Joining up a city
Monica Ferguson charts how Milton Keynes’ international arts festival has changed the way people view the new town.
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The Gorbals lives again
A 100-metre high public artwork isn’t always the answer. Peter McCaughey reflects on why he took a more dispersed approach t…
Connecting to the past
Hastings is at long last celebrating its place in history with a festival of contemporary arts. Polly Gifford tells all.
A new look city
Turning the city of Belfast into a gallery has captured residents’ imaginations and changed the way they view their home.
Part of the place
An In Harmony programme has embedded Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in its local community. Susanne Burns reveals how the orchestra…
Placemaking to last
What exactly is placemaking and how can it work in the UK? Torn between cynicism and hope, TC Peppercorn takes a closer look.
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…
Shakespearean theatre of the north planned for Prescot
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey is supporting plans for a £19m Jacobean playhouse in Prescot which would form a “Shakespear…
A festival for all the senses
When Torbay’s annual Agatha Christie Week was expanded into a major literature festival things took an unexpected turn. Anna…
Government announces £9m-a-year funding for Factory Manchester
£9m a year in revenue funding has been allocated to the Factory Manchester from 2018-19, the government announced yeste…
Cities recognise benefits of culture, report finds
Local authorities envisage a shift away from direct provision of cultural services, but are preparing to lead by articulating a vi…
Manifesto to promote the value of public art
Artists and arts professionals have upped their campaign for art to be central to placemaking by producing a new manifesto.
The soul of the city
Munira Mirza on the power of art to change people’s perceptions of a city – and make them into more ‘h…
Hull welcomes creative apprenticeships for young people
Hull commits to creative apprenticeships ahead of its year as City of Culture 2017.
Government opens public consultation on culture
The first of a series of online forums has been opened by the Government as part of a consultation exercise in the run-up to the p…
Galleries boost local culture and economy
New research finds that galleries play an important part in their own communities, as well as playing a significant role in the lo…
A brave digital world
Ali Hossaini believes that arts venues need to prepare for ‘digital placemaking’ by extending their use of in-house Wi…
Placemaking comes to Cambridge
Cultural placemaking projects, designed to connect people with places, are being planned in Cambridge and the surrounding areas by…
Letter from America
Helen Marriage reports on her first six months at Harvard on a Loeb Fellowship and explains the practice of ‘placemaking&rsq…
Shaping places
By working with artists and arts organisations, developers can gain the support of both local communities and planners. Alex Homfr…
Shaping places
By working with artists and arts organisations, developers can gain the support of both local communities and planners. Alex Homfr…
Cultural placemaking
Cara Courage explores the role of culture in creating a sense of place
Culture capital rollout
City of culture award to go native following Liverpool’s 2008 success and the Culture Secretary's comments that “c…
