Dancing with the long cane
An outdoor performance project featuring blind and visually impaired dancers and musicians has pulled passers-by into a world of &…
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The carnival lives on
The first Mossley Light Festival may have transformed the northern town for just one night, but the change in the community will b…
Valuable visitor data
As many organisers of outdoor arts events have a love–hate relationship with collecting data from visitors, Vishalakshi Roy…
Street art and circus to address coastal deprivation
A national project will put a street arts and circus touring network at the heart of plans to revitalise the economies of England&…
Outdoor pursuits
The outdoor arts attract audiences that other artforms aren’t always able to. Jonathan Goodacre examines why.
The arts in green spaces
Spending time in the great outdoors is proven to boost wellbeing, but how can the arts encourage people to do it? Nicky Goulder de…
Lighting up London
Artichoke’s Lumiere light festival is hugely reliant on sponsorship. As it prepares to come to London for the first time, Sa…
The soul of the city
Munira Mirza on the power of art to change people’s perceptions of a city – and make them into more ‘h…
Study finds bleak fundraising prospects for outdoor arts
An honest assessment of the fundraising challenges facing outdoor arts organisations delivers a cautionary tale about the potentia…
Working with nature
What happens to sculptures and other artworks in a forest trail over time as they surrender to the elements – or to the nati…
Low barriers to access key to support for outdoor arts
New research confirms that outdoor arts events draw wide support among local audiences from diverse economic and social background…
Outdoor arts aim for broader funding base
Five arts organisations are joining forces with ISAN, the national membership organisation for the strategic development of outdoo…
Touring public spaces
A new wave of artists’ tours encourages us to look differently at the public spaces (like car parks) we see around us. Bill…
Showtime revisited
Two arts venues involved in ‘Showtime’, the Mayor of London’s outdoor festival, recognised the positive impact o…
The hot outdoors
Maggie Clarke believes that this is a good time for outdoor arts, with investment, partnerships and networks raising the bar and r…
Job ladder
Maggie Clarke tracks the progression of her career
Stepping stones
The Fuse Medway Festival is an international festival of outdoor arts. Miranda Johnson explains why emerging artists are at its he…
Assessing the crowd
Evaluating un-ticketed events in ways which are meaningful and sustainable is a challenge that Anne Torreggiani has faced on many…
A fine balancing act
Outdoor arts have risen in profile over the past ten years. Bill Gee examines the position of the sector in relation to the curren…
