£210m Cultural Heart plan ‘commonplace and risky’
A shopping precinct turned arts centre due for demolition should instead be a model for other town centres, a think tank argues.
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Performance school demands diverse audiences for corporate gigs
The academy's Co-Director says he will no longer put young Black performers in spaces where they don't see themselves repr…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
Building on the positives
Audiences have had almost 24 months of remote engagement with culture. It’s now time to share evidence, learning, success an…
NPO applications: here’s what you need to know
Timelines, deadlines and what Arts Council England is looking for in its 2023 portfolio.
Quarter of live music events cancelled
More than a quarter (26%) of live music shows scheduled for the first three months of 2022 have been cancelled. New research from…
Understanding audiences
Regardless of debates about what audience development means, the main aim should be for more people to experience the arts, says A…
UK misses out on €100m Creative Europe boost
A bumper budget has been passed for 2022 – but the UK won't see hardly a penny.
ACE to mandate social class reporting on audiences
The Culture Secretary has asked the Arts Council to collect the data and consider NPOs' "track record" when they app…
A ‘revolutionary’ disability arts movement
Ten years on from London 2012, disability arts programmes continue to impact artists and audiences around the globe. Tim Wheeler r…
Distanced performances ‘crucial’ over winter
Venues face a choice between offering lower capacity events or losing up to a third of their audiences, surveys suggest.
Armagh seeks local views on City of Culture bid
Residents of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough are being asked to contribute their opinion on the local City of Culture…
Manchester International Festival achieves record audience numbers
An extended programme helped Manchester International Festival (MIF) deliver record audience numbers this year despite social…
Rushmoor to develop cultural strategy
A 10-year cultural strategy for Rushmoor will increase opportunities for arts engagement and attract up to £1m investment. A…
Glyndebourne to launch on-demand streaming service
Opera house Glyndebourne is set to launch an on-demand streaming service, Glyndebourne Encore, next month. The service will offer…
Rishi isn’t coming to the rescue
This week’s budget shows that there’s no easy path to high wages and low ticket prices in theatre. So what’s nex…
Citizen’s assembly invites input on arts in placemaking
A citizen's assembly on the role of arts and culture – the first of its kind anywhere in the world – has begun. A new website…
City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
Theatres split over return of digital pantos
Research suggests audiences enjoyed watching Christmas performances online last year, but few may return as theatres focus on draw…
Citizens’ assembly to shape culture in Coventry
Art for the People, believed to be the first citizen's assembly for arts and culture, will decide on projects for the Cit…
Few of ACE’s priority places are among the lowest funded
Fifty-four priority areas for investment have high rates of deprivation and low cultural engagement, but some of the low…
Digital didn’t change arts engagement, study finds
The digital pivot might have altered online attendance slighty but for most of the UK, "the new normal of pandemic life…
How useful are pre-pandemic datasets?
Lockdowns, venue closures, cancelled and postponed events – the era of Coronavirus has created an 18-month crevasse in our d…
Enhancing artist and audience experience
Issues of access have beleaguered artists and audiences alike. Jamie Wyld explores how access streams can be used in innovative wa…
