Inquiry aims to grow the civic role of the arts
Arts organisations are being invited to get involved in an inquiry, launched by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, into how arts…
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Light, sound and conversation
An interactive light and sound installation recently connected neighbours in a former coal mining area. Debbi Lander explains how.
Pop-up opportunity
The invitation to bring a disused library in Southwark back to life as a pop-up space for artists and community groups came with m…
Local and loyal
Growing slowly and organically has helped Kidderminster Arts Festival respond to the needs of local artists and the community, say…
My Gurus – Liza Vallance
Studio 3 Arts’s Liza Vallance reveals who inspires her work at the forefront of socially engaged, co-created artistic practi…
Life-saving courses
Jane Rich reveals how Cambridge Community Arts creates unexpected joy through its creative courses that leave mental health at the…
Best practice guide to support artists working in prisons
A new publication aims to build the skills of artists delivering activities in Scottish prisons.
The arts in green spaces
Spending time in the great outdoors is proven to boost wellbeing, but how can the arts encourage people to do it? Nicky Goulder de…
On the touchline
The local rugby league club proved to be the secret to getting a town with low arts engagement interested in a cultural programme,…
Luton to benefit from new ACE funding approach
ACE’s “new approach” to funding will see £1.5m fed into Luton from 2016 – 2019 to develop its arts a…
Finding an audience
It’s not easy to find an audience for contemporary devised theatre in an area with low arts engagement, but Nancy Barrett di…
Job Ladder – Helen Willmott
How do you come to manage a community arts programme? Made in Corby’s Helen Willmott takes us through the steps of her caree…
Engagement grows through Creative People and Places programme
An interim evaluation of the programme finds progress despite challenges and points to the need for new thinking on arts infrastru…
Funding crisis forces closure of arts for health agency
Arts for Health Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is to close after 14 years of operation following an assessment by its trustees t…
Creating new images for peace
Murals were used to divide communities during the Troubles, now art is helping to build peace in Northern Ireland, says Roisi…
Funding slashed for Creative People and Places
Local arts projects working in areas of England with low levels of cultural participation will be looking to partnership funding t…
Never too old
When Jim Mulligan joined Spare Tyre's workshops for older people, little did he know that he would go on to write four plays f…
Long live creative living
Susan Jones explains how innovative arts housing can enable older people to express themselves creatively late into life.
Extravagant acts
Daycare centres may not be grand venues, but that doesn’t mean art events staged in them should not be ambitious, says …
Learning for real
Working with partner universities in Barcelona and Warsaw proved to Janet Hetherington that practical training is key to a rich, c…
The arts on a zero budget
How can a council support the arts when its budget has been cut completely? Charlotte Fergusson shares the inspiring sto…
Connecting with local people
When it comes to art and culture in Barking and Dagenham, local people call the shots. Miriam Nelken and Helen…
Creative and commercial
The 2008 crash shook Ali Pretty’s outdoor arts company hard. But after a bold decision to split the organisation in two, it&…
Policies for the people
What would our public services look like if we used wellbeing evidence to inform policy-making? There would surely be more room fo…
