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Don't Bury the Bones
On May 5, the largest collection of Aboriginal remains will be officially handed over to Australia's Ngarrindjeri people – including…
Making Trax
Manchester's culturally diverse music, theatre, dance and live art showcase, X-Trax, which has previously centred around a street festival, is…
Walking the plank and treading the boards
Salford Quays-based company Walk the Plank have created everything from the lantern spectacular for the closing ceremony of Manchester's Commonwealth…
Festival season gets a lift
The voices and views of children from the UK and as far afield as Palestine, Malaysia and Sierra Leone are…
It's OK to play
For the past three years, London Bubble theatre company has been experimenting with the techniques pioneered by American teacher and…
Returning to her roots
Jean 'Binta' Breeze is a poet, writer, performer and actress - and is also recognised as being the first woman…
'I think design is very close to art'
London-based design consultancy Priestman Goode has designed everything from award-winning radiators to large-scale products like the new fleet of Virgin…
Making youth music matter
Earlier this year, the Scottish Executive announced it would provide £17.5 million over three years to remove instrumental tuition fees…
Tessa Jowell speaks at Culture and Creativity conference
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Tessa Jowell, recently spoke at the Culture and Creativity conference organised by…
Are all the 'real' artists in advertising?
Do all the 'real' artists work in advertising, not in the fine arts? While the Turner Prize may incite cries…