Un-ticketed venues and events can now gather data that will give them the level of customer insight that performing arts venues ha…

What does it take to be a playwright in the community? Alan Spence reflects on the highs and lows of writing plays for community g…

The number of students choosing craft-related subjects is dwindling, research has revealed. Annie Warburton describes the action T…

Eleanor Deem gives some guidance on managing young people in both volunteer and paid roles.

Our national media need to be more conscious of their influence in creating a sustainable cultural economy for the entire UK and n…

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Awards for Artists scheme has just celebrated its twentieth year. Sarah Jane Dooley gives an in…

International touring has given Motionhouse greater confidence and is a crucial element in the company's plans for the future….

In a new series exploring opportunities for arts organisations, museums and library services to engage in public service commissio…

Regeneration is about regional partnerships striking the right balance between artistic excellence and community engagement, belie…

Barry Pritchard says that new arts buildings must be inclusive, exciting and adaptable if they are to widen engagement and genuine…

Hye-Kyung Lee traces the history of arts marketing though three different phases, each posing new challenges and requiring ar…

Securing funding to produce its own play for the first time has been the breakthrough that Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury has wante…

Local authority cuts mean that some libraries are no longer lending music scores to amateur groups. Barbara Eifler explains why sh…

Mira Kaushik records the changes that her dance company has made in response to sudden cuts in government funding.

A new touring model capitalising on word-of-mouth recommendations indicates that touring is not dead after all. Jo Towler explains…

A recent conference explored the value of music-making with early years and key stage 1 children. Fraser Wilson and Emily Moss des…

In December, almost half of the tickets sold to a venue's Christmas show are likely to be bought by new customers at that venu…

The UK’s creative industries are growing massively, but does the sector have the right skills in place for this to continue…

As the Independent Theatre Council celebrates its 40th anniversary, its members discussed touring, artists’ pay, inclusion a…

Nicky Goulder tells how a project combining literacy, music and illustration has brought offenders closer to their young children.

Tatiana Rais tells how she has brought back to life an abandoned theatre in the centre of Bogotá.

Stan’s Cafe used to ‘blunder around’ doing workshops and videos, but now it has formed some partner relationship…

As arts fundraisers continue to put heart and soul into securing their organisations' financial future, we share four fun…

A recent British Council report says that the arts and culture are vital in making a country attractive to foreign visitors. Sue H…