‘Lack of trust’ in disabled audiences’ access upon reopening
Just 7% of disabled arts professionals are in full-time employment according to a new survey that paints a "shockin…
Posts
Call to defund arts centre after board quashed ‘futile’ revisioning project
Artists contracted for the ill-fated project want the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art closed, alleging a lack of appropriate r…
Employment guide to ‘eliminate barriers’ for disabled people in music
The handbook aims to improve representation of disabled people in the music industry as a survey finds half have withdrawn job app…
Culture for everyone in Scotland
Andy Robertson argues for the cultural sector to become an equal stakeholder in developing a future for Scotland.
Initiatives to unlock an anti-racist arts sector
Two new programmes aim to move organisations beyond the statements of solidarity expressed last summer through distinct but comple…
Black Cultural Archives quits working group over race report
The heritage organisation says it was asked to present to the report's commissioners but its contribution wasn't recorded.
Survival depends on safer spaces
Amanda Huxtable reflects on how racial trauma has shaped leadership within the cultural sector, taking on the responsibility for c…
Beyond Culture Recovery
The distribution of Arts Council England’s Culture Recovery Fund has attracted widespread criticism, not least from those ca…
Freelancers charter to underpin ‘new normal’ in London
London Mayor commits to supporting self-employed creatives who are under pressure to accept poorer terms once government support i…
Artworks by women just 4% of global auction sales
A worldwide study of the secondary art market reveals that "while the average John Smith makes it into auction, the average J…
Women hire more balanced casts than men, study finds
New reports highlight gender gaps in theatre and music as UNESCO warns the pandemic will be watershed for equality – on…
Gypsy stories need space to travel
Europe’s largest ethnic minority is perhaps the most marginalised in the arts. Carl Woodward says addressing this means chan…
One candle can light the next
When her work was erased, Tori Allen-Martin took action to make sure it didn’t happen to anyone else. It’s turned into…
What’s global is also individual
Nigel Prince reflects on the power and responsibility arts organisations have to champion social change in a time of upheaval worl…
Lockdowns push young, disabled and less educated out of creative workforce
Researchers say we should be "especially worried" about a huge drop in creatives under 25 that could lead to greate…
Including the excluded
Sonali Joshi says parity in support for the self-employed is the vital ingredient for a positive future.
Embracing the art of the possible
The theatre industry needed a champion in a time of crisis. National Theatre Scotland answered the call and it’s not turning…
New initiative targets independent venue accessibility
A 12-month project to make venues safer and more inclusive raises bigger questions about how disabled artists will return to perfo…
Recovery isn’t a black and white picture
Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore and Dave O’Brien share findings from a research programme that shows there are silver linings…
One story is not enough
Middle Eastern and North African arts professionals have been all but invisible in the UK. It's time to find our voice, take o…
10 ways you can help creative freelancers
Freelancers share what organisations can do to help them throughout the current crisis and beyond.
Supporting freelancers would be ‘relatively cheap’
A year's worth of income support payments for arts sector freelancers would cost an estimated £880m – less than 1%…
Why ‘who you know’ doesn’t fit the bill
Supporting creative practitioners with opportunities at this time is vital, but do so wisely, says Guy Armitage. Running an o…
Let creativity be a sanctuary
Theatre maker Rosie MacPherson calls for urgent action as Covid-19 closes routes to resettlement.
