As one of the oldest cultural networks in Europe, the European Festivals Association’s mission has always been centred aroun…

Lindsey Butcher discusses the issues that emerging aerial dance artists face in an artform that itself is just emerging.

Jenny Harris, a freelance creative producer, describes her career in music and arts festivals.

Meurig Bowen sees no problem with the current proliferation of festivals in the UK.

Why do we need festivals? In the first of two articles about festivals, Holly Payton-Lombardo asks if we simply enjoy coming toget…

Maggie Clarke believes that this is a good time for outdoor arts, with investment, partnerships and networks raising the bar and r…

Gillian Taylor looks at how festivals can involve communities in making site-responsive works that create a sense of pride in lost…

Mark Fisher charts the global success of ‘Made in Scotland’, the programme which showcases dance and theatre comp…

Christopher Maughan values this reflection on the dichotomy between commercial and public theatre.

2012 was a tricky year for the UK’s many music festivals but Steve Heap reports on how they are determined to ride out the s…

The British Arts Festivals Association’s Capacity to Endure conference last year focussed on how festivals should be va…

Tina Mermiri examines recent research to discover what the arts – and its sponsors – can learn from their audiences

Nicky Webb describes the birth, development and culmination of a European collaboration that has led to dialogue and exchange betw…

Outdoor arts have risen in profile over the past ten years. Bill Gee examines the position of the sector in relation to the curren…

The rationale for making environmental sustainability a strategic priority, and the resources to help do it, are all available now…