Across the UK, 40,000 choirs are boosting the health and wellbeing of singers, but with funding they could do much more, according…

A new academic report says that shifting cultural policy to enable people to be creative and make their own culture would be a fai…

Only 8% of people regularly engage with publicly funded art, but every day people are creating their own versions of culture. Nick…

As producer-in-residence of a whole town, Bridget Floyer explains how she treats the residents as neighbours rather than audiences…

mac Birmingham’s outreach programmes are creating meaningful dialogue between the arts centre and local communities, artists…

How do fringe festivals ensure quality when anyone can choose to stage an event? Cath Mattos reveals her approach at the Wandswort…

Work with local communities is challenging and most likely to succeed in collaboration with organisations that already target thos…

Realising they shared values and aims, Sage Gateshead and Newcastle United Foundation decided to team up. Wendy Smith describes a…

A fascination with lullabies has led Supriya Nagarajan to produce inter-cultural performances and education projects around the wo…

Taking inspiration from the local community for a new musical about a nightclub proved so successful for Oldham Coliseum that they…

The first Mossley Light Festival may have transformed the northern town for just one night, but the change in the community will b…

A new digital distribution platform is piloting an initiative that will see filmed performances by leading cultural institutions s…

Community engagement teams have been visiting every neighbourhood in Hull to make sure no one misses out on this year’s prog…

Chelsea Theatre’s Community Development Manager Michelle Abbey discusses her career engaging audiences and promoting diversi…

The intervention by soundLINCS will enable the Lincolnshire-based MUSIC:LINK to continue operating into its 30th year.

Collaborations between university researchers and artists need careful managing. Michael Eades shares his three key tips for media…

Working in local authority arts development was where Martin Cox learned to listen, understand and value people as much as he valu…

What does excellence mean to the communities experiencing the arts through the Creative People and Places programme?  Mark Ro…

Short films showcasing the work of museums in Cornwall have had a real impact on the local community and attracted the attention o…

How do you teach young people about collective power? A recent arts project involving three schools in Tottenham aimed to do just…

As she prepares to retire, Sound Sense’s Kathryn Deane reflects on those that have – often unknowingly – inspire…

Delivering schemes that close the gap in arts engagement to reach under-represented groups will be the Government’s priority…

The programme is successfully engaging people in areas of low arts participation, although this has not yet led to an increase in…

To make useful art, don’t dumb down, dumb up, says Alistair Hudson.