Following the third year of the DCMS Taking Part’s longitudinal study, a new report reveals who attends the arts most often…

For Susan Miller, an MA in Fine Art has been a real opportunity to confront the vulnerability artists feel when exhibiting their w…

What do audiences for Shakespeare look like today? As theatres prepare to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death, Th…

The key to building a loyal audience for a family arts festival? It needs to come from a place of integrity, says Rowan Hoban.

Families are key to audience development, but how do you attract them? Patrick Spottiswoode reveals how Shakespeare’s Globe…

Through the Circuit network, 15 to 25 year olds create arts events for other young people. Rachel Escott reveals what they’v…

How many theatres offer audio description services to blind and partially sighted people? Matthew Cock carried out some research a…

Harlow Playhouse’s Pay What You Can pricing initiative is attracting new audiences, but is it too financially risky? Scott R…

Encouraging individual giving may not make financial sense, but it’s helped Unfolding Theatre build invaluable relationships…

Touring companies have trailed behind venues in their access to meaningful audience data, but new insight tools are now benefiting…

Frustrated by a shortage of touring opportunities for black and Asian theatre, Jatinder Verma and Jonathan Kennedy made it their m…

Research into an app that encourages students to attend classical music has elicited some unwelcome responses, reveals Garry…

Realising that its audience members were all in ‘a stage of transition’ was a revolutionary moment for Jabberwocky Mar…

Angus MacKechnie explores our complicated relationship with cultural buildings. Is it time for a change of attitude?

Robin Simpson responds to Liz Hill’s call for a new approach to audience development in the arts.

As Sport England celebrates the impact of its ‘This Girl Can’ advertising campaign, is it time for the arts to come up…

What’s next in the fight against declining audiences and exclusivity in the arts? Clever pricing strategies are all well and…

Does living near a museum or gallery affect whether you visit it or not? Researcher Orian Brook borrows techniques from geography…

Every year, 40,000 people are drawn to Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre for an event that is neither a play nor a musical. Booke…

When audiences for her contemporary circus tours stagnated, Rachel Clare of Crying Out Loud realised a fresh approach was needed….

Physical access and social isolation emerge as key factors linked to a decline in arts engagement among older people.

A new website is sharing the experiences of an EU-wide project to make contemporary music accessible to wider audiences. 

The RSC’s Dream 16 will involve 18 professional actors, 14 amateur casts and 58 groups of schoolchildren. As rehearsals begi…

It’s not easy to find an audience for contemporary devised theatre in an area with low arts engagement, but Nancy Barrett di…