The need to mix fundraising basics with technology
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
After an inquiry lasting six months, Parliament published its report on the funding of arts and heritage just before Arts Council…
Liz Hill argues that now is not the time to put our heads in the sand about the impact of audience development activity in the art…
Roger Tomlinson on our story about audience development
Ben Cranfield, Sarah Davies and Natasha Silsby look at the value of academic partnerships in the arts and of holding conversations…
The recent DCMS decision to close and merge some of its arm’s length bodies (AP229, AP226) was “not informed by a fina…
ACE undermined by Select Committee report, just days before its major funding announcement
Last week was a very interesting week indeed for the arts in general. For me, not so. The BBC reported the Forbes Top 100 Billiona…
James Evans considers the value of research and of having that research at your fingertips
The methodology and dissemination of economic impact studies needs examining, says Richard Fletcher
Smaller charities say collaboration works, especially if it is with local partners with similar aims. That’s the message from th…
Arts & Business has been conducting the annual Private Investment in Culture Survey (PICS) in one form or other for more than…
The Culture Forum, a group of 26 cultural leaders, has published a report on how to re-energise investment and funding for culture…
Last weekend I read Vanessa Thorpe’s article about gallery rage and felt compelled to respond to the piece from the point of vie…
Seven arts organisations join ACE action research initiative
An independent report has found than a street arts festival in the Lake District, funded by the private and public sector, m…
Over the past three years, the proportion of adults taking part in the arts has declined, according to the latest DCMS figures. An…
Analysis of six years of box office data from 12 London-based orchestras and concert halls has revealed that audiences for o…
London is the heart of the creative industries in Britain, dominating almost all of the creative sectors, according to new researc…
Ensuring that young people from poorer backgrounds have better opportunities to access the creative industries is one of the key a…
Economic valuation techniques already used in central government and recommended by the Treasury should also be used by the cultur…
A small study looking at why young people who attend cultural events don’t go to classical concerts, suggests that audience…
Only one in ten arts organisations predict fundraising income will grow this year and nearly 40% are expecting further decline, ac…
There has been a significant increase in arts engagement, attendance and participation in the arts in Wales since 2005, according…