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How we made the Artsy iPhone app for iOS 7

Designed specifically for Apple's new iOS 7 operating system, Artsy is about making all the world's art accessible
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Policy

Art in an emergency: why we set up a second Cobra committee

When politics is so concerned with performance and aesthetics, says Theo Price, it makes sense for art to respond in kind
- In pictures: Artists respond to Cobra

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Artists respond to Cobra emergency committee – in pictures

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When the government's Cobra committee meets in Downing Street, a parallel group of artists gather in a pub on Whitehall to respond
Virtual theatre rehearsal: when Skype saved the day (and play)

After Clout Theatre lost their director to visa issues, the company turned an unlikely situation to their creative advantage
Kensington Palace: a happy marriage of arts and heritage ambition

When Historic Royal Palaces invited theatre company Coney to play at Kensington Palace, neither party predicted the outcome
Arts head: Claire Simpson, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

The general manager of Belgrade's community and education work on creative resilience and the infectious nature of ambition
People power in the arts: ending our obsession with tech and products

In our second Sync essay, Suzy Glass says we need to develop people-centred policy to make mind-blowing digital work
Where Tech City meets culture: collaboration over commission

In a link-up with a new creative startup, Shakespeare's Globe has attempted to augment the arts education experience
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Is the Big Brother house a worthy National Trust property? – poll

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Arts head: Jane Furze, Cheltenham Literature Festival

The director talks about putting rock stars on stage and why good fundraising is about strong and sustainable partnerships
Arts head: Steven Bode, Film and Video Umbrella

The director talks artists' film and video, from advances in technology to moving-image art being taken more seriously
Arts head: Katja Condy, manager, Heritage Open Days

It's out with the old policy papers and in with new cross-arts collaborations for heritage – the only constant: the volunteers
Arts head: Laura Bowler, founder of Size Zero Opera

The opera company head on music at your local pub and why traditional opera neglects its talent both on and backstage
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Careers advice

Writing for the theatre? Be practical

Playwrights need instinct and heart but must also be pragmatic – Miriam Gillinson advises aspiring writers how to stay grounded
This is what Olympic legacy looks like

You can't parachute projects in, says Claire Hodgson, but the Cultural Olympiad has raised artistic aspiration and risk-taking
Young, early, emerging: Thought Den co-founder Ben Templeton

From making apps to making career decisions, the creative director on why fun should be at the heart of digital innovation
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Practical tips and advice

15 tips on setting up a theatre company

From funding to fringe festivals, a panel of theatre pros who have been there and done it share their expert insights

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Theatres at risk: 10 arts venues facing destruction

Gallery (10 pictures) Ten new arts venues have been added to the Theatres Trust buildings at risk register for 2013, many in disrepair and facing demolition

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BFI online player to screen new and archive British film

BFI online player to screen new and archive British film

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Arts policy

How can the culture sector deal with digital change? Get rid of the 'digital'

Tear up your digital strategy and focus on tools and tactics that produce fit-for-purpose content right now, advises Sejul Malde
The artist as engineer: we need to talk about infrastructure

It falls to artists to make the invisible visible, writes Paul Graham Raven, and ask what infrastructure means and why it matters
Bashing bohemian Brighton is symptomatic of a broken Britain

Paul MacInnes: We may be in the throes of a Conservative moment, but it is harsh to take it out on this vibrant seaside resort

Digital arts and culture

Digital innovation in the arts must be about the art

In the first of three essays, Rohan Gunatillake says innovation only has a chance to transform if it focuses on creative practice
Women in tech can have it all – even an arts degree

Belinda Parmar is wrong to discourage girls from studying arts, says Rachel Coldicutt – her vision sells women in tech short
How we made the Beethoven's 9th Symphony app

In the first of a new series, the digital brain behind this classical music app tells the story of its design, development and delivery
What would you ask a museum curator? Twitter can help

The #AskaCurator day aims to blitz the barriers that can make curators seem inaccessible to the public and wider sector
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