As we emerge from the chaos of the pandemic let’s focus on where we want to go, but remember there’s no single way to…

Outdoor Arts producers and artists are experienced at turning the most unpromising setting into a performance space, and their bac…

Familiar voices may be muted this year, but some have found new ways to communicate with their audiences, and to reach new ones. M…

As we move from the immediate crisis towards new ones, we need atypical thinkers, agile doers and creative problem-solvers who thr…

With home-working more likely to become the norm, what can be done to sustain our mental health and support our colleagues and col…

Funders are putting BAME artists under increasing pressure to explore sensitive topics from their own lives or communities, but le…

Competition in the ‘experience economy’ combined with the circumstances of the pandemic mean it’s time for the c…

As live-to-digital capture, broadcast and live-streaming are embraced more widely in the rush to build up work online, emerging te…

What has been the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on those who are blind or have low levels of vision? And how can cultural ven…

Live Music Now serves audiences in the care and education sectors – but that didn’t stop musicians reaching them while…

Trusts and foundations are preparing to build stronger connections with a changed world and a changed public. Moira Sinclair refle…

As more and more freelancers refuse to accept unfair agreements and start calling out bad practice by employers, there’s a l…

For artists and performers to be supported in the years ahead, de-institutionalisation and the decentralisation of arts funding is…

Proposals for radical change would ordinarily be met with derision by most orchestra boardrooms, says Julian Forbes. But current c…

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic it may become harder still for talented people to break into the media, but the New Creati…

Change needs public and political buy-in and art is the most effective way to communicate a complex concept to a population. It&rs…

Covid-19 may have stimulated the Big Society, but it will see the arts sector fundamentally change, says Michelle Wright.

Even if their art is immaterial and temporary, artists aren’t always able to decommodify it as they see fit. Emily Wigoder c…

For many years ‘music for theatre’ wasn’t even recognised in the Olivier or Evening Standard awards, but the tid…

As the benefits of arts participation aren’t always tangible or easily quantified, how can our obsession with data be compat…

Preparing for the post-lockdown, post-Covid world? Read here about what everyone else is doing – and beg, borrow and share g…

How can we preserve the entrepreneurial spirit that has characterised the sector’s response to the pandemic, and which of th…

Innovative solutions to emerging problems are showing how much can be achieved right now, but getting operationally ready for the…

The time has come for conservatoires to recognise their role within the wider sector and to embrace the challenges presented by mo…