London theatres join forces to support creatives
Theatre makers in the capital are the focus for a new network aiming to improve working practices and support for artists.
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From small beginnings
What could two independent music practitioners achieve by starting international conversations about music-making with children wi…
DCMS: Arts Council should be development agency
The national funder is told to focus on financial resilience, transparency and digital engagement in the first review for seven ye…
Join the sharing economy
Sharing skills and resources is not just about altruism, it can unlock new sources of revenue for arts organisations. Benita Matof…
Queen Mary latest university to sign Arts Council partnership
The agreement will see the two institutions collaborate on creative leadership, global research programmes and community engagemen…
New network aims to connect every theatre in Europe
The EU-backed Theatron project is hoping to have its funding extended to launch a new network to continue connecting theatre profe…
‘Durham Commission’ to assess young people, creativity and education
The Arts Council collaboration with Durham University will produce a report in Spring 2019, which will also consider arts in the c…
More than a dance tour
Many international dance companies tour the UK thanks to the Dance Consortium, but venues, young dancers and many others also bene…
Creating coastal communities
Following the launch of the Cultural Coastal Network, Polly Gifford explains why it’s needed and what it hopes to achieve.
National dance bodies join forces to tackle inactivity
A strategic collaboration between One Dance UK and People Dancing will focus first on encouraging primary schools to spend more on…
A dialogue with the audience
In a bid to listen more to its audiences, Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre launched a collaborative project that resulted…
Collaborative network broadens arts offer in Yorkshire
The knowledge-sharing Small Venues Network intends to take on an additional 20 members later this year.
Arts Council collaborates on arts projects with South Korea
The launch of a joint £1.4m fund comes months after the South Korean Culture Minister was arrested for blocking 10,000 artis…
Arts Council England forges strategic links with Salford
A ‘three-way’ agreement signals a commitment to cultural education, continuing professional development and place-maki…
Sharing the stage
Realising they shared values and aims, Sage Gateshead and Newcastle United Foundation decided to team up. Wendy Smith describes a…
Online network to bring culture to the coast
The Coastal Culture Network will help connect arts and cultural organisations, local authorities, Coastal Community Teams and othe…
Distant but not disconnected
Creative entrepreneurs in remote regions risk isolation, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Aisling Murtagh explains how a…
Quality European partnerships
Cultural organisations can still bid for Creative Europe funding – now and possibly after the UK has left the EU. Christoph…
When the clocks turned back
A storytelling project that invited young people to challenge the traditional role of libraries culminated in midnight performance…
Bridging the gap
As the funding landscape shifted, universities emerged as an ideal partner for creative producers Threshold Studios. Uzma Johal an…
English and Welsh universities join forces to boost cultural economy
Universities in Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter will explore new collaborative ways of working with cultural organisations.
Arts Council signs strategic agreement with UWE Bristol
A five-year Memorandum of Understanding will commit to turning Bristol into a national centre for arts and technology.
Dancing in Derby
Working in a professional dance house helps dance students in Derby prepare for life after university, writes Clare Limb.
More than cosmetic changes
The multi-million pound reboot of the Lighthouse in Poole is only the beginning of its journey towards an inclusive participatory…
