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…
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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…
A seat at the table
Challenging the notion of a ‘hard-to-reach community’ in Luton, Imrana Mahmood explores the need to create pathways th…
How to rewire your thinking
Lucy Jamieson explains how pooling resources, creativity and ideas rather than working in silos can bring about eff…
An investment in the future
A paid internship scheme provides theatre company Third Angel with essential administrative support – and develops talent th…
Starting from scratch
Liz Moreton explains why Battersea Arts Centre has taken the unusual step of opening up a new space for start-up businesses.
Success for creative businesses is more than just creating jobs, study concludes
A three-year project delivered by five universities in the North East helped hundreds of creative businesses test new ways of work…
Book review: A Restless Art
Lucy Neal welcomes François Matarasso's nuanced and passionate exploration of the growing field of participatory art.
Imagining a better future
Without creative thinking, society will sleepwalk into a climate disaster. The arts have a crucial role to play in inspiring, chal…
Whose play is it anyway?
Theatrical productions typically give priority either to the playwright’s text or the director's interpretation. Eve Lei…
From Hull to Freetown and back
A project bringing together theatre-makers from Hull Truck Theatre and Freetown in Sierra Leone has overcome logistical and cultur…
Embracing business
As arts and cultural organisations rise to the challenges facing the sector, some are adopting new and ground-breaking templates f…
Part of the furniture
Dance company Motionhouse’s partnership with a furniture manufacturer is as close as it gets – they work side by side….
The art of management
Artists are using their creative insight to advise business on strategies and methods of production. Catherine Morel and Philippe…
