It’s England, Jim, but not as you know it
Liz Hill concludes that Arts Council England’s ‘This England’ report is based on a carefully constructed analysi…
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First among equals?
In an era of cuts, what choices would you make? Three arts professionals make the case for their priorities.
Live streaming explored
Live streaming offers exciting opportunities for both small and large arts organisations in many different ways, believes Andre Po…
‘ENO Screen’ follows the digital trend
The latest cinema initiative will see English National Opera’s productions broadcast live.
European cooperation
Christoph Jankowski introduces Creative Europe, the new EU funding progamme for the cultural and creative sectors.
Lottery Wars take a new turn
A new threat to arts funding is emerging as the Health Lottery partners with the betting industry in its battle to take a bigger s…
New research into cinema broadcasts of opera planned
How cinema broadcasts have changed audience experiences of opera in the UK will be the subject of the first academic study of its…
Pedagogical predicament
Alan Clarke is working on a training programme for artists who want to work in prisons. He outlines some of the challenges faced s…
Birthday grants to diversify regional audiences
Paul Hamlyn Foundation marks its quarter century with funding for audience development to widen participation.
Changes to Gift Aid
The Small Charitable Donations Act has just been introduced but this change to Gift Aid is not such good news, according to Bill L…
UK crowdfunding sector creates self regulatory body
Crowdfunding operators will be asked to obey a code of practice as they join newly launched trade body the UK Crowdfunding Associa…
Spotlight on payroll data
Mahmood Reza explains ‘real-time information’, a significant change to payroll operations to be introduced in April.
Better cooperation benefits small scale arts sector
A marginal increase in cooperation between small creative businesses and their suppliers can have a positive effect on their turno…
EXCLUSIVE: Stark facts on ACE severance package
ACE foots the bill for director’s eleventh-hour sabbatical costing taxpayers up to £200k
Cheaper tickets to the ballet courtesy of The Sun and the Helen Hamlyn Trust
For the fifth year, a deal involving the Royal Opera House, The Sun newspaper and the Helen Hamlyn Trust will enable anyone who is…
Scots to scan Sydney Opera House
The Scottish Ten Project, made up from a team from Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Design Studio and digital heritage organi…
Does opera need famous faces or different places?
Chrissie Tiller says bringing opera into everyday spaces may broaden its audience.
Cultural institutions back latest Clore Fellows
Cultural organisations in the UK are joining forces to support leadership development Fellowships on the Clore Leadership Programm…
Job ladder
The much maligned YTS training scheme provided Dianne Greig with her route to becoming Senior Partner at Culture Sparks
Soap and glory
This year QUAD set out to involve all 250,000 residents of Derby in a Soap Opera. Peter Bonnell explains how they went about it
Opera Holland Park is cutting its ties with the local authority
Opera Holland Park is cutting its ties with the local authority in which it was founded and is planning its first season as a priv…
Lottery wars
An ongoing dispute between National Lottery operator Camelot and The Health Lottery has escalated with the announcement that Camel…
Added value catering
Catering has the potential to provide a healthy income stream and enhance the wider visitor experience, but it needs to be well ex…
Europe earmarks nearly €2 billion for culture
A new culture programme unveiled by the European Commission has a proposed budget of €1.8bn for 2014–2020. The scheme a…
