A high street renaissance?
Amanda Parker asks whether the arts can really save our high streets.
Amanda Parker asks whether the arts can really save our high streets.
An evaluation says the programme brought “profound but somewhat fragile” changes to Hull’s economy, community an…
Historic England envisages the community-led scheme will become a “catalyst for wider regeneration” in a similar way t…
The tourism sector talks of aviation and inbound tourism as a way forward for rural areas, but could the cultural sector offer a r…
The Chief Executive of the London Borough’s Council said the year-long programme would examine the relationship between powe…
It’s been five years since Heads Together opened Chapel FM in East Leeds. Linda Strudwick looks at what can be achieved from…
As Manchester City Council races to get the venue finished for 2021, only a third of construction packages have been awarded.
We spend too much time trying to learn lessons from cities and apply them in other places, argues Brendan Keaney. It’s time…
Auditors warned that urgent action was needed to avert overspending and delays to the project before planning permission for four…
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh were ranked higher than London on a cultural and creative index compiled by the European Commission.
Arts Minister Helen Whately said the proposed scheme risked detracting from the success of existing initiatives such as City of Cu…
A festival left with a £30,000 deficit after Waltham Forest’s decision claims the authority is “seeking to justi…
Andrew Pinnock says City of Culture planners should spend less time making up positive-sounding stories they think they can sell,…
People working in and with rural arts organisations share their views on the sector’s future.
The Heritage Alliance is calling for greater recognition and funding to support the historic places and objects that underpin crea…
A report finds that relationship dynamics regarding Arts Council England’s flagship placemaking scheme are being “part…
The revamped Hat Factory Arts Centre will form part of a ‘creative cluster’ that aims to create jobs and attract 100,0…
Relocating Kinetika’s work in carnival, outdoor and participatory arts to rapidly-changing Thurrock has allowed the company…
A play at Gloucester Cathedral with a cast drawn from local people sparked real change among participants and spectators alike, wr…
Employers think that arts and culture make places more attractive for workers – but see salaries, transport and schools as m…
The extra money has been allocated above the programme’s planned budget “in response to the incredibly strong applicat…
An undersized musician population, a lack of artist support and performance space pressures: why live music in the Midlands is fal…
To unlock the full value of culture, Arts Council England needs to support villages, towns and cities across the country to work t…
Waltham Forest has backtracked on an offer of £35k funding for a festival whose legacy formed part of the evidence used to s…