Ö÷²¥´óÐã announces new initiative with the Arts Council England
Post categories: Mark Bell,ÌýMedia Festival Arts
| 08:27 UK time, Thursday, 9 September 2010
Today we announced that the (the training ground for Ö÷²¥´óÐã production personnel) is teaming up with the to help staff in arts institutions gain production skills for film, TV and the web. The Ö÷²¥´óÐã and the Arts Council have a shared aim to engage new audiences in arts and culture and as arts organisations look to digital forums to reach a wider public, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã is uniquely placed to facilitate such developments. It's a very exciting partnership.
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The Ö÷²¥´óÐã has always supported the arts, in all sorts of ways - from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Proms season, Glastonbury, and the recent live Rigoletto from Mantua, to coverage of the Edinburgh Festival and the , on Ö÷²¥´óÐã TV as well as Radio 3 and Radio 4.ÌýÌý Day to day the arts are reported on in news programmes (and we have a dedicated Arts Editor in the newsroom, ) as well as dedicated arts and culture shows such as Front Row, the Culture Show, , the Review Show and Saturday Review.Ìý In these shows we cover many of the big events in the arts calendar such as the , the Stirling Prize, , the and the opening of the revamped . In addition Alan Yentob regularly presents films about the big names and interesting stories in arts and culture in Imagine.
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We broadcast from and report on arts events as they happen around the country, and we participate in the creation of arts events - from The British Museum's History of the World in 100 Objects to filmmaker 's collaboration with on their site-specific theatre piece at the Manchester International Festival.Ìý Last Christmas we broadcasted a filmed version of the with , and coming up we have 's with .
The Ö÷²¥´óÐã has a long tradition of making spectacular series that show the glories of art at the same time as setting them in a historical and cultural context - from Civilisation and The Shock of the New through to the Art of Russia and .Ìý And we have some great expertise - from , , , Laura Cumming and to newer faces like , James Fox and .
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We also draw attention to areas of the arts that are often overlooked or seen as specialist.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã's Poetry Season across radio and TV in 2009 caused increased interest in poetry and a surge in the sales of poetry books.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã Opera season this summer was a great success bringing new audiences to opera with Gareth Malone in Glyndebourne and turning star conductor into a star of TV, and early next year we will be turning our attention to the novel, in a season of programmes at the centre of which will be a series presented by novelist .
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Our partnership with ACE and our continuing support of the arts in general is more important than ever, as public sector support is cut, arts institutions will need to look for new and imaginative ways of working.Ìý More and more institutions are looking to film and at the web as a way of growing their audiences and creating more impact.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã can help as a broadcaster by bringing audiences to what it is they do, and by using our expertise to train their staff in the production of audiovisual material.
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The Ö÷²¥´óÐã is unique.Ìý We are the biggest broadcaster of arts programmes in the world in terms of the audiences who come to our programmes and our commitment to them.
Today I will be out and about at the , listening to what the top people in arts and broadcasting have to say.Ìý I am also taking part in a panel discussion about commissioning arts programmes and arts sponsorship.
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Mark Bell is the commissioning editor of Ö÷²¥´óÐã Arts
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The Ö÷²¥´óÐã has always supported the arts, in all sorts of ways - from the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Proms season, Glastonbury, and the recent live Rigoletto from Mantua, to coverage of the Edinburgh Festival and the , on Ö÷²¥´óÐã TV as well as Radio 3 and Radio 4.ÌýÌý Day to day the arts are reported on in news programmes (and we have a dedicated Arts Editor in the newsroom, ) as well as dedicated arts and culture shows such as Front Row, the Culture Show, , the Review Show and Saturday Review.Ìý In these shows we cover many of the big events in the arts calendar such as the , the Stirling Prize, , the and the opening of the revamped . In addition Alan Yentob regularly presents films about the big names and interesting stories in arts and culture in Imagine.
Ìý
We broadcast from and report on arts events as they happen around the country, and we participate in the creation of arts events - from The British Museum's History of the World in 100 Objects to filmmaker 's collaboration with on their site-specific theatre piece at the Manchester International Festival.Ìý Last Christmas we broadcasted a filmed version of the with , and coming up we have 's with .
The Ö÷²¥´óÐã has a long tradition of making spectacular series that show the glories of art at the same time as setting them in a historical and cultural context - from Civilisation and The Shock of the New through to the Art of Russia and .Ìý And we have some great expertise - from , , , Laura Cumming and to newer faces like , James Fox and .
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We also draw attention to areas of the arts that are often overlooked or seen as specialist.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã's Poetry Season across radio and TV in 2009 caused increased interest in poetry and a surge in the sales of poetry books.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã Opera season this summer was a great success bringing new audiences to opera with Gareth Malone in Glyndebourne and turning star conductor into a star of TV, and early next year we will be turning our attention to the novel, in a season of programmes at the centre of which will be a series presented by novelist .
Ìý
Our partnership with ACE and our continuing support of the arts in general is more important than ever, as public sector support is cut, arts institutions will need to look for new and imaginative ways of working.Ìý More and more institutions are looking to film and at the web as a way of growing their audiences and creating more impact.Ìý The Ö÷²¥´óÐã can help as a broadcaster by bringing audiences to what it is they do, and by using our expertise to train their staff in the production of audiovisual material.
Ìý
The Ö÷²¥´óÐã is unique.Ìý We are the biggest broadcaster of arts programmes in the world in terms of the audiences who come to our programmes and our commitment to them.
Today I will be out and about at the , listening to what the top people in arts and broadcasting have to say.Ìý I am also taking part in a panel discussion about commissioning arts programmes and arts sponsorship.
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Mark Bell is the commissioning editor of Ö÷²¥´óÐã Arts
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- Editor's note - the Media Festival Arts brings the arts, film and media industries together to discuss potential for commercial and creative collaboration in the digital sphere. Mark Bell will be speaking alongside Ö÷²¥´óÐã Director General Mark Thompson, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Creative Director Alan Yentob, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Head of Archive Roly Keating and Culture Secretary . It began on Wednesday and runs until Friday. For full details, visit
- There is more information about the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Academy and Arts Council England's new digital skill sharing initiative on the Press Office website
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