A cup of tea is my kind of protest
It’s 8.30am and by my rights as a student I shouldn’t even be out of bed yet. As a student, I should be nursing a god…
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Make hay while it’s raining
Ever heard the expression “Make hay while the sun shines”? For music professionals the sun probably doesn’t shin…
Thinking ahead
Like anyone involved in running an Arts Council England RFO, it was difficult to think about much else last week except our Briefi…
The Great Non-Debate
One of the joys of having a Wednesday to work from home is watching the weekly car crash that is Prime Minister’s Questions….
An absolute priority?
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Paul Harman, Chair of TYA-UK, hits back at ACE’s claims that it prioritises young people, but endorses the idea t…
The sector speaks
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Louise de Winter, Mark Pemberton, Roy Clare, Marcia Hutchinson, Stephen Cottrell, Hannah Nicklin, Michael Boyd, Fra…
What now?
WEB EXCLUSIVE: While the arts community considers its response to the fine print of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Neil Darwin…
The green issue
Clare Cooper urges arts organisations to understand that they have the power to change hearts and minds as we face up to the chall…
News comment
The latest research into the impacts of the recession (p3) offers little in the way of comfort for the sector. John Nicholls revea…
News comment
Following our lead story last issue, David Dixon advises caution when considering the merits of a Friends’ scheme
The sector speaks
Comment on the Spending Review and ACE funding decisions
An absolute priority?
Paul Harman, Chair of TYA-UK, hits back at ACE’s claims that it prioritises young people, but endorses the idea that regularly f…
What now?
While the arts community considers its response to the fine print of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Neil Darwin, Director of R…
Counting the cost
Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE) has always been committed to developing a strong evidence base, and indeed The Natio…
Music matters
Your focus on music education in AP226 was timely, coming as it did just days after Michael Gove announced his review of mus…
Number crunching
I would like to take issue with the figures given in the item ‘Sector subsidy holds steady?’ (AP224, p3).
Creativity in numbers?
In response to our special news story published online last week, Liz Hill unpicks the figures used by CCE to justify its existenc…
A national concern
I value the arts, says Anne Bonnar, but why is the scope and reach of the NCA’s recent campaign limited north of the border?
What’s in a name?
In AP223, Gareth Hunt writes about the closeness of arts organisations to voluntary organisations, but also cites John Tusa’…
Divided in diversity
Nosheen Iqbal is probably right that we did not establish a rapport when she interviewed me for AP223. Perhaps I had guessed she w…
Evaluating value
Debate about how best to justify support for the arts has evolved in recent months with the notion of cultural value. Eleonora Bel…
Censorship – A considered approach
The forced closure of ‘Behzti’ last year have sent shock waves through the theatre industry and raised timely question…
Deafened by decibel?
Munira Mirza thinks anti-racist policies in the arts can sometimes fuel racial tensions rather than appease them.
Only Connect: a new blueprint for audience development
Despite the current obsession, nobody seems to have nailed down exactly what we mean when we talk about ‘audience developmen…
