Cultural rights are the cornerstone of equitable arts access
When did the idea of cultural rights emerge? And how is it being put into practice? Nicholas Burman has been researching various s…
When did the idea of cultural rights emerge? And how is it being put into practice? Nicholas Burman has been researching various s…
Ben Dickenson is on a mission to create a National Centre for Children’s Creativity. He passionately believes in the power o…
In their latest collaborative research project, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan of Rising Arts Agency have been exploring the unequ…
An ancient practice of balloting is being put to use in application processes with the twin aims of reducing unpaid labour and inc…
Impact investment is an ideal partner for the arts sector where taking creative risks, experimentation and imagination are second…
This week a trio of plays opens at Live Theatre Newcastle in which, for the first time, every show is captioned. For Vici Wreford-…
A recent project at Guildhall School of Music & Drama explored the intersection of traditional opera with evolving creative te…
From public sculptures to powerful performances, new commissions have a unique ability to connect with audiences – which is…
For ten years, The Agency has supported young people to create social change projects for their communities. Andrew Westle shares…
As winter approaches, with energy bills remaining stubbornly high, Libraries Connected Chief Executive Isobel Hunter say…
In spending down their assets, trusts and foundations are making a strategic change of direction which could pose a threat to the…
AI is here, and we have to deal with it, says Lauren James. But rather than diving straight in, she advises first giving proper th…
Public art is an opportunity for collective expression of identity. In his reflections on a recent conference, Woodrow Kernohan sa…
Andrew Miller recently spent hours trying to book a ticket but, with the rollout of a new access scheme, he hopes his travails and…
If we can find a shared language and inclusive approach to evaluating digital arts and culture, we can tell a better story about t…
Artists are increasingly concerned that generative AI is stealing their copyright. Lawyers Patrick Wheeler and Zoë Deckker consid…
Artificial intelligence has been around for years but, as Katie Moffat writes, the new generation of AI tools can be used by anyon…
Rather than berate and fulminate against managers and funders, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick argues we must support orchestras through th…
Imagine a world without culture. How would we orient and co-ordinate our actions? How would we generate new ideas? How would we kn…
Maher Anjum, Julia Bennett, Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas and Rose Sinclair reflect on how an inclusive steering group helped place eq…
In devising a new Master’s degree in dance, Jo Parkes’s aim has been to interrogate the artform – not as a subje…
Think back to summer 2022. What do you remember? If Claire Malcolm remembers one thing, it is the fear and foreboding she felt whe…
When the proverbial hits the fan, how prepared are you to handle the public messaging? Helen Palmer shares her experience of crisi…
Artist activists in Scotland are arming themselves – with squeegees – in a battle to change the hearts and minds of th…