New beginnings for post-pandemic theatre workers
Covid has affected the UK theatre industry at all levels, with wide ranging impacts on the workforce, livelihoods, working practic…
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Brexit losses
After a recent appearance before Wales’s Culture Committee, Charlotte Faucher has been rethinking our new relationship with…
Creating space for collective learning
Evaluation reports in the cultural sector can be packed full of learning. Emma McDowell explores how we might unearth this existin…
Making friends with philanthropy advisors
You may not have met a philanthropy advisor before, but it is a growing profession, so be ready. Emma Beeston, who’s been on…
Why is a theatre company running a leadership academy?
Introducing an ambitious initiative at a time when subsidised arts organisations are being asked to do less seems like madness. Bu…
Open recruitment to creative roles
Northcott Theatre in Exeter has said it will advertise at least one creative role on every production. Creative Director Martin Be…
Philanthropy is about empathy
In the first of our series looking at the role of philanthropy in arts funding, Caroline McCormick of the Cultural Philanthropy Fo…
Philanthropy in 2024: More questions than answers
As activity this year gathers pace, Michelle Wright explores the many quandaries arts organisations have to navigate in deciding w…
Artistic freedom under threat from authoritarian and illiberal regimes
As global politics become increasingly polarised, the right to freedom of expression is under threat in many countries, including…
For trans people, our very existence is political
Responding to Arts Professional’s coverage of ACE’s political statements policy in February, Lauren James ex…
Call for urgent review of arts funding
The future of the arts scene is 'terrifying', according to Ayvianna Snow, Chair of Equity's London North branch. Here,…
The art of the turnaround
In light of the huge challenges that so many arts and culture organisations have faced in recent years, Watershed’s Clare Re…
Tackling freelance precarity
A report from King’s College London looks at potential policy solutions to combat precarity in freelance cultural work. Sana…
Selling artists the dream
Being an artist, at all career stages, is a minefield waiting to be triggered without informed guidance. Simon Poulter has been ca…
Do artists’ livelihoods matter?
After far too many decades of jam tomorrow, artists deserve better, says independent arts researcher Susan Jones.
Artists navigate uncharted AI territory
Harmeet Chagger-Khan leads on innovation, and immersive and interactive projects at The Space. Here she explores how artists are u…
Place isn’t just geography – it affects how we feel
Cara Pickering and Sarie Mairs Slee examine how place-based collaboration can support innovative, creative-led regeneration of our…
Cultural strategies: Layers of place and policy
Amid the current drive for local authorities to have cultural strategies, Professor Daniel Ashton considers the challenges of tryi…
What would a regenerative cultural sector look like?
The sector’s resilience and creativity in navigating crises show how art and culture will sustain even in the toughest of ti…
How prepared are young musicians for professional life?
A ground-breaking initiative from the Royal Academy of Music in partnership with Southbank Centre – Future Artists – s…
Inside the minds of cultural leaders
What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? Steven Hadley is the Editor…
An asset of community value
A car park in Peckham has been transformed into a cultural hub, setting the benchmark for regeneration without gentrification, wri…
Regenerating post-pandemic partnerships with China
It's more than a year since China reopened its borders following the pandemic with the promise of reviving its international a…
Is curiosity a leadership superpower?
Curiosity has been described as a leadership superpower, but unfocused curiosity can be frustrating, confusing and ineffective for…
