The threat to postgraduate degrees in specialist arts subjects is growing, as public sector cuts deplete training budgets and universities start to close their smaller courses in favour of more lucrative undergraduate programmes.
England’s national institutions should pledge their support to the organisers and volunteers preparing for Hull’s reign as City of Culture, says Labour.
Fledgling creative organisations will be able to apply for ACE-backed loans to enable them to pursue projects that may not be eligible for cash from mainstream lenders.
Enthusiasm for the arts matches that for sport, and younger people are the most engaged of all, according to new research examining attitudes to the arts and culture in the UK.
The contribution that the cultural sector can make to the planning, design and animation of the public realm and architecture should be reinforced, according to an independent review commissioned by the Culture Minister.
Audiences draw limited distinctions between subsidised, commercial and amateur theatre and dance performances, according to new research investigating perceptions of cultural value.
A pioneering collaboration between the city, performers, the MU and local businesses has led to new policy and guidelines aimed at making the most of street entertainment.
The value of theatre is in the inter-relationship between the performance, the spectators, and the associations which the experience triggers, according to new research.
