Pan-Northern collaboration can unlock opportunities
The key to securing the North’s future as a cultural leader, argues Lynn Haime, CEO of Liverpool’s Baltic Creative, lies in cl…
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Repeated attacks on trans rights are exhausting
Splitpixel’s Lauren James is navigating the changing landscape on trans rights in the UK as best as she can – and the arts are…
Government wants to grow the creative industries: Carpe diem
Within months of coming to power last July, the Labour government put the creative industries at the heart of its growth plans. Ha…
Global majority artists are too often bounded by racial agendas
Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creati…
Boards need Gen Z
Sid Boyer, a young producer at Rising Arts Agency, thinks there is too much hesitancy about handing over governance to a new gener…
Chair today, gone tomorrow: Hope in the boardroom
Newly appointed chair of The Space, Ri Chakraborty discusses the importance of inclusive boards and the need for hope in dark time…
Industry needs to take young people seriously
Boundless Theatre, based in Croydon, runs programmes to support early-career creatives aged 15-25. In a shake-up of its leadership…
Not just art, but social change
Backed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts, a report published this week calls for urgent investment and sets out…
Helping children find their voice
Young people today have to navigate a lot of new challenges. Jordan Veloso from the Pauline Quirke Academy explains why it is so i…
Theatre at a crossroads
This month marks the 20th episode of Devoted & Disgruntled, an annual convention bringing together those who care about the future…
Coney’s journey comes to a close
Even the best adventures must sometimes come to an end. Transitioning out of ACE’s National Portfolio led Coney to a difficult cro…
How to support democracy in times of political extremism
Watershed’s CEO Clare Reddington learned some important lessons from a potentially destabilising event at her venue last week. S…
Burnout in a world on fire: Navigating mental health as a freelance producer
As the demands on independent producers rise, concerns around their mental health and well-being increase too. Nassy Konan and The…
Systemic devaluing of arts in English state schools
For the second consecutive year, the Cultural Learning Alliance has published a ‘report card’ on what has been happening to Ex…
Outdoor arts: Key to increasing audience diversity
The latest ACE review of Equality, Diversion and Inclusion revealed the diversity of audiences is very low in comparison with the…
How will Trump’s policies impact funding for UK arts?
In light of President Trump’s funding decisions in the USA, Cause4’s Michelle Wright and Thomas Williams explore how cuts to U…
Consultation on copyright: Doing nothing is not an option
Scraping artists’ work is like automating shoplifting, says chair of DACS, Margaret Heffernan. She argues that current copyright l…
What the arts can learn from Toyota: Cultivating a culture of creative resilience
Amid funding cuts, operational challenges and shifting audience behaviours, David Reece explores how the arts can take inspiration…
Leading with purpose – and knowing when to move on
If the UK is to remain a global leader in the performing arts, leadership needs a rethink – not just in terms of who holds the rol…
The lessons we learned from Covid – then forgot
In the first of our series reflecting on the pandemic five years on, Splitpixel’s Lauren James is sad that some of the lessons l…
How devolution could revitalise the future of UK arts
The announcement last week of additional funding for the arts was very welcome news but, says Matthew Cleaver of Anvil Arts, more…
Outreach is essential to widening access to the arts
Taking shows into classrooms and community halls is vital to breaking down barriers and redressing the balance in arts provision,…
Soft power: The role of culture in a hyper-globalised world
The new Soft Power Council has been set up in response to a volatile world at a time when democracy is in peril. So, writes Meliss…
Making a difference in cultural policy
The Cultural Policy Unit is a new, independent think tank dedicated to formulating bold, imaginative and practical policy ideas in…
