Artistic Director of Manchester’s SICK! Festival stands down
Move comes little more than two months after entire board of National Portfolio Organisation quit their positions.
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Call for review of City of Culture governance arrangements
Coventry City Council says it wants to ensure future events do not suffer similar issues following the collapse of the trust that…
Royal Exchange drops Artistic Director role
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will adopt a new leadership structure following the departure of its co-Artistic Directo…
Entire board departs NPO arts producer
Arts Council England says it has been “made aware" of changes to the board at SICK! Productions.
British Museum launches webpage to recover stolen objects
The British Museum has announced the launch of a webpage that aims to help recover some of the almost 2,000 antiquities that have…
British Museum: From looter to looted
From the perspective of Greece or Nigeria, the word irony hardly does justice to the sad spectacle unfolding at the British Museum…
Theatre’s model is broken
In the face of increasing numbers of theatre leaders leaving their roles, David Micklem thinks it’s time the whole business…
Succession – without the drama
Succession is often a challenging experience for both the outgoing leader and those left to pick up the reins, as Claire Antrobus…
King’s Birthday Honours recognises arts leaders
Arts and culture professionals feature heavily in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list, reinforcing his acknowledged ap…
Spotlight on new NPOs: Family Arts Campaign
Connection, communities and collaboration are essential ingredients for working with families, writes Anna Dever, Director of a ne…
Theatre apologises for ‘encouraging poor etiquette’
Norwich Theatre has apologised for “inadvertently encouraging poor theatre etiquette” after sending a newsletter with…
A musical career in three movements
With a working life of more than 30 years, Kirsteen Davidson Kelly explores how her early career in performance has info…
New programme to boost disabled and neurodiverse leadership
A team of learning disabled and autistic creatives from Access All Areas have banded together to create a new national arts progra…
Staff hit out at trustees over ‘closure plans’ for LADA
Open letter penned by staff at former NPO suggests organisation is being 'closed down' by trustees despite being offered f…
Opening up leadership to young expertise
Rob Drummer is a man on a mission to cultivate change in the theatre industry for the benefit of young people. Here he shares why…
Redundancies at National Science and Media Museum
The museum is set to close for 13 months to undergo a £6m upgrade, resulting in more than 20 front-facing staff being made r…
Formal probes into Coventry City of Culture Trust confirmed
National Audit Office and Charity Commission confirm inquiries into financial management of the charity, after ex-senior staff byp…
Campaigners protest ongoing closure of Swindon museum
Campaigners in Swindon calling for a museum to reopen held a tea party earlier this week to mark three years since its closure. Sw…
Creative decision-making is better shared
There is, David Micklem hopes, a quiet revolution happening. A revolution in how our arts and cultural spaces are taking decisions…
North Shields theatre to reopen with new operator
The charity that runs the Exchange Theatre in North Shields has announced that it will close the venue after failing to reach an a…
Cultures of trust: Towards flexible and fearless organisations
Flexible working is a necessity if you want a workforce that’s diverse, inclusive and creative, says Sholeh Johnston.
Theatre company announces four-day week plans
A theatre company in Manchester will adopt a four-day week on a trial basis, becoming the second National Portfolio organisation t…
Co-leadership is key to diversity
In the cultural sector, leaders too often fail to reflect the diversity of society – in ethnicity, gender and disability. So…
Bullying bosses, broken boards and a crisis of accountability
Melissa Nisbett, Ben Walmsley and Emma McDowell have been conducting research on abusive leadership in the arts. Their findings wi…
