Weaving a rich tapestry
Kirklees in West Yorkshire has a vision for local development rooted firmly in its historic links to the textile and music industr…
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Festival locations cancelled after funding flop
Almost half the shows in a touring film and theatre festival have been cancelled at short notice following lacklustre ticket sales…
Job Ladder – Tom Velvick
Tom Velvick looks back on how a career that began in advertising has now led to him overseeing the "all things to all people&…
Changing the narrative
By opening up more realistic discussions around motherhood, Motherworks seeks to support those suffering unnecessarily. Ruth Dudma…
Crafting their next steps
Katy Sadler explains how a festival in one of Birmingham’s busiest thoroughfares enables craft and design graduates to test…
Without Walls festival network doubles in size
The number of partnerships connected to the Without Walls consortium, one of Arts Council England’s new core-funded organisa…
Getting people talking
Are we losing the art of conversation? Tom Pow explains how a project in Scotland is using the arts to stimulate communication.
The show must go on
Circus was created to fill a gap left by ‘serious’ theatre. Now a new generation of performers is rejecting bureaucrat…
Waltham Forest embraces urban nature for culture year
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the borough’s diversity was ‘an asset to be unlocked’.
Being prepared
Arts venues programming an act that could attract the attention of trans activists should be aware of the issues involved and the…
How can cultural districts be democratic?
If cultural districts are to operate sustainably they need to make sure the voices of all stakeholders are heard, says Beatrice Pe…
Wales urged to overhaul international arts promotion
A British Council Wales report says that “small adjustments to the current system will not yield the necessary major changes…
EU-wide touring visas recommended in Lords report
The House of Lords EU Committee says that multi-country, multi-entry visas allowing cultural workers to make short term visits bet…
€4m pan-European project to support disabled artists
New funding aims to bring disabled artists into the mainstream of European dance and theatre, and build a network committed to pre…
Creative Europe funding boosts UK culture, research finds
91 companies and organisations in the UK were supported by Creative Europe last year, receiving 10% of the scheme’s total fu…
City of Culture must be more than an arts festival, MPs told
In an evidence session examining the success of Hull 2017, the DCMS Committee has heard differing views on how the City of Culture…
Edinburgh Festivals give £14m a year boost to Scotland’s culture sector
Two new reports say that the festivals also generate international recognition for Scotland’s arts scene and provide new opp…
Performing in the public realm
Alison Fordham explains how IF: Milton Keynes International Festival’s programme of outdoor events is a key audience develop…
Out and about in Leicester
A research project examining Leicester’s 24 arts festivals uncovered interesting insights into audience behaviour and prefer…
Making German connections
Keen to maintain a connection between Wales and Germany after Brexit, British Council Wales organised a week-long performing…
Tensions between the everyday and the exceptional
How can we make the arts an everyday experience for everyone? Michael Eades explains why he believes in the power of grassroots ar…
A successful move
Open House arts festival took a risk when it moved from Belfast to Bangor in Northern Ireland, but one that is paying off now that…
How to… create a successful volunteer programme
Volunteering in the arts should be an enriching experience, says Cathryn Peach. She shares five tips for designing programmes that…
Edinburgh in a wheelchair
Andrew Miller, a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, shares his shocking experiences of inaccessible venues, poor se…
