BBC launches The Space Prize
The BBC is to create a new award for digital innovation in theatres.
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Digital commissioning evaluation reveals lessons to be learned
Arts organisations benefited from the digital development opportunities presented by The Space, but limited marketing, safe conten…
Beyond the locative experience
Caroline Greener believes that cultural centres should be reaching out to those who will never physically visit their venue.
Big scheme will explore arts data
The arts sector in England is aiming to improve its handling of large data sets, supported by funding from the innovation charity…
Computing compatibility
With so many mergers taking place, Mahmood Reza advises that careful consideration is given well in advance to bringing together r…
Game-changers
Marcus Romer offers a suggestion to anyone who wants to find out how they will be working three years from now.
New professional development opportunities for digital producers
Wales is to step up support for creative technology projects by supporting producers to embrace the digital context.
Creating web content in context
John Birchall discusses the potential conflicts and tensions behind creating future-proof web content.
Making noises
Dianne Greig explains how Glasgow’s galleries and museums are collaborating through the WhiteNOISE project to develop the ci…
New partnership aims to boost Welsh creative industries
BBC Cymru Wales and the Arts Council of Wales are joining forces in a drive to nurture creative talent in Wales by encouraging the…
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…
Closing the gap
Kirsten Bodley believes that creativity is crucial to scientific and technical innovation, and in turn technical skills have a hug…
Reaching the print / digital tipping point
By saying goodbye to the printed magazine we are able to offer ArtsProfessional free of charge to everyone – online, by…
New Digital Theatre resources target education needs
Digital Theatre, which records live theatre for viewing on digital devices, has launched a new website for its educational platfor…
A survival story
When public funding dried up, NEoN, Dundee’s digital arts festival, faced a stark choice: adapt or die. Lyall Bruce tells th…
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…
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…
See if you click: Networking for digital and cultural organizations
A free networking event will give digital start-ups the chance to talk to major cultural organisations. Run by the Globe, in partn…
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…
The source of being smart
What does working smarter in the arts sector mean? Julie Tait describes a project exploring staffing, technology and audience data…
Watershed to share digital expertise
Watershed, the cultural cinema and digital creativity centre in Bristol, is to launch ‘Time Bank’, a day of surgery-st…
EBacc proposals put the gaming industry at risk
Art and technology should be in the curriculum for the creative industries to thrive, says Nesta.
