Creative degrees can deliver skills and employment
In Culture Minister Lucy Frazer's first address to the sector, she highlighted the skills gap facing the creative industries….
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Mela matters
A new report on a little understood artform – Mela – has been launched this week. Ajay Chhabra shares why this is such…
The arts in schools: Foundations for the future
The 1982 publication ‘The Arts of Schools’ was hugely influential with local education authorities and arts profession…
Easy ways to spruce up your local SEO and listing management
If you want to raise awareness of your commercial offering to your audiences, there are some simple things you can do to your webs…
A systematic approach to ‘making the ask’
Making the ask, in person, to a major donor can be one of the most stressful parts of fundraising. Bernard Ross summarises the fiv…
Libraries provide a much-needed home for digital culture
Linda Cockburn shares how bringing digital culture into Coventry’s libraries is building communities and helping to bridge a…
Pilot to engage artist as salaried employee
In a radical move, Artsadmin is offering a year-long contract for an artist to undertake place-based research. Patrick Jowett has…
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.
Four-day week: Realistic vision or pipedream?
Birmingham-based Flatpack Festival has adopted a four-day week on a permanent basis following a six-month trial. Neil Puffett …
Partner Pod: Surviving permacrisis
Are the arts locked in a permacrisis? How do we survive it if so? How long until we get back to 'normal'? Join Robin Cantr…
Life under Covid: Stay home stories
A new report on the personal experiences of artists working through the pandemic aims to understand the long-term impacts on the c…
A wise women manifesto
To mark International Women’s Day, and in response to colleagues feeling 'frozen out' of academia, Lizzie Coombes, G…
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…
Socially engaged practice in the Tees Valley
Working in Middlesborough’s cultural sector for the first time, Charlotte Nicol was blown away by the energy. Here are her t…
Changing fast and slow
Research repeatedly highlights that the cultural sector has a capacity issue to address before it can fully realise the benefits o…
Is there an Athena factor in creative arts?
It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain talent in the arts and cultural sector, particularly for women, writes…
Returning to work
A new initiative to champion the needs of freelancers with caring responsibilities is being launched, specifically focusing on ret…
Reclaiming public spaces
What is placemaking and why is it needed? Maria Adebowale-Schwarte argues it not only creates spaces that are healthier and safer,…
A paradox for George’s marbles
Can a solution be found to the dilemma of the Elgin/Parthenon marbles? asks William Hancock.
Why understanding the value of culture matters
In the face of multiple crises, Matthew McCallum and Ben Walmsley argue that now is the time to make the case for culture as a pub…
Arts Council not to blame for demise of Oldham Coliseum
As the future of Oldham Coliseum hangs in the balance, Neil Puffett considers if it's fair to point the finger at Arts Council…
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…
The challenges of research collaboration
Rosy Greenlees and Suzie Leighton have been reflecting on the challenges of knowledge exchange between the arts and higher educati…
Recognising women leaders
Transforming leadership has been one of ACE’s long-term ambitions. Kate Wood was part of a team that benefitted from th…
