ACE explores ‘radical’ new business models for arts organisations
Cultural organisations in England are working with Arts Council England to look at “radical” new business models, the public fundi…
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ACE launches peer network for treasurers
Arts Council England has announced the launch of the Treasurer Peer Network as part of its Transforming Governance programme. The…
Scottish creative ambition
Scotland’s arts sector has suffered continuing uncertainty in terms of public arts funding this year. Fiona Gibson, chief execut…
Nandy backs creative corridors vision as blueprint launches
Government has backed efforts to establish ‘creative corridors’ across the UK following the publication of a “groundbreaking” blue…
National Youth Theatre and Microsoft team up on AI workshops
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) is partnering with Microsoft to offer a national programme of free workshops to help young people…
Civic role of universities improves access to the arts
As the first Associate Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Southampton, and the Director of Turner Sims concert hall…
Creating space
Collaboration drives opportunity, say Lucy French and Tom McKenzie. Here they discuss how collaborative and social enterprise…
The partnership mindset: Think like a new town
A good partnership is based on a few basic principles. But, as Jason Jones-Hall argues, it cannot be achieved without a partnershi…
Building school-museum connections
As the new academic year gets underway, Robert Dingle reflects on how collaboration between museums and schools can provide a rich…
Place-based partnerships: Delivering more together
Fiona Morris explores the wide-ranging benefits of arts organisations building place-based partnerships.
Building international partnerships at the Edinburgh Festival
Among the thousands of art lovers that flocked to the Edinburgh Festival last month was a British Council delegation of global cre…
Project to explore accessibility of immersive arts
Researchers at Coventry University will work with a theatre company on a project aiming to make immersive arts experiences more ac…
British Museum collaborates with National Archives to improve record keeping
The British Museum is working with The National Archives to improve how it adminsters its records. The move follows an internal au…
New guide for devised and collaborative theatre practitioners
A new guide is hoping to clarify issues around copyright and collaboration agreements when working on devised and collaborati…
North West’s first neurodiversity arts festival to launch
Liverpool's major arts organisations will take part in North West England's first festival celebrating neurodivergent tale…
Let’s talk about excellence: A view from social arts practice
A key question for the new government has to be how to create the conditions for artists of all backgrounds to flourish, argues Pa…
Arts, universities and local government: Collaborating for culture-fuelled growth
Cross-sector partnerships – regardless of scale – are complex. As Evelyn Wilson writes, they need time, financial reso…
Programme aims to boost postgraduate dance research
A new programme focused on specialist Postgraduate Research (PhD) degrees in dance has been launched by the University of the Arts…
UK-China: Opportunities, challenges and IP protection
As arts companies look internationally for new partnerships and audiences, Alex Lalak explores potential concerns about copyright…
A sense of theatre
A new book by the late Richard Pilbrow explores how the National Theatre came about and how it laid the groundwork for future thea…
Shining a light on schools: Rethinking art in education
Following their collaboration on a groundbreaking project, Sarah Bailey, Kate Houlton and Danielle Lewis-Egonu reflect on how a so…
Widening the trustee pool
With increasing demands on the boards of arts organisations—by both funders and the Charity Commission—Helen Keall of…
An explosive level of jeopardy
The challenges facing London’s cultural sector are legion, but they cannot be addressed in isolation. Southbank Centre's…
English Cathedrals partners with arts curator
English Cathedrals has launched a new partnership with a consultant arts curator to offer support and advice to any cathedral expl…
