There should be a Digital Capital fund

(Photo by revdode) This post follows on from my previous one about how well the Arts Council have encouraged the use of technology and digital media. It might help to read that first to see where I’m coming from, but it’s not essential. Investment in physical infrastructure This week the Arts Council announced the 26 organisations that have been successful […]

Has the Arts Council done enough to push technology and digital media?

I’ve just been catching up on the reaction (Guardian, The Stage) to the news that Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked Dame Liz Forgan to step down from her position as chair of Arts Council England at the end of her current term. From the press release: The next chair of the Arts Council will have to […]

digicaparts – emerging business models for the digital environment

The Building Digital Capacity for the Arts programme is a joint BBC Academy/Arts Council England thing that’s been running for a little while now. On Tuesday I went along to the fourth seminar in the series which focussed on emerging business models for the digital environment. I was going to blog my notes but they’re […]