This National Rural Touring Forum project was about supporting touring into Libraries on a national scale and was funded by Arts Council England.
TAIL Project Summary
Funded by the Arts Council England, the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) presented a new national ‘Touring Arts in Libraries’ TAIL Project which looked to explore the challenges and potential of our nation’s libraries to expand their service offer and diversify audiences through a programme of touring arts.
This project was made possible thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
Who got involved…?
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Libraries looking to expand their cultural offer to audiences
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Promoters looking for new ways to link up with their local library
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Rural touring schemes looking for artists and Library specific work
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Artists with shows and ideas suitable for libraries and experience of taking work into a library setting.
Power in numbers

27
Libraries and Artists

5
Partnership Projects Commissioned

40
Shows Suitable for Touring to Libraries
TAIL Project Resources
The button below takes you to a folder of resources from the TAIL project.
Although some of these relate to the pandemic, we have left them all in there to give you a clear picture of the project.
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What is next for the TAIL project?
The TAIL project was completed in December 2022. But the NRTF will continue to share resources, library relevant touring work and offering mentoring support through it’s regular mail outs, resource pages and events.. The future of libraries as cultural hubs is exciting and full of opportunity so we will continue to nurture partnerships and support projects that ensure more creative experiences are happening in our libraries.