A very sad day
I took a very sad trip around Leicester Haymarket a few weeks ago. Once it was thriving. Once upon a time you could see interestin…
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The need to mix fundraising basics with technology
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
Raising the stakes of live performance
Is it a bit odd that watching someone opening a champagne bottle in Simon Stephens’ Wastwater at the Royal Court last weeken…
Can art save the world?
Since the 1960s the eco art movement has concerned itself with environmental degradation, the role of the human in this and has an…
Developing your Fundraising Strategy
The recent cuts have meant that many organisations have either recognised they need to fundraise or to increase their reliance on…
Great art for everyone?
In your article about the latest Taking Part figures (AP235, pp1–2) you say the seven English audience agencies “faile…
Shift Happens…
…well it does doesn’t it? Or it certainly did last week. Shift hit the fan on March 30th and as a result we now have…
The first cut is the deepest
The cuts are rapidly becoming synonymous with an unhealthy cultural state, although perhaps we should question how healthy our cul…
Taking responsibility
Who has responsibility for customer service in your organisation? If you produce your own product it may seem straightforward but,…
The Traditional, The Risky, The Unpaid & The Ugly: life after redundancy
In the wake of the NPO funding announcement last Wednesday there will be organisations up and down the country saying goodbye to s…
Protecting the playwright
As a producer who works largely in new writing, I’m always fascinated to observe the process a writer undertakes – bet…
Curation vs. education
Practically all public art Galleries have some kind of “education” or “engagement” arm to them, specifical…
Goals and Glory: lessons from the manager’s bench?
Last Friday I went to see Cheek by Jowl’s stunning, Russian company, ‘Tempest’ at the Barbican. Then, on Saturday afte…
Standards in community dance
I was recently invited to observe a dance lesson taking place as part of a community education programme. Although the artists kne…
Psychological realism in theatre
Take a look at the SPILL Festival programme which has just stormed the Barbican and you’ll see a number of exciting British…
Visual artists – your universities need you
With all the talk of cuts and fees its easy to get disheartened about the future health of creative industries in higher education…
Online presence
I’ve spoken here before about the benefits of the internet in bringing creative communities together, but how can we directly enga…
The Select Committee’s findings are a missed opportunity, says Christopher Gordon
After an inquiry lasting six months, Parliament published its report on the funding of arts and heritage just before Arts Council…
Alan Davey comments on ACE’s new portfolio of funded organisations
The past week has been really important for the arts. Since the Arts Council received its settlement from government in October, w…
If we do not support artists there will be little art, says Susan Jones
Hidden behind all the glitter of support to lottery-funded galleries is the sobering data that many crucial artists’ organis…
A howl of pain from the Pennines
Nick Hunt asks, why is ACE doing the Government’s dirty work?
What next?
Mike Ingham on ACE’s decision to cut funding to the Audience Development Agencies
‘My research is better than your research’
Liz Hill argues that now is not the time to put our heads in the sand about the impact of audience development activity in the art…
No change is good news
Roger Tomlinson on our story about audience development
