The Conservatoire in Blackheath recently arranged a finance plan with Triodos Bank to fund its future activities. Phillip Bate exp…

Christine Harmar-Brown draws on her experience of submitting and assessing applications to offer some pointers on what works.

Theatres and other arts buildings will be eligible for the fund, though the interest rates and term length of loans could deter ma…

Liz Moreton explains why Battersea Arts Centre has taken the unusual step of opening up a new space for start-up businesses.

Schemes aimed at generating loyalty need to do more than offer simple discounts. Francesca Di Nuzzo looks to airline loyalty progr…

The idea of managing intellectual property fills many people with not just uncertainty but dread – which is why the Boosting…

Just months after Liverpool Everyman was forced to drop out of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, more core funded o…

The Association of Colleges warns that the skills gap will continue to widen and UK prosperity will be at further risk without an…

ACAVA’s new Chief Executive expressed regret about causing distress to studio holders, linking the hike to a “critical…

The city region authority is offering a prize of £800 for a “simple but visually impactful” design to be used ac…

In real terms, institutions sponsored by DCMS have increased their income by over a quarter in the past decade, despite a 19% redu…

Arts Council England has guaranteed funding at the same level for the venue, which says the financial strain of maintaining a rep…

New research finds 80% of creative businesses expect to grow in the next three years, but urges further support from the Governmen…

Making a product or service scarce or exclusive has become an effective way to attract customers in other sectors. Tim Baker explo…

A major new report finds evidence that sectors like the arts trap young people “in cycles of unpaid internships without sign…

Tate, the British Museum and Imperial War Museums have all recently completed drives to gain support for large-scale capital work,…

As arts and cultural organisations rise to the challenges facing the sector, some are adopting new and ground-breaking templates f…

Artists are using their creative insight to advise business on strategies and methods of production. Catherine Morel and Philippe…

When Oxford Playhouse was asked if it could run acting technique workshops for John Lewis, the answer had to be a yes, says Louise…

The City Council’s advice to organisations to prepare for the potential cut comes less than a year after promising to hold f…

Tax reliefs for film, high-end TV and animation powered a 62% increase in employment, a 67% increase in tax revenues, and a 63% gr…

Role changes, salary increases and associated benefits led to members of Arts Council England’s senior team seeing their rem…

Arts professionals show a “continuing aversion” to the language of business support, despite a strong interest in acce…

Funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council will also support a new Policy and Evidence Centre, aiming to improve decisi…