All parties seem to agree that devolution is a good thing but the details about how culture will feature are scant. Anne Torreggiani and Patrick Towell discuss why and how we need to build the evidence base.
As we navigate major shifts in the political landscape, it’s good to know there will be continuity on the road to devolution. Everyone is behind devolution deals that enable the kind of regional and local decision-making which leads to more relevant, connected and owned regional policy.
The question for our sector is where and how culture and creativity will feature. All parties acknowledge its importance, but concrete commitment is scarce. So perhaps the bigger question is: how do... more
03 Jul 2024
Feature
A recent symposium exploring the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on creative practice has thrown up serious questions of authenticity, ethics, agency and authorship, says Dario Llinares.
02 Jul 2024
Feature
Arts organisations are only too aware of the limitations of short-term funding. But, in Northern Ireland, a pioneering financial programme provides a fresh blueprint for future funding of the arts, as Sarah Jones explains.
01 Jul 2024
Feature
A focus on niche audiences and regular content formats could be key to amplifying a new type of storytelling, writes Zosia Poulter.
30 Jun 2024
Opinion
In a radical reimagining of the classical music paradigm, Sarah Alexander shares the National Youth Orchestra’s model for engaging young people.
26 Jun 2024
Feature
A survey of arts and cultural marketers reveals a growing sense of unfairness around pay and working conditions. Matt Ecclestone has the details.
26 Jun 2024
Feature
Whoever forms the next government, Art Fund will be lobbying it for greater access to museums for disadvantaged children through the school curriculum, as Catherine Monks explains.
24 Jun 2024
Opinion
Dance is part of the national curriculum and schools are statutorily obliged to provide it. So why is a blind eye being turned to the dramatic decline in dance education at all levels? asks Joe Hallgarten.
24 Jun 2024
Feature
Apprenticeships offer far more than just a qualification. Charlotte Nicol is convinced they can and will radically change the make-up of the arts sector.
20 Jun 2024
Feature
With the general election looming, Jason Jones-Hall explains why all parties should embrace an arts-led approach to place to enhance our children’s education.
19 Jun 2024
Opinion
Following extensive research into the finances of arts organisations, Sarah Thelwall of MyCake reflects on the serious implications for the sector.
19 Jun 2024
Feature
Arts and culture are integral to shaping the places we live. We now need to understand the effects cultural placemaking practices have on our towns, provinces and rural areas, argues John Wright.
19 Jun 2024
Opinion
Arts organisations are committed to reaching marginalised young people through their creative practice. But what happens when young people say things we don’t want to hear? asks Louise Govier.
17 Jun 2024
Feature
In the latest in our series on the arts in education, Steve Ball shares an initiative which connects schools and arts organisations across the city of Birmingham.
13 Jun 2024
Feature
A new report into the challenges facing the museum and gallery sector has just been published. Rachael Browning outlines its key findings and the policy recommendations emerging from it.
12 Jun 2024
Opinion
Regardless of the setting, every school deserves a teacher who is afforded the space and professional trust to teach an inspiring arts curriculum, writes Steven Berryman.