English to Italian Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

The maximum value must always be extracted from public subsidy. Crucial to this is touring. The initial investment in the rehearsal of a complex performance or in the creation of a production or exhibition is best recouped by exploiting the work to the greatest possible extent. To do so strategically, taking into account the dynamic between audience and work, is vital to the health of the arts in Britain. Touring though is complex and often onerous. It requires commitment from both the receiving venue and the producing organisation. Since the closure of the Arts Council’s touring department, there has been a loss of a strategic overview and a decline in touring. Furthermore, the department used to broker relationships between provider and receiver, while ensuring that those running receiving venues were informed of, and enthused by, the work available. This was a valuable tool and its loss has had an adverse effect on the arts as a whole.