It’s easy to blame the challenges now facing theatre on the longest shutdown of stages since the mid-17th century. But these…

A commissioning programme in support of disabled artists was inundated with applications. Jo Verrent says the sector must increase…

To become genuinely inclusive, organisations need to find space to talk. Michael Davidson runs a music education programme where l…

While audiences are most comfortable returning to outdoor events, organising a festival that can flex around ever-changing re…

With artists no longer able to travel freely across Europe post-Brexit, and with no sign of the Covid pandemic abating, Francesca…

With the re-opening of outdoor festivals around the UK, John McGrath shares his thoughts on creating a responsible and safe festiv…

Muslim communities are regularly assailed by poor generalisations and by impoverished stories written by ‘someone else&rsquo…

The festival season may look a bit different this year, but Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture is underway. Jake Bartle a…

Recent research provides insights to building lifetime relationships with the funders of the future. Lisa Rose outlines the main f…

The moment for information and peer support to develop partnerships has never been more timely. Evelyn Wilson has established a ne…

One year on from the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol, Phil Castang reflects on how ditching the Colston name for the con…

Think the elusive artist has automatic rights to their famous murals? It’s a bit more complicated than that. Jack Martin and…

What does it mean to be Black in the arts industry today? Marking the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, Gabrielle…

Employers cannot see freelancers as the ‘always on’ source of talent and skill that can be picked up and put down at w…

As Covid-19 has pushed culture online, Danielle Child, Karen Gray, Harry Weeks and John Wright examine how arts and cultural organ…

With long experience of working in Europe, Phillip Parr reminds us that, even in a post-Brexit world, there are still plenty of op…

Sophie Handy shares her experience of a civic arts programme with a genuine grassroots approach to local development in the hands…

Despite all the difficulties of the past year, Jake Bartle and Emily Coleman are confident that this year’s festival will be…

Together for Museums harnessed the collective efforts of members, artists, donors and the public to come to the aid of the sector,…

With under a month to go for art businesses and artists to register with HMRC, Mary-Alice Stack explores how the sector is respond…

Can artists make a positive contribution to alleviate the threat of biodiversity decline? Misha Curson shares a project which is a…

Rural touring has never been more innovative than it was in 2020. Holly Lombardo asks what comes next for a sector that…

After a lifetime spent working in the arts across the world, Judith Knight considers the dilemma of meeting the demands of the cli…

Organisations talk a big game about preventing climate change but what are they doing? Bridget McKenzie shares her experience of t…