Real change happens from the ground up
Top-down programmes will never bring about meaningful change, says Cath Hume – so it’s time for arts organisations and…
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Beyond sport, monarchy and wars
First World War centenary commemorations proved that large-scale cultural projects can effectively mark nationally significant eve…
How we doubled attendance at the UK’s most northerly arts centre
By working in partnership and refusing to patronise audiences, Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness has attracted record numbers, says Ch…
Businesses aren’t investing in culture, research finds
Employers think that arts and culture make places more attractive for workers – but see salaries, transport and schools as m…
Why the arts need more partnerships with business
The cultural sector needs to follow Samuel Beckett’s words and “fail again…fail better”, argues Arts Coun…
What will Brexit mean for European arts partnerships?
The prospect of leaving the EU inevitably creates uncertainties – but a silver lining is a greater understanding of the valu…
The power of collaborative communities
To unlock the full value of culture, Arts Council England needs to support villages, towns and cities across the country to work t…
Galleries dance partnership aims to tackle knowledge gap
A new initiative to commission dances with UK galleries will improve the profile and practice of this developing field, its founde…
How to do change better
Meeting future challenges in the arts sector will not be about managing change, but creating it, says Richard Watts.
Job Ladder: Clare Reddington
The CEO of Bristol’s Watershed looks back on how “a jumble of opportunism and serendipity” has helped her avoid…
€3.1m Creative Europe funding hangs on Brexit deal
“Our carefully laid plans…would be wasted” if the UK leaves without a deal, says an organisation awarded €…
Why European collaboration is worth fighting for
While some in the UK may believe we have little to learn from European collaboration, Anne Torreggiani and Jonathan Goodacre have…
The real ‘Brand Britain’: can European grassroots touring survive?
What might a no-deal Brexit do to the independent grassroots networks that currently flourish across the continent, asks Martin Co…
How can rural voices be heard?
With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collab…
A world with walls: how Brexit could stifle the success of outdoor arts
The outdoor arts sector has experienced growth over the last decade, but could a no-deal Brexit put the brakes on this? Maggie Cla…
How collaborative are you really?
Teams can fall into working in isolation, rather than together for a common purpose, in organisations of any size. Nick Stevenson…
The feelgood factor: making flagship programmes work
Artistic excellence and effective governance are key to the success of major public cultural programmes, writes Nigel Hinds.
Shining a light on local culture
The LightNight festival initially aimed to showcase Liverpool's artists to outsiders – but it is now more concerned with…
Thinking big about health
The Hub at Wellcome Collection brings together academics and practitioners to tackle issues like rest and busyness, rare dementias…
From crisis to creativity
Nottingham Refugee Week shows how opportunity can come out of a crisis when communities work together, writes Anna Ball.
Creative processes at the heart
The place in which a cultural organisation finds itself can determine how it thrives, survives or even dies, but many organisation…
Without help, without permission
A perpetual, community-led art project is transforming neighbourhoods in Exeter, street by street. JoJo Spinks explains why handin…
Redefining the City of London through culture
The global finance hub is forging a new identity through risk-taking alliances between its commercial, public and cultural sectors…
Creativity + innovation = change
Patrick Towell unpicks the crucial differences between creativity and innovation in the context of rapid change in the cultural se…
