What do you get when 12 leading arts innovators get together in a room to discuss audience engagement with artistic excellence? Answer: a thought provoking, insightful and creative view of modern programming, marketing and communication practices in the arts, where value, quality and excellence take centre stage.
Whilst it may be daunting to try to make the most of digital technology and innovation, there are some sure fire ways to increase your impact and engagement with new audiences. Ideas around working collaboratively, taking risks and making the best use of the tools available are given, along with building your confidence to experiment … Read more
A strategic review highlighted the real possibility of major cuts in public funding for the arts leading up to and post the Olympic Games of 2012. This realisation led to new targets around increasing attendances for existing product, as well as the need to identify new business opportunities. Learn how The Cornerhouse managed to maintain … Read more
An essential guide to learning how to speak fluent ‘Artistic Director’, enabling you to build a positive working relationship with the person who programmes your venue. Respecting each others skills and experience, putting art and audiences on an equal footing, using the audience to influence programming policy and allowing real and authentic CRM practices to … Read more
We’re in danger of not listening to our audiences enough, and under-estimating what they want from our organisations. This guide brings to the fore some of the issues around WHY we should encourage our audiences down different paths, exploding some of the myths around the dumbing down of artistic content. See where the synergy exists … Read more
Explore how cultural regeneration can transform small centres in this article by Suzanne Dimmock.
This guide walks you through utilising empty shop units in Poole as alternative exhibition spaces. It provides a complete toolkit on everything you need to know from finding a space for your project, insurance and marketing through to documentation, evaluation and monitoring.
A bracing keynote speech from an artist involved in public art, the founder of Red or Dead. It focuses particularly on the quality of ne build housing and how the inclusion of artists at the heart of the planning process might improve the built environment in creative ways.
This case study from Inspired Responses talks through how a newly-opened arts centre addressed the needs of local schools in its arts programming by working with local artists on a community engagement programme. It covers how to work with schools and teachers to find space in the curriculum for art (at mainstream as well as … Read more
How can you manage a mix of priorities while still meeting the targets and expectations of artists, funders and line managers? How should you decide on your top priorities? This article describes how to manage your time effectively in order to achieve a balanced working pattern while still meeting all your objectives and deadlines.