The arts have a huge role to play in health and wellbeing. Jane Rich shares how creative practitioners can support mental hea…

Our sector is supported by trustees and directors who, through their passion and skills, have stepped up to support organisations…

Over the past year, Amanda Parker has been privy to several board-level conflicts that she describes as nightmarish. Boards, she a…

Ten years ago, while most 21-year-olds were exploring their freedom, Toks Dada was spending his evenings and weekends reading comp…

Boards in the cultural sector often focus on improving the delivery of a conventional model, but as Anisa Morridadi argues, both t…

One of the oddities of sitting on a board or being a trustee of a cultural institution is that there are no rules for how to do it…

One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…

We often don’t notice statues of people, but they are part of our cultural history. Who are they? Why are they there? And wh…

Birmingham International Dance Festival is a celebration of the return to outdoor arts. For Debbie Jardine and Raidene Carter, it…

When the best of technology meets the spark of creativity, incredible things can happen regardless of what century – or mill…

Jake Bartle reports on how Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 is shining a spotlight on disabled artists.

Sarah Philp explores the challenge of developing funding to get more people to visit museums and see more art.

Without volunteering, many organisations in the cultural sector simply couldn’t operate. But it can also act as a route for…

Does your organisation’s name need too much explanation? Pauline Tambling reflects on the process of changing an establ…

While anxiety about attending events remains high amongst disabled people, Anne Torregiani says the Covid online content boom…

Power shapes our lives and our decision making 24 hours a day. What is it doing to you? Suzanne Alleyne investigates.

The importance of access to arts and creativity in care settings has become ever more apparent during the pandemic, writes Alison…

As arts organisations struggle to fill critical roles, Amanda Parker shares must-dos – and must don’ts – for tho…

If policymakers get it right for the cultural sector, there may be significant economic and social dividends to be won, argues Eli…

Philanthropy is sometimes described as a ‘privilege’ of the wealthiest. But, as Michelle Wright argues, research sugge…

While collaboration between the cultural sector and universities has never been more fruitful, Suzie Leighton and Kayla Rose know…

A group of artists from Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse communities have been working on a project to transform accessibility. Nic…

The shift to digital has been beneficial to many, but Ash Mann is particularly interested in what it could mean for D/deaf, disabl…

Lockdowns, venue closures, cancelled and postponed events – the era of Coronavirus has created an 18-month crevasse in our d…