Earnings should not dictate policy on creative subjects
A blog post by a former government adviser has called for a cap on the number of students studying creative subjects. Orian Brook…
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Selling artists the dream
Being an artist, at all career stages, is a minefield waiting to be triggered without informed guidance. Simon Poulter has been ca…
UKRI awards £70m to university museums and collections
University museums and collections from 21 higher education institutes will receive a share of £14m of Higher Education Muse…
Local authority funding survey 2024: preliminary findings
Initial findings from Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey on local authority funding reveal councils are selling off venue…
Art therapy improves outcomes for young people in mental health units
Art therapy is associated with positive outcomes for children and adolescents in a hospital-based mental health unit, a new study…
Do artists’ livelihoods matter?
After far too many decades of jam tomorrow, artists deserve better, says independent arts researcher Susan Jones.
‘Pressing need’ for evidence that arts prevent youth offending
Review into impact of arts programmes aimed at preventing youth offending finds insufficient evidence to calculate their effective…
Government urged to develop live performance ‘crisis plan’
Performing arts sector remains at threat from future global shocks unless action on resilience planning is taken by both central a…
Cultural strategies: Layers of place and policy
Amid the current drive for local authorities to have cultural strategies, Professor Daniel Ashton considers the challenges of tryi…
Class barriers persist in the creative industries
Research from Creative Access has found class discrimination remains an issue in creative workspaces. Almost three-quarters (74%)…
UK creative industries ‘an export success story’
Report highlights overall export growth but finds 'striking dichotomy' in the performance of trade in services versus trad…
What would a regenerative cultural sector look like?
The sector’s resilience and creativity in navigating crises show how art and culture will sustain even in the toughest of ti…
Inside the minds of cultural leaders
What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? Steven Hadley is the Editor…
Significant challenges ‘may limit opera sector ambitions’
A report into the opera sector commissioned by Arts Council England has warned that the rising costs of staging productions are ou…
More than half of arts audiences are first-time bookers
Research into the behaviour of new arts audiences post-pandemic found the retention rate of new bookers in 2023 was higher than it…
Pressures on freelance mothers in dance ‘at critical point’
Concerns raised over female dancers returning to work too soon after giving birth, risking physical exhaustion and injury.
Researchers investigate benefits of singing
A Bristol music venue is teaming up with researchers at the city's University of the West of England to explore links between…
Measuring the impact of Shakespeare
The RSC is currently the only theatre company to hold Independent Research Organisation status. It is using that to initiate resea…
Under half of England’s local authorities have a cultural strategy
Analysis from the start of last year found less than half of England’s local authorities have a publicly available cultural…
The shifting world of arts comms
For the past two years, Mobius Industries has run a survey to take the temperature of arts PR. As Emma Berge reports, the results…
Movement for wellbeing
Taking part in physical activity has proven health benefits but it remains elusive for many. Here Amy Knowles shares an innovative…
Survey to review pay transparency for live music freelancers
Music sector body LIVE has launched a survey to understand and identify changes required to improve the experience of freelancers…
Teaching empathy
Empathy is vital in the work of NHS staff, but it's not always part of their professional development. Persis Jadé Maravala i…
How to boost arts audiences
The figures for attendance at arts events in the UK have been stable since 2005*, writes Agnieszka Wlazeł, despite a variety of a…
