Valuing cultural research
A new report from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (Hidden Connections) provides powerful evidence of the importance of ar…
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How putting Neil McGregor in a dress could save the arts
Picture the kind of digital messiah the arts really needs. What would he or she look like? Are they minister shaped? No. Are they…
The need to mix fundraising basics with technology
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
Shift Happens…
…well it does doesn’t it? Or it certainly did last week. Shift hit the fan on March 30th and as a result we now have…
Opportunities abound
Rohan Gunatillake took a trip to Texas to discover the next wave of technologies that are set to revolutionise the arts sector
Personal curation
New technologies are providing more opportunities for museums’ and galleries’ artworks to be discovered, enjoyed and shared ac…
From virtual to reality
Oonagh Murphy on turning digital friends, fans and followers into real world visitors
Brave new world
Hannah Nicklin argues that we need to stop passively using the web and the technology available to us, and to start examining and…
Cutting edge theatre online
Deborah Dignam explains the Gulf Stage project, which is using new technology to bring Arabic theatre to new audiences
The power in enquiry
Ben Cranfield, Sarah Davies and Natasha Silsby look at the value of academic partnerships in the arts and of holding conversations…
Top Five Websites
Richard Slaney shares the websites he wouldn’t be without
Why a festival in Stoke was a bit like the internet
About nine months I sat, along with some other staff at B arts, in a room with friends from Stoke-based digital and music collecti…
Revolution or plus ça change?
Jane Donald takes a look at what’s new in press and PR
Google Art Project: the real thing?
This lunchtime, I took a trip around the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. I strolled through (selected) corridors as if I was t…
How membership can go mobile
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year was an international jamboree for all things mobile – a industry much more…
Why captioning is vital for deaf arts access
As well as working in the arts, I am a scriptwriter, so it might surprise you to find out that I didn’t enjoy a live play, p…
If Stephen Hawking was a musician…
Doug Bott explains how one company is working to remove some of the obstacles that disabled people face when trying to participate…
Vaizey equates innovation with IT
Arts Minister Ed Vaizey has called for Arts Council England (ACE) to perform a co-ordinating role to help cultural organisations t…
What next?
The future of arts philanthropy? Patrick Hussey reckons it’s crowdfunding…
It could be you…
New ideas and strategies will soon have to be drawn up for distributing what is likely to be a growing pool of post-Olympics arts…
Let’s get viral
Categorising and pitching interdisciplinary work is not easy, but can be hugely productive, says Tim Jones
Arts in the digital mainstream
Accessing the arts online is becoming the norm for cultural consumers, though arts organisations may struggle to come up with fina…
Game on
Videogaming has moved from teenage bedrooms to cultural spaces, says Tracey McGarrigan, but what can artists really learn from the…
TV times for the arts
Arts Council England (ACE) and the BBC Academy have launched a ‘digital skills sharing initiative’, to help arts and b…
