Digital capture: A transformative tool for reaching new audiences
Can arts organisations reach new audiences through strategies like digital capture? Recent successes offer insights into the poten…
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Teaching empathy
Empathy is vital in the work of NHS staff, but it's not always part of their professional development. Persis Jadé Maravala i…
Artists working with immersive tech to get £6m support
Immersive Arts, a UK-wide three-year programme backed by the UK’s four arts councils, expects to support over 200 artists an…
2024 set to be a groundbreaking year
The speed of innovation in the digital world can be hard to keep pace with and, as Katie Moffat writes, this is going to be a roll…
Collections Trust reviews weblinks policy after Hamas reference
Collections Trust has deleted a link to a terminology guide from its website following accusations that a section on Palestine des…
Trustee matchmaking
Many arts organisations struggle to find high-quality trustees, particularly ones with digital or business expertise. A new matchm…
Meet the childhood friends transforming access to creative careers
Sam Hornsby and her best friend Mae Yip were sick of seeing young people experience the same lack of access to the creative indust…
MPs warn of ‘lack of definitive plan’ to counter AI risks
Government says it is prioritising the development of a regulatory framework for AI technologies that will promote innovation whil…
My Gurus: On the shoulders of giants
Tom Higham is Creative Director of Mediale, passionate about the power of digital technology. His early career was shaped by an ac…
Joining forces for the future
Last week, The Audience Agency announced a merger with fellow sector support charity, Culture24. Here, CEO Anne Torreggiani explai…
Royal Court creates ‘democratic’ digital archive
Spearheaded by Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone, the Living Archive contains information on every Royal Court production.
Sector support charities merge after loss of ACE funding
The Audience Agency and Culture24, who were both part of ACE's National Portfolio until they lost funding in April this year,…
AHRC funds facilities to research stage and screen technologies
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has launched a UK-wide network of creative technology labs to provide researchers…
Museum leaves online platform after trans rights ‘Twitter storm’
As cultural organisations address divisive issues in an increasingly challenging social media landscape, some are choosing to leav…
The sceptic’s guide to AI (or tangling with Roko’s basilisk)
AI is here, and we have to deal with it, says Lauren James. But rather than diving straight in, she advises first giving proper th…
AI voices lack nuance
Melissa Thom is the founder of Bristol Academy of Voice Acting. Here, she shares how AI is disrupting the world of voiceover.
PRS extends partnership with Oracle
PRS for Music is extending its partnership with cloud computing service Oracle. The music royalty distributor has moved its royalt…
Data service to share museum records launches
A new service to gather and share object records from UK museums has launched. The Museums Data Service (MDS) has been devel…
What’s the value of digital arts and culture?
If we can find a shared language and inclusive approach to evaluating digital arts and culture, we can tell a better story about t…
AI: Why the arts should choose playfulness over fear
The cultural sector is wary of AI. But Jo Burnham thinks a change of mindset can accelerate learning, confidence an…
British Museum digitises collection to prevent thefts
The British Museum has announced plans to digitise its collection in response to the stolen artefacts scandal that has embroiled t…
NFTs have led to widespread copyright infringements
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has urged government to work with non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces to address th…
Scores of NPOs yet to register for Illuminate
More than 50 National Portfolio Organisations miss deadline imposed by Arts Council England to register with new data platform tha…
Democratising theatre with VR
Kelman and Gemma Greig-Kicks are on a mission to use virtual reality technology to democratise theatre and provide new income stre…
