The Guggenheim effect is all very well – but every city needs culture
“To create a real sense of place, people must be able to look at gallery walls and see themselves.”
Gavin Barlow and Annabel Turpin in CityMetric
News
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Local arts centres’ role in English cultural identity to be championed in nationwide celebration
Annabel Turpin says Here and Now will strive to represent the whole of England – the Stage
For our communities to have hope, they need a voice beyond politics
“In the aftermath of the general election, one story has been told again and again: towns across the UK – […]
£40,000 Opportunity for Artists!
Want to play a crucial role in Here and Now? Got an idea for an exciting national project? Watch this […]
Future Arts Centres Awarded £750K For National Lottery 25th Anniversary Project
Future Arts Centres (FAC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded £750,000 by Arts Council England to deliver […]
The search for diverse work for young audiences…in the USA
Our latest post reports on a trip to the States by Z-arts and Stratford Circus staff: Z-arts and Stratford Circus […]
Working with young people…in Copenhagen
As part of the Albany’s Creative Dialogue, Kirsty Collander-Brown, Youth Programme Manager travelled to Copenhagen with Gemma Rowan, Artistic Director […]
Internationalism
A guest post this week from MArk Robinson of Thinking Practice: The Future Arts Centres network, to whom I’m a […]
Future Arts Centres announce six new international co-commissions
Future Arts Centres is announcing six international co-commissions, which celebrate new relationships and new approaches to international working. The commissions […]
A glimpse of Texas…
Here’s what happened when artsdepot and Farnham Maltings got together to undertake one of our Creative Dialogues: artsdepot and Farnham […]
Surviving and Thriving – A Beginner’s Art Guide to South Africa
“Johannesburg is a city surviving…Cape Town is thriving – a place that produces more polished work in contrast to the […]
Exploring Cork – a chance to learn…
Here are Chris Kirkwood’s reflections on Lincoln’s recent Creative Dialogue with Cork: Following an earlier blog where I talked about […]