Keeping ‘true north’ in difficult times
With financial pressures mounting, staying true to social purpose can be a challenge for cultural organisations. The team at The A…
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Strategising culture in the West Midlands
Culture Central was founded as a voice for the cultural sector, working collaboratively to support a dynamic, resilient and inclus…
Industry leaders call for increased collaboration in the North
A panel of industry leaders has said cities across the North of England must come together as “one North” to mirror the cultur…
Bradford 2025 aims to ‘transform health and wellbeing’ across district
Bradford 2025 has released details of its Creative Health programme, saying it intends to drive lasting, transformative change tha…
Artful economies: How business schools can help arts organisations
Arts and cultural organisations are wrestling daily with their business models to ensure sustainability. Suzie Leighton thinks the…
Music bodies launch fund for grassroots music
A fund inviting artists and companies to donate and help protect the UK’s grassroots music sector has officially opened. The Liv…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversiall…
Vaizey moots arts and culture mergers to ensure ‘sustainable future’
The arts and culture sector needs to ’embrace innovation’ to deal with financial pressures caused by reduced income and rising cos…
ACE explores ‘radical’ new business models for arts organisations
Cultural organisations in England are working with Arts Council England to look at “radical” new business models, the public fundi…
ACE launches peer network for treasurers
Arts Council England has announced the launch of the Treasurer Peer Network as part of its Transforming Governance programme. The…
Scottish creative ambition
Scotland’s arts sector has suffered continuing uncertainty in terms of public arts funding this year. Fiona Gibson, chief execut…
Nandy backs creative corridors vision as blueprint launches
Government has backed efforts to establish ‘creative corridors’ across the UK following the publication of a “groundbreaking” blue…
National Youth Theatre and Microsoft team up on AI workshops
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) is partnering with Microsoft to offer a national programme of free workshops to help young people…
Civic role of universities improves access to the arts
As the first Associate Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Southampton, and the Director of Turner Sims concert hall…
Creating space
Collaboration drives opportunity, say Lucy French and Tom McKenzie. Here they discuss how collaborative and social enterprise…
The partnership mindset: Think like a new town
A good partnership is based on a few basic principles. But, as Jason Jones-Hall argues, it cannot be achieved without a partnershi…
Building school-museum connections
As the new academic year gets underway, Robert Dingle reflects on how collaboration between museums and schools can provide a rich…
Place-based partnerships: Delivering more together
Fiona Morris explores the wide-ranging benefits of arts organisations building place-based partnerships.
Building international partnerships at the Edinburgh Festival
Among the thousands of art lovers that flocked to the Edinburgh Festival last month was a British Council delegation of global cre…
Project to explore accessibility of immersive arts
Researchers at Coventry University will work with a theatre company on a project aiming to make immersive arts experiences more ac…
British Museum collaborates with National Archives to improve record keeping
The British Museum is working with The National Archives to improve how it adminsters its records. The move follows an internal au…
New guide for devised and collaborative theatre practitioners
A new guide is hoping to clarify issues around copyright and collaboration agreements when working on devised and collaborati…
North West’s first neurodiversity arts festival to launch
Liverpool's major arts organisations will take part in North West England's first festival celebrating neurodivergent tale…
Let’s talk about excellence: A view from social arts practice
A key question for the new government has to be how to create the conditions for artists of all backgrounds to flourish, argues Pa…
