In this week's edition of 'North By Southwest', the British Council's Nicolas Jackson visits Pública 12, an annual international conference for arts professionals held in Madrid. There, he speaks to Colin Tweedy, Chief Executive of Arts & Business, a UK organisation promoting business sponsorship of the arts, and Sue Hoyle, Director of the Clore Foundation and British Council trustee, who explain their views on the financing of the arts in times of crisis.

Read a recent Guardian report about funding for theatres in times of financial crisis. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/feb/19/theatre-risks-playwrights-hare-ravenhill

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