Still going it alone
Two years after The Arts Development Company was formed to replace Dorset County Council’s arts service, Mike Hoskin gives a…
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A simpler funding system
Budget cuts have forced Bristol City Council to change the system it uses to fund arts and culture activities. Philip Walker expla…
Young imaginations
Preston’s Harris Museum and Art Gallery needs ‘re-imagining’ and who better to do it than the young people who w…
Hackney to develop Dalston as an ‘arts-led cultural destination’
A consultation by Hackney Council is being seen as an “unprecedented opportunity” to secure the place of arts and cult…
Tax increases threaten future of London’s live music scene
A 26% increase in business rates has put 21 of London’s 94 grassroots music venues at risk of closure, according to new rese…
Go-ahead for Woolwich creative district
The local authority has approved an investment of over £30m for a scheme that will place arts activity at the heart of regen…
Creating coastal communities
Following the launch of the Cultural Coastal Network, Polly Gifford explains why it’s needed and what it hopes to achieve.
Creative sector key to the night-time economy
A new report is calling on public bodies to use their powers to support and protect cultural hubs, music venues and nightclubs.
Further cuts for Birmingham arts organisations
The leaders of the city’s recent Cultural Investment Enquiry are demanding “a radical new proposition” for the w…
Local authority arts services continue to be cut
Culture Minister Matt Hancock has questioned whether councils are “having to cut” the arts and has called for them to…
A bid for a cultural future
Coventry’s two universities are a crucial component of its bid for UK City of Culture 2021. Geoff Willcocks explains how the…
The subtle art of community engagement
Working in local authority arts development was where Martin Cox learned to listen, understand and value people as much as he valu…
All change in Croydon
The days when The Beatles played Croydon may be a distant memory, but the council’s regeneration plans hope to bring culture…
A fresh vision
Harrow Arts Centre faced almost certain closure following council cuts, but a fresh vision and new governance under a ch…
Classical music becoming middle class, committee hears
A meeting of the Countries of Culture inquiry this week heard about the challenges facing regional arts organisations following lo…
Effective outcomes for people and communities
The benefits of commissioners working with the arts sector have been highlighted by pilot schemes in Kent and Gloucestershire. Jes…
Pop-up opportunity
The invitation to bring a disused library in Southwark back to life as a pop-up space for artists and community groups came with m…
Public art activity recovers to 2011 levels
Private sector money linked to public sector policy is giving a boost to employment in public art and the number and value of proj…
The road to self-sufficiency
When Exeter Corn Exchange had to become financially self-sufficient, its busier programme required a fully rounded box office mana…
Developing a narrative for people, communities and place
How can arts organisations present their offer more effectively to public service commissioners? Five pilot consortia have been wo…
Council venue to use profits for capital match funding
The Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall is finding the match funding for a £1.5m Arts Council capital grant from its tradin…
A model for music education
The challenge to nurture and support cultural and music education outside London is on. Ian Thomas assesses a model that brings to…
Music education hub funding maintained
£75m has been allocated to the UK’s 123 music education hubs for 2016/17, maintaining funding from 2015/16, though not…
Bristol City Council and ACE sign Memorandum of Understanding
A four-year Memorandum of Understanding outlines a potential model for collaboration between Arts Council England and local author…
