A conversation with the BBC
Broadcasting is collaborative. A lot of people are involved in creating it, and many of the best new ideas are born out of dialogu…
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Presenting the mystery
The relationship between the arts and science has evolved over the last decade and a half. Rosie Tooby looks to the future of this…
Art, science and the coast
How does a small regional arts organisation make the most of an interest in science and a location on the edge of one of the great…
Trust New Art: contemporary art in historic settings
The ‘Trust New Art’ programme has been created to provide a framework for the National Trust to work with the arts. Tom Freshw…
Taking the plunge
James Mackenzie-Blackman explains how international corporate sponsorship can be a useful way for arts organisations to get out in…
A new Encounter
This July sees the launch of Encounter, a programme of art in public spaces of North Kent, and the culmination of a long period of…
Last Unlimited commissions announced
Twelve artists will share £700,000 as part of the final round of funding for the Cultural Olympiad ‘Unlimited’ p…
Pulling together
One of the great things about the arts is that there seems to be a genuine sense of people really supporting each other in their w…
Collaborations emerge as purse-strings tighten
Cost-saving arts partnerships signal the dawn of a new future for the sector
BBC forges closer art links
The BBC is making a long-term commitment to highlighting the outreach work of publicly funded and not-for-profit organisations by…
The power in enquiry
Ben Cranfield, Sarah Davies and Natasha Silsby look at the value of academic partnerships in the arts and of holding conversations…
RFOs which are not in the new Portfolio
N.B. Some RFOs did not apply, and some of those listed below may be part of consortia. This list may not be exhaustive, but is com…
Making LEPs work for culture
Phil Redmond appears to have caused a bit of a stir (or, at least, he thinks so) by recommending the establishment of ‘Local…
Collaboration is a good thing…
‘Collaboration’ is a word met by many raised eyebrows. It suggests too many cooks, lots of crossed wires and extra adm…
All in this together
William Shaw describes a project where even the local residents joined in to make it successful
Collaboration: what charities say works
Smaller charities say collaboration works, especially if it is with local partners with similar aims. That’s the message from th…
Sky Arts
TV channel Sky Arts has re-emphasised its commitment to bringing the arts to wider audiences, and challenged the assumption that t…
Wales forges links with Cape Town
Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) and Cape Town Opera are to join forces in a three-year strategic partnership aimed at strengthening…
Henry Little
Alongside the arguments for the economic value of the arts, and the influence of the subsidised arts on the commercial arts sector…
The challenge of touring
It seems abundantly clear to me that small arts organisations are facing a real battle at the moment, by which I mean organisation…
Confusion at ACE
A mysterious statement on ACE’s website announces non-existent partnership with News International
Literature gets a boost in Northern Ireland
A public-private sector publishing collaboration is set to promote Northern Ireland’s new and established writers in Norther…
Are ideas art?
Tolstoy identified art as an indirect means to communicate from one person to another; Britannica online defines art as the use of…
Politicians voice support for creative education
“What government must do, if it is not going to have the money actively to encourage more artists, poets and drama gro…
