Arts and peace
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is committed to promoting equality, as demonstrated in its first Intercultural Arts Strategy.
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Commitment remains
In responding to Viram Jasani’s comments (AP256, ‘A Different Agenda’) I don’t believe it would be h…
A different agenda…
Viram Jasani sees ACE’s rejection of the Asian Music Circuit’s NPO bid (AP255) as symptomatic of its ambivalence towards race…
End of road for NPO legal challenge
The High Court in Manchester has rejected a claim by the Asian Music Circuit (AMC) that Arts Council England’s (ACE’s)…
Access is everything
Suzanne Bull makes the case for disabled access to be at the heart of music venues’ strategic plans – not an afterthought
From the margin to the mainstream
Niranjan Kamatkar reflects on the impact of society’s slowly changing attitudes towards homosexuality on LGBTQI artists
Fair play for rural arts
A new report is lobbying for statutory agencies to produce a strategic plan in relation to culture, creativity and rural communiti…
Producing equality
Dan Baker on what can be done about gender inequality in theatre
In search of diverse outcomes
Jenny Williams says it’s time to stop ‘parachuting in’ arts projects to diverse communities and instead to suppo…
Diverse future
Tony Panayiotou looks at what the ACE’s new policy will do to increase diversity in the arts
Moscow Theatre ‘Skandal’
The Moscow Theatre of Drama and Comedy – on the Taganka – became the most radical, exciting theatre company in Russia…
Striking a balance
FROM Mike Layward, Artistic Director, DASH In your article ‘ACE grapples with equality’ (p1, AP236), I would challenge…
Great art for everyone?
In your article about the latest Taking Part figures (AP235, pp1–2) you say the seven English audience agencies “faile…
ACE grapples with equality
Organisations’ shortcomings contribute to Arts Council England dilemmas over funding diversity
Graham Hitchen
We’ve heard lots about the importance of ‘frontline’ organisations recently, but very little about the organisat…
Tale of extremes?
The front page of the VAGA website is emitting a sadly repetitive mantra: A Foundation closed; Ikon Eastside to close; Animate Pro…
Politics and participation
Toby Lowe considers the role that participatory arts can play in social inclusion
London cuts on hold
Proposed cuts were not fully assessed for gender, disability and race equality impacts, judicial review finds
Women beware women
Are there any legal sticking points that arts organisations need to be aware of if they cater exclusively to women? Keith Arrowsmi…
Women beware women
WEB EXCLUSIVE CASE STUDY: Are there any legal sticking points that arts organisations need to be aware of if they cater exclusivel…
ACE takes the big hit
In the wake of the Spending Review, Arts Council England’s (ACE) grant in aid budget for 2011/12 to 2014/15 will be set at &…
The second sex?
Women are sorely under-represented and underpaid across the creative and cultural industries, according to a damning new report by…
The public debate on private giving
Philanthropy can only supplement arts funding, not be a substitute for it. And so Arts & Business looks to confirm in its new…
SoundingBoard – Changing pitch on cultural diversity
Nadine Andrews thinks it is worth revisiting the cultural diversity agenda in the arts.
