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09/09/11

Some early morning musings on Labour Party new creative industries network plans

Last night, the shadow culture secretary, Ivan Lewis MP, announced the launch of the Labour Party’s new Creative Industries Network, established it seems to link arts organisations with businesses. Members will include arts organisations, trade unions and businesses, and the network will be tasked with determining what arts organisations need in order to develop important [...]

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08/06/11

Kicking off a summer of work with the National Campaign for the Arts

the hub is excited to be working with the National Campaign for the Arts this summer. Over the next three months we’ll be working with the NCA, which campaigns and avocates for the arts sector across the UK, to help the organisation chart a new strategic course. At a time of almost unparalleled change in [...]

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10/06/11

Serious fun for the open minded – the INTERROGATE! festival is born!

Performance, debate, comedy, film, art, workshops and ideas. That’s what’s on the cards at INTERROGATE!, the UK’s first festival of social justice, that the hub is programming on behalf of Dartington. Brand new and unique in the UK, INTERROGATE! will take place between 23 and 25 September, taking a fresh approach to looking at income [...]

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07/06/11

We’re busy setting up HOME in Dartington!

With just 24 hours to go till the ribbon is cut (not really!) on the 2011 HOME festival, we’re busy getting ready for the off. We’ve been working with the Arts at Dartington team on HOME for over six months now and are really excited it’s nearly here. Producer Matthew Linley is already on site, [...]

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03/04/11

We’re at HOME again at Dartington on 24/25 June!

Following a fantastic inaugural one-dayer in 2010, we’re once again working with Dartington to produce HOME – a world music festival with acoustic music at its heart. Off the back of the success of last year’s sellout, HOME has been expanded to two days this year – 24/5 June. We’re very excited about the line [...]

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03/04/11

Murray Lachlan Young: Burlesque, a new play. . . your chance to buy a piece of the action!

the hub first worked with BBC 6 Music poet-in-residence Murray Lachlan Young on our 2009 Phrased & Confused tour. We’re working with him again now, to help raise money for his new play Burlesque. We’ve been working with the team at WeDidThis to involve fans in the development of the piece, and raise money along [...]

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