Forging an alliance
Russell Wallis and Ann Wallis outline a route to supporting those working to deliver the arts and health agenda
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Arts on prescription
Following the success of ‘Singing on prescription’, Hilary Bungay explains how other artforms are getting involved
Open to all
Jenny Secker on introductory arts courses for people with mental health problems.
Stuck in the middle?
If you’ve been in middle management for a few years and are wondering what to do next, Sean Conrad suggests some options
Culture and conflict
A new programme aims to support artists’ responses to conflict. Michaela Crimmin explains
Consequences of conflict
Rosie Kay explains how a dance project helped her to empathise with and understand the demands that soldiers face on active duty
Art in action
Christine Kapteijn on hands-on art activism in Cambodia
Art as reconciliation
Ayla Lepine looks at how an organisation working with bereaved Israelis and Palestinians is hoping to promote reconciliation throu…
A universal language
Katherine Darton talks to Bill Brookman about his work using the arts in conflict zones.
The theatre in Kosova
Do artists need to be at war with their nation to be a national force, asks Donald Stewart
Disarm you with a smile
Heather Corcoran on trying to combine intimacy, art and conflict in one exhibition
Imaging conflict
Lauren Mele looks at how suffering is presented in contemporary art
Cover your back
Paula Hawthorne explains what you need to know about cancellation insurance
Future space
Emma Geliot on the relationship between artists’ studios and higher education
Adapt and thrive
Learning how to embrace change and achieve it on its own terms has been hugely beneficial for Helix Arts. Robert Laycock explains
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Top Five Websites
Aaron Cezar shares the websites he wouldn’t be without
Nick Hunt
As I read the stats from Bournemouth University (p2) I realise that we are part of a major phenomenon. When we drove into Manchest…
A positive choice
Jenny Taylor shares Shape’s vision for disabled people to participate fully in the arts and cultural sector, and looks at the po…
An able board
A diverse board can be of great benefit to an organisation. Charlotte Jones highlights the importance of having board members from…
Art without boundaries
After being paralysed in a car accident, Keith Jansz turned to painting with the support of the Association of Mouth and Foot Pain…
Defying definitions
Mike Layward takes a look at how to put disability arts into the mainstream
Blind to the facts
Linda Shanson asks why there aren’t any blind musicians at the top of the music industry, especially in the UK
Read my lips
Sophie Woolley shares some information about being a deaf actor – and some dos and don’ts of interacting with deaf people
