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Cultural commissioning: where we are, where next and how we get there
The recent AD:uk/NCVO conference, Public Services: The Value of Cultural Commissioning, asked important questions about public sector commissioning of artists and arts organisations. Chris Bailey reports from Doncaster and adds a few questions of his own.
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No Boundaries: cold facts, hard bullets and familiar territory
As part of the recent No Boundaries conference in York and Bristol, Arts Council England made two major presentations about regional investment in the arts and the ‘wider benefits’ of arts and culture to society. Chris Bailey was in York and assesses the significance of the ACE reports.
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Participation in the arts: more people need more of a say – and in more ways
Arts Council England is funding six projects in cultural ‘cold spots’ as part of its Creative People and Places programme. Chris Bailey argues that the scheme’s assumptions about community participation in the arts need to be challenged.