Spotting young talent
A week-long arts residency involving young NEETs was a far cry from some ‘old skool’ outreach projects. Ammo Talwar re…
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Creating real connections
As technology becomes an increasingly distracting force, it’s down to live entertainment to tempt people to set aside their…
Brilliant app design
In the competitive world of apps, how can a cultural tour app stand out? Researchers at King’s College London and the Univer…
Taking Part reports decline in diversity
Levels of arts engagement in England have been static for the past decade, and have fallen significantly among the Asian populatio…
Arts outreach projects should focus on ‘fun’, report says
Work with local communities is challenging and most likely to succeed in collaboration with organisations that already target thos…
A dialogue with the audience
In a bid to listen more to its audiences, Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre launched a collaborative project that resulted…
From street lights to stage lights
Drama can boost the wellbeing of homeless people, but engaging them is not without challenges. Jon Randall shares his experiences…
Marketing a sensitive and brutal history
The rise of the selfie has created new problems for those managing ‘dark tourism’ sites, such as Auschwitz-B…
How to… get young people interested in the arts
Forget talk about millenials and generation Y – what does a teenager think is the best way to engage young people in th…
Reaching out to young people
Aside from pockets of innovative practice, many arts organisations are at a loss as to how to engage young people, who behave and…
How to… get boys dancing
How do you get a room full of sniggering teenage boys enthusiastic about dance? Helen Ganberg says it’s not easy, but experi…
The arts on your doorstep
Community engagement teams have been visiting every neighbourhood in Hull to make sure no one misses out on this year’s prog…
Job ladder – Michelle Abbey
Chelsea Theatre’s Community Development Manager Michelle Abbey discusses her career engaging audiences and promoting diversi…
Awareness versus engagement
Who has been attending the events marking Shakespeare’s death this year? James Doeser and Georgina Chapman reveal some surpr…
On a mission to matter
How can arts organisations ensure they matter to their audiences and funders? Sara Lock has been learning from Nina Simon, author…
Articulating quality
Rhian Hutchings tells the story of how ArtWorks Cymru came to develop a set of quality principles for the participatory arts in Wa…
Cultural engagement in Scotland at all-time high
Nine out of ten adults engaged with a cultural activity in 2015, but the Scottish Household Survey reveals engagement is lower in…
How to… run wellbeing-boosting arts projects
Running a successful arts workshop is not easy, but remembering to be pragmatic and as collaborative as possible is key, says Nick…
Wales sets out quality principles for participatory work
A new online resource aims to help arts practitioners develop a better understanding of the measures that improve the experience o…
Culture Secretary endorses White Paper goals
Delivering schemes that close the gap in arts engagement to reach under-represented groups will be the Government’s priority…
Children’s arts participation continues to decline
A gender gap in children and young people participating in dance, music and drama activities is highlighted in the latest Taking P…
How to… create socially engaged art
To make useful art, don’t dumb down, dumb up, says Alistair Hudson.
Change funding structures to promote everyday creativity, ACE told
Street parties, guerrilla gardening and engagement with cultural buildings must be encouraged if creativity is to become as access…
Inquiry aims to grow the civic role of the arts
Arts organisations are being invited to get involved in an inquiry, launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, into how arts…
