Success so far for planning campaign
The Government is under pressure to make changes to its draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) following a Communities an…
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A turn for the better?
Hilary Gresty reflects on the ‘complex behemoth’ that was put in place to repair the fragmentation of the visual arts sector.
Tax and giving: putting donors first
In the second of two articles on initiatives for stimulating fundraising in the cultural sector, Javier Stanziola looks at tax inc…
Good on paper, bad in practice
In the first of a two articles looking at policy initiatives for stimulating fundraising in the cultural sector, Javier Stanziola…
Culture gets no mention in Government plans for Planning Policy
The Theatres Trust has issued a rallying cry to the sector as culture and the arts are overlooked in a draft National Planning Pol…
For art’s sake?
Stephen Hetherington looks at how New Labour’s approach to culture twinned it with economic benefits and social policy
The rural biennale
Ian Hunter on a new role for the arts in promoting rural regeneration, environmental sustainability and the creative rural economy
Film policy to be reviewed
Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport has accused the Government of “back to front policy making&rdqu…
Making LEPs work for culture
Phil Redmond appears to have caused a bit of a stir (or, at least, he thinks so) by recommending the establishment of ‘Local…
Thoughts on finances
Last week was a very interesting week indeed for the arts in general. For me, not so. The BBC reported the Forbes Top 100 Billiona…
Architecture education
Last Friday saw me speaking at ‘A Space for Learning’, Irish Architecture Foundation’s first symposium on archit…
Internships for all
Ensuring that young people from poorer backgrounds have better opportunities to access the creative industries is one of the key a…
Placing a value on culture
Economic valuation techniques already used in central government and recommended by the Treasury should also be used by the cultur…
Last word
The big C word Overused, allegedly undervalued, and bouncing off the pages of any arts report worth its weight in words: Creativit…
Right, said Ed
In the first of a new series of occasional interviews, Catherine Rose asks Shadow Arts Minister, Ed Vaizey, some of the questions…
ACE focus shifts to participation
New ACE business plan responds to ministerial pressures to be more "democratic".
Evaluating value
Debate about how best to justify support for the arts has evolved in recent months with the notion of cultural value. Eleonora Bel…
Cool reception for Scottish culture plans
Scotland’s arts community responds to exhaustive report by Cultural Commission. A total of 124 recommendations for the futur…
ACW faces extinction
The arts community in Wales is reeling from the news that First Minister Rhodri Morgan plans to place the Arts Council of Wales (A…
Scotland under review
A widespread review of Scotland’s cultural activity is to “look again at [the country’s] cultural infrastructure…
Arts in the curriculum – Drive for creativity
Schools Minister David Miliband writes about the Government’s efforts to place the arts and creativity at the heart of the c…
Assembly demands inflationary uplift
The Welsh Assembly Government has issued a detailed remit setting out the role it expects the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) to play…
Hewitt demands relaxation of Government control
A plea for the Government to release the arts from damaging levels of accountability was made by Peter Hewitt, Chief Executive of…
