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The Inquiry into the Civic Role of Arts Organisations has been very quiet over the past few months as we processed all the...

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We are seeking to recruit one or more individuals or organisations to undertake scoping research to inform thinking about how...

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On the 8th December 2016 the Inquiry held an event 'Place, Politics, Power: What is the Civic Role of Arts...

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As Project Director for the Inquiry I’ve been privileged to take part in lots of different discussions around the country...

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Why is this a good time to have an inquiry into the civic role of arts organisations?

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We have been very heartened that a couple of people from the arts sector have written to us about diversity since we...

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As part of the Inquiry, What Next? and Locality have commissioned three artists to create work with underserved communities...

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We are pleased to announce we will be working with What Next? Chapters in Sunderland, Basingstoke, Nottingham,Yarmouth and...

Posted by Sam Cairns

We want to know what you think the civic role of arts organisations should be.