ACE hands audience data contract to consultancy firm PwC
Arts Council England drops arts and culture research specialists The Audience Agency from sector support role, handing new contrac…
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Music and theatre audiences ‘slower to return’ following pandemic
Post-pandemic audiences for live music and theatre are returning at a slower rate than for cinema and exhibitions, according to ne…
Institute of Contemporary Arts plans raves to boost coffers
London's Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is hoping to plug its annual funding shortfall with a renewed focus on live…
European theatres collaborate on inclusive programme
Eight theatres around Europe are participating in a new project that will create texts on diverse and inclusive topics for young t…
Royal Opera House unveils subscription streaming service
The Royal Opera House has announced a new online subscription service offering works from its archives, behind the scenes features…
National Theatre extends network across England
The National Theatre is extending its Theatre Nation Partnership (TNP) network to include every region in England. Theatres in Lei…
Call for BBC to give music higher television profile
The BBC should give new music more prominent exposure on television, the man in charge of the Mercury Prize has said. Geoff Taylor…
Theatres receive funding to ‘unlock their heritage’
Two theatres in Bradford have received more than £180,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help them explore their…
Edinburgh Fringe returns: triumphant or troubled?
The first full version of the festival following Covid restrictions is in full swing, but concerns about its direction of travel p…
Inclusivity drive for independent music venues launches
Independent music venues will be encouraged to form a national network offering daytime programmes of music-based activities to en…
Audiences call for focus on climate emergency
The Act Green survey finds the majority of cultural audiences are concerned about the climate crisis and are prepared to take part…
National Lottery awards £13.7m for community projects
Six projects designed to support heritage, culture and nature have received funding from the National Lottery to help communities…
Accessible arts at risk of post-pandemic decline
Following a significant improvement in accessibility to arts and culture during the pandemic, organisations are now pulling back f…
It’s your move
Rebranding isn't just refreshing visual identity, it’s part of a strategic jigsaw in articulating your purpose. Rambert…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe announces partnership with TikTok
TikTok and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced that the entertainment platform will become the festival’s f…
Social media success relies on one thing: telling stories
Engagement with longform online content may be on a downward trend but, as Adam Koszary writes, expectations for creative storytel…
Event marketing firm announces acquisitions
Live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream has acquired mobile ticketing specialists crowdEngage and event and venue ma…
Home office, home crowd
Has working from home moved the goal posts for local arts attendance? Oliver Mantell has been considering the evidence.
The ticket levy
Using a ticket levy as part of a capital campaign can generate much needed funds. Lucy Costelloe argues the benefits.
Citizens’ assembly demands culture-filled future for Coventry
Recommendations including more public artworks and neighbourhood creative hubs aim to contribute to the City of Culture's lega…
Project seeks artists of colour ‘to tackle racial injustices’
Initiative inspired by Black Lives Matter movement will commission artists of African and Asian heritage to help tackle “sho…
Cornwall theatre creates friends scheme
A Cornwall theatre has launched an audience support scheme to support local music and performing arts. The Friends of The Acorn sc…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
E-marketing in the time of GDPR
Charlie Morley unpicks how the legislation introduced to protect customer data has had unintended consequences for staying in touc…
