Taking positive action
Jenny Williams is looking forward to the day when our national cultural institutions are led by a beautiful diversity of people ac…
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New Gallery combines science and culture
A new venue for arts and science collaboration will open in London following two capital funding awards totalling £7m. In 20…
A grand partnership
The arts and higher education have been working together in a number of ways to the benefit of both sectors, says Sue Hoyle.
Spreading the word
Marie-Anne Leonard describes how selling paintings on the streets of Maidenhead has drawn visitors from all over the country.
Job Ladder
The new Executive Director of Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Judith Kilvington, guides us through her career to date.
Composing with confidence
What support do emerging composers and sound artists really need to develop? Susanna Eastburn outlines the findings of a recent co…
Censorship remains a major issue for the arts
Fear of public backlash and potential loss of funding is leading to direct and indirect forms of censorship, according to a new re…
EU review looks for views on culture
An audit launched by the Foreign Secretary in July 2012 looking at what the EU does and how it affects the UK, has reached a stage…
Report comes out fighting for economic benefits of the arts
Arts Council report provides economic ballast in the run-up to a Government spending review.
Conditions for kindness
Can the arts act as a superconductor for kindness? Jo Broadwood and Sarah Fox are finding out.
Nesta sets out ten steps towards a healthy creative economy
The Treasury and the DCMS should conduct a broad–based assessment of the value of public arts and cultural spending in the U…
Forever inspired?
London 2012 promised to inspire a generation in both sport and the arts. Recent research makes Moira Swinbank believe that this is…
AHRC looks for new ways to show culture matters
A two-year project to examine the value of culture beyond economic measures and look at the best ways to provide evidence of that…
Evidence of the economic impact of arts needed to convince local decision makers
Credible evidence together with a strong local narrative are most likely to persuade decision-makers of the arts sector’s im…
Spotlight on payroll data
Mahmood Reza explains ‘real-time information’, a significant change to payroll operations to be introduced in April.
Sector misses out on the ‘big data opportunity’
A philosophy of dependence, subsidy and market failure are divorcing the cultural sector from the benefits of data-driven policy a…
Digital fund winners get started
The first nine successful applicants to a £7m Digital Research and Development fund are set to use digital technologies to i…
A true snapshot of life?
Following her coverage of the national well-being debate and the exclusion of culture from the Office of National Statistics…
Technology, entrepreneurship and culture
Peter Tullin is optimistic that there is a huge demand for a form of cultural entrepreneurship where people and experiences that w…
New home for research into copyright law
Researchers from across seven UK universities are coming together to explore the changing nature of copyright and the need for new…
Study finds benefits of singing for older people
A study into community singing for older people has found it has noticeable wellbeing and mental health benefits. By monitoring fi…
National Lottery sales unaffected by Health Lottery
Sales of tickets to play National Lottery games were largely unaffected by the launch of The Health Lottery, a new independent rep…
Evidence gathered of arts in Criminal Justice
An Evidence Library has been created to catalogue a collection of independent research and evaluation on the impact of arts-based…
Report urges greater focus on digital donations
The arts sector needs to use digital technology to present its case for support to potential donors, according to a new report int…
