Articles
The importance of providing opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
Xena Frailing, an Arts Emergency mentee, reports back on her own experience of attending our Open Space event on 26th June.
03/07/2020
News and views
Updates
Public Campaign for the Arts launches
Today, a nationwide, volunteer-led, public campaign begins to support Britain’s imperilled performing arts industries. The Public Campaign for the Arts brings together people of all
12/06/2020
Articles
Be your own advocate for the arts: how to use the Arts Index
The Arts Index provides data for arts organisations to make their case for increased public funding of arts activities, but it can be used in exactly the same way by individuals. Here’s how you can be your own advocate for the arts.
12/06/2020
Explainers
Arts Index: the Board responds…
Our trustees have their say about the new data that we launched in the latest Arts Index this week.
10/06/2020
Events
Announcing: Somewhere over the Rainbow… Where next for the arts?
The National Campaign for the Arts are hosting a digital Open Space event in response to the Arts Index. “Only through radically rethinking the ambitions
09/06/2020
Press Releases
New Arts Index published today
Today the National Campaign for the Arts publishes the new Arts Index, a snapshot report of the health of England’s arts and culture. The latest edition
07/06/2020
Articles
Pandemic Poems Poetry Jukebox
NCA Chair, Samuel West, set up poetry-reading initiative – PANDEMIC POEMS – just ahead of the official UK Coronavirus lock-down. The poems provide a much needed sense of perspective, reflection, and some hope in a time of uncertainty and grief.
04/05/2020
Articles
When NSDF went online
The efforts of arts organisations to embrace digital performances and online sharing has been awe-inspiring. Particularly awe-inspiring for us at the NCA was how the National Student Drama Festival innovated all of its plans for their 2020 festival into a festival that could be entirely accessible online. NSDF’s Director, James Phillips, tells us of the challenges and successes of this unique year for NSDF.
24/04/2020
Articles
Celebrating Hackney’s Windrush Generations Festival
Last month, Hackney Council’s Petra Roberts picked up the Hearts for the Arts Award for the Windrush Generations Festival, which won the award for Best Arts Project – Community Cohesion. As Cultural Development Manager at Hackney Council, Petra led the Windrush Programme and here she tells about the Festival in more detail; about its inspiring intergenerational approach and why storytelling is everything:
23/04/2020
Articles
What our winners did next…
Having just announced this year’s Hearts for the Arts Award Winners on Friday, we got to thinking and hoping that the impact of the awards stretches further than Valentine’s Day. So we asked 2 of our recent winners about what they’ve been up to since winning their awards.
16/02/2020
Updates
Hearts for the Arts 2020 winners announced
With nominations for Hearts for the Arts Awards opening on Friday 20th November, here’s a reminder of the winners announcement in February this year.
14/02/2020
Updates
Hearts for the Arts 2020 shortlist announced
The shortlist has been announced for the National Campaign for the Arts’ (NCA) Hearts For The Arts Awards 2020.
14/01/2020
Updates
General Election 2019: prompt sheet
Are your candidates #forthearts? Other topics are being drowned out by the B word, during this General Election. Let’s remind the candidates and parties how important the arts are to us.
05/12/2019
Articles
General Election 2019: the most transformative moments in the arts
In the countdown to the UK General Election, the arts are being drowned out by the B word. We want to push it up the agenda. So we’ll be publishing lists of ground-breaking arts events to remind everyone about the power of culture to transform lives and maintain a healthy, balanced nation.
29/11/2019
Updates
Nominations open for Hearts for the Arts 2020
Nominations are now open for our 2020 Hearts for the Arts Awards. Our trustee, Julia Payne, explains why everyone should get involved and how easy it is to nominate someone.
25/10/2019