Origins and ripples
London Bubble’s Creative Elders programme has encouraged residents in sheltered housing units to socialise, be creative &nda…
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Parlour games
When a shabby Victorian hall in Greenwich opened its doors to the public several years ago, no one could have predicted how import…
A musical partnership for dementia care
Players in Stratford's Orchestra of the Swan are trained by charity Mindsong to provide music sessions in care homes. Sue Pope…
Dancing to South Asian rhythms
Older adults living with chronic health conditions are improving their physical and mental wellbeing through the joy of South Asia…
A community commemoration
Dover’s contribution to the Armistice Centenary in November will be a collaborative community production about the arrival o…
Arts Council sparks controversy with ‘practical guide’ to cultural democracy
Calls for unity have been made following comments accusing Arts Council England of appropriating a radical movement and likening t…
Are we misunderstanding cultural democracy?
Has Arts Council England got cultural democracy wrong? Steven Hadley and Eleonora Belfiore argue for a more thorough questioning o…
‘Donut’ venues boost community engagement, report finds
Three outer city venues around Leeds were found to have generated committed core audiences in areas perceived as barren.
The potential of grassroots culture
Grassroots culture undeniably delivers huge benefits to communities and local economies, but Martin Cox believes it could also res…
Data map reveals levels of arts engagement across England
The data will be used by Arts Council England to inform a £24m investment in new areas through its Creative People and Place…
My Gurus – Leah Black
WHALE Arts’ Leah Black explains how her career has been shaped by artists with a strong business understanding and her preci…
Letter: Facing a closed door
Stunting community and voluntary arts organisations by restricting access to capital funding will hurt the whole sector in the lon…
Job ladder – Peter Moser
As he prepares to leave More Music, community musician and composer Pete Moser looks back over the career that’s taken him a…
A different regeneration story in Bradford
Cultural regeneration in London has seen local communities priced out of their homes, but an arts organisation in Bradford is dete…
National network to develop socially-engaged arts practice
Supported by Arts Council England for an initial three years, the network will be led by Battersea Arts Centre with a focus &ldquo…
Transforming young lives
A commitment to empowering young people has led Battersea Arts Centre and Manchester’s Contact theatre to get involved in bo…
Funding concerns plague community arts groups, survey finds
1,000 people involved in creative groups have revealed why they participate and highlighted the challenges their groups face.
The power of putting theory into practice
Chrissie Tiller implores those working in participatory and social arts practice to embrace critical reflection.
Photodiary: A week with Arts Engagement Officer Kalila Storey
Willow weaving and tintype photography workshops: Kalila Storey takes us through her week working on creative projects with commun…
Grassroots arts suffering most under local authority cuts
A survey of arts workers has revealed the strains funding cuts are putting on the sector and shown that many local authorities are…
Connecting a city
Charles Quick describes how a programme of creative activities built around the Preston and Lancashire City Deal has brought toget…
Progress is lovely
Researcher Stephen Pritchard raises concerns that the latest evaluation of ACE’s Creative People and Places programme was ba…
An artist in residence for every ward in Glasgow
At a Culture Summit this week, Councillor David McDonald outlined how the city’s new government would deliver the SNP’…
Researchers sing praises of Creative People and Places
A three-year evaluation has commended the Arts Council England programme as a source of learning for community arts, but raised co…
