Now I’m sure we’d all like an early Christmas present of a large gift from a donor or new sponsorship and I read with…

Lecturer, curator and writer Ayla Lepine is an expert in Victorian art and architecture. In this first in my series of interviews…

In this blog I will look to innovative uses of music, whether it is genre-blending collaborations, music as therapy or, in the cas…

Consumer habits are changing; we now increasingly purchase our music, books, clothing, groceries and gadgets online. The days of s…

From the BBC: Could cuts to arts and creativity funding lead to no-frills schools?

It’s an important question, posed in a recent Guardian article, which grabbed my attention as I’m regularly approached…

The insides of prisons have inspired playwrights for generations, you only have to traipse to the Soho Theatre to see a contempora…

Currently working with Travelling Light Theatre Company in Bristol, I am a theatre maker and producer from Somerset. I love the So…

A friend of mine is trying rather hard right now to convince me that David Cameron is a political genius of Disraelian calibre, la…

 I am still reeling from the Cultural Learning Alliance’s Big Link Up event at The British Museum; or more specifically…

 Since the election was called back in April, our sector has been in limbo; not knowing if there will be any money, or if the…

Cuts, cuts, cuts. In this new ‘age of austerity’, that’s all I hear whenever the Arts [sic caps] are mentioned….

In AP228, we published news of research findings suggesting that traditional classical concerts are alienating for younger audienc…

The first set of our exclusive new AP blogs!

Around this time last week, I was working my way across the North West, meeting with a number of RFOs waiting for news from ACE on…

Great to see the Nicks and Neils of this world patting themselves, and ACE, on the back for having protected "front-line&quot…

It’s 8.30am and by my rights as a student I shouldn’t even be out of bed yet. As a student, I should be nursing a god…

Ever heard the expression “Make hay while the sun shines”? For music professionals the sun probably doesn’t shin…

Like anyone involved in running an Arts Council England RFO, it was difficult to think about much else last week except our Briefi…

One of the joys of having a Wednesday to work from home is watching the weekly car crash that is Prime Minister’s Questions….

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Paul Harman, Chair of TYA-UK, hits back at ACE’s claims that it prioritises young people, but endorses the idea t…

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Louise de Winter, Mark Pemberton, Roy Clare, Marcia Hutchinson, Stephen Cottrell, Hannah Nicklin, Michael Boyd, Fra…

WEB EXCLUSIVE: While the arts community considers its response to the fine print of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Neil Darwin…