A new collective is enabling the sector to share insights and ideas to support better mental health and wellbeing, writes Laura Ed…

Medical museums can be deeply offensive to disabled visitors. Richard Sandell introduces a radical project that replaced prejudice…

Relocating Kinetika’s work in carnival, outdoor and participatory arts to rapidly-changing Thurrock has allowed the company…

Tara Lopez identifies three key themes that have emerged so far from the four-year Vital Spark initiative.

The LightNight festival initially aimed to showcase Liverpool's artists to outsiders – but it is now more concerned with…

The Hub at Wellcome Collection brings together academics and practitioners to tackle issues like rest and busyness, rare dementias…

Kirklees in West Yorkshire has a vision for local development rooted firmly in its historic links to the textile and music industr…

A perpetual, community-led art project is transforming neighbourhoods in Exeter, street by street. JoJo Spinks explains why handin…

A programme in Stockton-on-Tees has helped young people excluded from mainstream schools learn new skills, develop self-worth and…

There are queues around the block for a chance to nab the Citizens Theatre's 50p tickets – an offer that’s availab…

Frustrated with the decline of arts and creative subjects in schools, Nick Corston gave up his day job to form a not-for-profit en…

As composition becomes increasingly sidelined in school music, Natalie Watson discusses a mentoring scheme providing professional…

Katy Sadler explains how a festival in one of Birmingham’s busiest thoroughfares enables craft and design graduates to test…

Not convinced that existing artist development programmes were making a tangible difference, New Perspectives Theatre Company has…

Amy Lawrence outlines the wide-ranging benefits arising from her Jerwood Creative Fellowship at Manchester International Festival.

Wales' national arts access scheme for disabled people and their carers removes the need for uncomfortable eligibility convers…

Libraries will always be about books and information, but in Manchester they’re also a place for local communities to enjoy…

Emma Edmondson introduces an alternative postgraduate art programme, designed to fit around the lives and bank balances of today&r…

Are we losing the art of conversation? Tom Pow explains how a project in Scotland is using the arts to stimulate communication.

Aenne Lotze and Francesca Cross explain how a recent project harnessed young people's passion for online gaming to develop the…

A new app offers an innovative and cost-effective way for artists to shape their legacies within their lifetimes, says Ellie Porte…

Drew Hemment and Feimatta Conteh explain how a data-driven artwork encourages crucial public engagement with an environmental obse…

Liz Moreton explains why Battersea Arts Centre has taken the unusual step of opening up a new space for start-up businesses.

What does climate change mean to the generation it will impact most? Brad McCormick explains how primary schoolchildren have been…