As every long-distance runner, cyclist or swimmer knows, the last bit of the journey is the worst. You’ve had your second wi…

How does fundraising fit into marketing in arts organisations? We all have to make that judgement, so not surprisingly it was a po…

Working in a freelance capacity brings about its own set of challenges much different to those faced when in full-time/permanent e…

‘Diversity’ – a buzz word we all are guilty of using in the arts. A buzz word, dare I say it, that we over-use. All of…

I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending and reporting on a number of youth dance showcases, including Dance Futures at t…

I’ve just made my way back from Edinburgh, shoes still soggy from the day before and with an inexplicably broken glasses cas…

I read with interest that there is a well-funded competition in the USA – the Knight/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge…

Liz Hill on the ongoing importance of openness between Arts Council England and its stakeholders

Vinod Desai responds to our front page story, detailing Art Asia’s issues with how it has been treated

“Where do I start?” is a question that we hear weekly from the 42,000 members of our online youth arts community Ideas…

This year’s degree shows have astounded and entertained me in equal measure and I can say with surety that the class of 2011…

Why does it matter where we get our money from? I’m not talking about the morality of accepting money from a company whose e…

In his recent blog post ‘Funding the future – a risky business?’ Peter De Haan quotes the question “where…

I originally agreed to write a blog a couple of weeks ago on The Big Society, and what it might mean for arts organisations. Havin…

The Moscow Theatre of Drama and Comedy – on the Taganka – became the most radical, exciting theatre company in Russia…

After years of chronic underfunding by the previous Conservative administration, New Labour’s election victory in 1997 saw a…

These seminars, six in total across the country, were set up by Arts Council England as part of their commitment to strengthening…

Michael Kaiser, admiringly known by some as the “ turn around King” following his ground breaking fundraising at the R…

I regret starting with the use of some dirty words that I fear may offend; words heard often enough that never cease to cause cont…

You have you actors, you have your script, the costumes and set are ready, and the props are all sorted. All systems go then for y…

Ethics in the Arts – In these shaky financial times should the arts accept cash from anyone? Who should a sponsorship policy exclu…

“It will be a nice piece, of course?” an interviewee asked me after a chat we’d had for a feature. In truth I&rs…

Some decisions are hard to make. Now, I’m not talking about whether to have soup or salad as a starter (although I won’t deny it c…

I heard a comedian, his name escapes me, like most of the moderate to essential memories currently tunnelling their way out of my…