A word of caution
A month has passed since Arts Council England announced the 695 organisations that will make up its new National Portfolio from Ap…
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The need to mix fundraising basics with technology
When I am not working on technology issues, I am struggling to work out how to raise funds for arts organisations which cover both…
The Select Committee’s findings are a missed opportunity, says Christopher Gordon
After an inquiry lasting six months, Parliament published its report on the funding of arts and heritage just before Arts Council…
‘My research is better than your research’
Liz Hill argues that now is not the time to put our heads in the sand about the impact of audience development activity in the art…
No change is good news
Roger Tomlinson on our story about audience development
The power in enquiry
Ben Cranfield, Sarah Davies and Natasha Silsby look at the value of academic partnerships in the arts and of holding conversations…
DCMS decisions “not robust”
The recent DCMS decision to close and merge some of its arm’s length bodies (AP229, AP226) was “not informed by a fina…
ACE under fire
ACE undermined by Select Committee report, just days before its major funding announcement
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…
What have statistics ever done for us?
James Evans considers the value of research and of having that research at your fingertips
Making an impact
The methodology and dissemination of economic impact studies needs examining, says Richard Fletcher
Collaboration: what charities say works
Smaller charities say collaboration works, especially if it is with local partners with similar aims. That’s the message from th…
Making data useful
Arts & Business has been conducting the annual Private Investment in Culture Survey (PICS) in one form or other for more than…
Taking the lead
The Culture Forum, a group of 26 cultural leaders, has published a report on how to re-energise investment and funding for culture…
Countering “gallery rage” – an open letter in response to an article in The Guardian
Last weekend I read Vanessa Thorpe’s article about gallery rage and felt compelled to respond to the piece from the point of vie…
New cash follows Sustain
Seven arts organisations join ACE action research initiative
Lakes arts festival is a magnet for cash
An independent report has found than a street arts festival in the Lake District, funded by the private and public sector, m…
Arts participation declines
Over the past three years, the proportion of adults taking part in the arts has declined, according to the latest DCMS figures. An…
Orchestral habits
Analysis of six years of box office data from 12 London-based orchestras and concert halls has revealed that audiences for o…
Clustering together
London is the heart of the creative industries in Britain, dominating almost all of the creative sectors, according to new researc…
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…
Open to all
A small study looking at why young people who attend cultural events don’t go to classical concerts, suggests that audience…
Gloomy forecast for fundraising
Only one in ten arts organisations predict fundraising income will grow this year and nearly 40% are expecting further decline, ac…
