
London Bubble offers a wide variety of volunteering opportunities, but it’s not just about one-off opportunities, explains&n…
Unpaid work is a serious problem for many Equity members but, as Emmanuel de Lange explains, a new campaign to increase…
Regularly volunteering in both front of house and backstage roles has given many students their initial interest in the arts, acco…
A recent visual arts and museums project offered volunteers training to enable them to talk more knowledgably and confidently to v…
With such a large number of volunteers working on the Manchester Day celebrations year after year, Liz Pugh gives some advice on h…
Volunteers are now at the heart of a national programme to improve wellbeing and social cohesion, says Penny East.
Through Tate's Circuit programme, galleries across the country are illuminating the voices of young people and deliv…
A new strand to Theatre Royal Winchester’s learning and participation work sees young people developing their skills as thea…
Orchestras Live invited a group of 16-22 year olds to produce a concert with the City of London Sinfonia. Jan Ford …
Youth Dance England’s Ambassador programme offers young people the chance to satisfy their passion for dance as well as deve…
Inviting Sir Harrison Birtwistle as composer in residence to a new music festival had the desired effect on the student performers…
Toby Ealden tells how he has thrown out the theatrical rulebook to physically immerse audiences in a teenage house party.
Pete James and Nicola Shipley discuss how taking exhibitions into public spaces has allowed photography hub Grain to meet new audi…
How relevant is outreach marketing in a world of digital communications? Hardish Virk believes there is still a place for tal…
Amy Rushby explains how digital technologies have allowed the RSC to extend its reach and provided more opportunities for it…
How do you attract audiences to see contemporary dance companies that they may never have heard of? Jeanette Siddall has some idea…
The Octagon Theatre Bolton has followed advice to be more entrepreneurial by creating a new degree course with its local universit…
Lincolnshire’s network of arts venues has been a life-saver – as some venues may not have survived without it, accordi…
Louisa Davison tells how two companies have pulled down the barriers between ballet and integrated contemporary dance.