Let’s get political
Political work is normally difficult to sell but Tangled Feet’s hard-hitting outdoor shows are in demand, as told by Kat Joy…
Political work is normally difficult to sell but Tangled Feet’s hard-hitting outdoor shows are in demand, as told by Kat Joy…
Two arts venues involved in ‘Showtime’, the Mayor of London’s outdoor festival, recognised the positive impact o…
At Hull’s Freedom Festival the concept of freedom is ambitiously present throughout the three days of events. Graham Chester…
Rach Flowers describes how Warwickshire County Council has used the arts as a consultation tool for developing its all-age autism…
To replace events previously run by Lincoln City Council, former member of the arts team Sara Bullimore founded the Lincoln Inspir…
Oxford City Council has launched CREATE, a peer-to-peer, cultural micro-funding and collaboration event, which is offering new opp…
Kent County Council turned to Ladder to the Moon to deliver workforce development training for dementia care, and to create a clas…
The running of the Hazlitt Arts Centre is being contracted out by Maidstone City Council. Mandy Hare explains the rationale for th…
Much more than a festival of LGBT arts, Homotopia campaigns all year round against hate crime and for social justice, says Gary Ev…
Emma Daker describes a jewellery-making project which has successfully integrated some migrant and refugee women into the com…
Michael Buffong set up Talawa Firsts when he spotted the shortage of black theatre producers, directors and writers in the UK.
Captioning theatre performances may be logistically demanding but a small touring company has just managed it − and so can o…
Creating their own works of art is important for people with severe intellectual disabilities – and possible with the right…
Alice Cabanas asks why women are so underrepresented among theatre production design teams in the UK.
Roz Chalmers explains how audio description can now help blind and partially sighted people to ‘see’ work in museums a…
Wakefield, situated deep in industrial West Yorkshire, has successfully remodelled itself as the centre of the Yorkshire Sculpture…
Global Travel Industry News offers some tips to tourist destinations on how they can work in partnership with arts organisations.
Marie-Anne Leonard describes how selling paintings on the streets of Maidenhead has drawn visitors from all over the country.
Plymouth has put in place a visitor plan that aims to encourage tourists to the region to stop for a while and enjoy the sights an…
Leah Black explains how Spring Fling, originally a visual arts and craft event, has attracted new visitors by embracing nature and…
The Shed, a temporary venue in front of the National Theatre, provides a third stage during the closure of the Cottesloe Theatre.
Sue Ball and Ruth Essex analyse the culture and economy around the temporary use of disused buildings.
The former headquarters building for Tetley brewery is to be transformed into a new contemporary visual arts centre for Leeds.
Janet Smith discusses how the new arts centre at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has created commercial opportunities…