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Children, theatre and the web
Children’s theatre is a reality in the lives of many drama professionals, but far more nebulous as a concept. Patrick…
East London - creative hothouse or cultural desert?
For centuries London has been the undisputed cultural capital and creative epicentre of England. With the East enjoying an unprecedented…
Talking About Sex
What is sexy? May as well ask how long a piece of string is. Few things, it seems, are as…
Friend or foe? - Arts and business in partnership
It has become an erroneous but commonly held belief that the values and practices of 'arts' and 'business' are incompatible.
All about Arts Council England
The Arts Council of England is an organisation of astonishing size and variety. Encompassing everything from lottery grants, to schools…
Fab new fest for Scotland's 'friendly' city
Glasgow City Council recently announced details of an exciting new Festival of Contemporary Visual Arts to take place throughout the…
A tsunami of celebration
Anyone involved or interested in the arts cannot avoid festivals; it’s impossible. They have become an intrinsic – almost a…
Culture and Development: developing the role of the arts in UK social policy
Recently Creative Exchange, the network for culture and development, released a discussion paper by Helen Gould that invites us to…
Creative Writing on Campus: What’s Happening in the UK?
Over the past ten years the number of university creative writing courses in the UK has more than doubled. This…
Disability Arts – a celebration of human difference
Xposure 2004 is the third annual month-long festival celebrating the diverse and imaginative world of deaf and disability arts. Venues…