Why levelling up shouldn’t mean levelling down on diversity
How will Arts Council England square the circle of delivering increased funding to regions outside London while also meeting its c…
How will Arts Council England square the circle of delivering increased funding to regions outside London while also meeting its c…
In the pandemic, government and ACE built a defensive hedge around the most visible aspects of the arts infrastructure. Susan Jone…
In implementing the levelling up agenda, the arts should pay attention to some worrying news on the legacy of Captain Tom, writes…
Doesn't ACE realise that smaller NPOs are fighting for their very survival? Surely it does. So, says Ian Kerry, that must mean…
James Doeser and Anna Marazuela Kim visited Kyiv last autumn to talk to cultural leaders about thriving cultural cities. Here they…
Andrew Miller says arts organisations must work with disabled artists to keep them safe amid the very real risks the Governme…
Tate Exchange – the only dedicated community co-creation programme in a major museum – is to be discontinued. Stella T…
As NPO applications are being crafted, budgets written and forecasts made, Keith Jeffrey asks: How big a pay rise are you going to…
The existential question of race inequity demands new solutions. Kevin Osborne and Genevieve Maitland Hudson explore the potential…
Day-to-day news is littered with questions over ethics. We care deeply about rights and wrongs. But Michelle Wright asks, do the a…
In recent years, as climate change has intensified, so has controversy around fossil fuel funding. Chris Garrard says we must lear…
Taking the 'new normal' seriously means accepting some changes might need to stay.
While many arts and culture organisations are concerned about their financial viability, emotional resilience will also be essenti…
While we were distracted by news of politicians partying during lockdown, last month a Bill was passed that changes rights to UK c…
Funding ‘criteria’ tell you what a funder will or won’t support, but organisational ‘constraints’ ul…
On 15 December Nadine Dorries wrote to all Arts Council England’s NPOs about measures to increase access to the arts. It was…
When it comes to Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion, Amanda Parker shares what happens when you fail to read the room &ndash…
Jonothan Neelands puts the case for a needs-based public culture, akin to Public Health or Public Education, to tackle inequality.
Has your organisation really got a chance of success? If not, think some more and save yourself the headache, says David Micklem.
When and why did the art world decide that everyone’s creativity should be celebrated and supported? What change does it pro…
There are better ways for the arts sector and its funders to tackle the climate crisis than slipshod data collection.
A new strand of political correctness is reshaping conversations on race: the idea of ‘lived experience’ driving the d…
A reluctance to share opinions openly is a significant block to achieving racial equity. But as Kevin Osborne argues, without unde…
Nadine Dorries is a gift horse the cultural sector shouldn't look in the mouth.