How can rural voices be heard?
With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collab…
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Rural areas suffer from ACE funding bias
An evidence review by Arts Council England suggests a reduction in London funding “should naturally lead to greater potentia…
Funders join forces with business to support culture in Cornwall
A new three-year Memorandum of Understanding pledges to promote inclusive growth and defend Cornish cultural distinctiveness.
The devil’s in the distance
The opportunities for very young children to experience the arts in rural Devon are few, as well as inconvenient and expensive. Ho…
Lords told of lack of support for rural arts
A Select Committee on the rural economy will report back next year on the sorts of interventions needed to support local amenities…
The hills are alive… with event cinema
A new model of digital distribution is giving rural communities the chance to see filmed performances of dance, opera and theatre…
Rebalancing funding for rural arts
It’s not enough for urban arts companies to tour to rural areas – we need to support more rurally based organisations,…
An insight into our green and pleasant land
Is it possible that our impression of rural touring is outdated and even cynical? Anne Torreggiani and Jonathan Goodacre reveal ho…
Rural England: is there an appetite for culturally diverse art?
New research found audiences in rural Lincolnshire are hungry for culturally diverse theatre and dance, but the provision isn&rsqu…
Performing in smaller spaces
When Clod Ensemble decided to work on a completely different scale and tour a one-woman show to rural Scotland, it was faced with…
Long van journeys into the night
Rural touring can be exhausting and unpredictable, but the key to making it a rewarding, rich experience is finding the right peop…
Retired rural audiences hungry for diverse work, report finds
A research project that toured an Indian play around Lincolnshire has uncovered challenges around staging and touring diverse arts…
Photodiary: A week with Arts Engagement Officer Kalila Storey
Willow weaving and tintype photography workshops: Kalila Storey takes us through her week working on creative projects with commun…
Succession planning
Young people in remote parts of Scotland have gained the skills to organise rural tours in a project designed to generate a new br…
Collaborative network broadens arts offer in Yorkshire
The knowledge-sharing Small Venues Network intends to take on an additional 20 members later this year.
Online music lessons an effective way of reaching rural pupils
Music Hubs could save an average of 476 hours driving a week by switching to online teaching, research suggests.
The magic of rural touring
Volunteer promoter Tom Speight writes about the joys of hosting professional performing arts right on his doorstep as part of a ru…
An immersive experience
At The Watermill Theatre, the cast lives on site – alongside ducks and chickens – for the whole production proces…
Support for a rural economy
A lack of business skills and access to equipment was holding artists in Dumfries and Galloway back. Clare Hanna explains the…
Rural versus urban
Some arts attenders are more ‘promiscuous’ than others, the Audience Agency’s data can reveal.
Book Review: A Wider Horizon
How and why do rural touring companies thrive? Sue Robinson reviews the latest contribution from Francois Matarasso, a writer who…
My Gurus
Rachael Griffin tells us who has inspired her most.
