Arts on prescription
Following the success of ‘Singing on prescription’, Hilary Bungay explains how other artforms are getting involved
Following the success of ‘Singing on prescription’, Hilary Bungay explains how other artforms are getting involved
A new £500,000 research fund for digital technology projects has been launched to help arts and cultural organisations conne…
An investigation into the extent to which museums and galleries are engaged in their communities has provoked a call for a fundame…
A new report from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Hidden Connections) provides powerful evidence of the importance of ar…
Last week I went to two art exhibitions. Paul Graham at the Whitechapel and George Shaw at the Baltic. Looking at Graham’s photos…
Large-scale live music events across the UK attract at least 7.7 million attendances a year by domestic and overseas music tourist…
A month has passed since Arts Council England announced the 695 organisations that will make up its new National Portfolio from Ap…
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…