‘Aftershock’ – orchestras preparing for an uncertain future
The combined effect of Covid and Brexit will make significant dents in the financial viability of the orchestral sector, in spite…
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Learning through drama: social distance without emotional distance
Ava Hunt and Roger Wooster explore whether applied theatre has a future in a post-Covid world.
People need places (and vice versa)
Caitlin Warfield writes that the future of culture and business in urban centres depends on their ability to work together.
Does Festival UK*2022 offer a blueprint for arts commissioning?
Writer-in-residence Francesca Millican-Slater reflects on the Festival's intensive R&D period – an experim…
Artists and researchers join forces for public art planning
Sam Wilkinson and Rosie Murdoch explain how a speed dating approach to partnerships led to artworks and outcomes beyond their expe…
Why members might leave you – and what you can do about it
Museums’ survival depends on their members – and post-pandemic they're voting with their feet. Julia Protesaru pro…
How to power recovery in the hard-hit North East
Abigail Pogson outlines the vital contribution the arts can – and should – make as the nation edges towards recovery.
Challenging the norms of dance
Grace Nicol wants to redefine how we make dance to support more risky work. The answer, she thinks, lies in greater pastoral…
12 months of Covid – where next?
Live events in the arts and cultural sector have been among the very hardest hit by the pandemic, so one year on, how do arts lead…
Cutting through the noise
Many organisations are struggling to attract income during the pandemic. Merrin Kalinowski and Nathaniel Hepburn explore how crowd…
Send them to the moon
With a smartphone and a bit of carboard, museums’ aspirations for immersive experiences can reach astrological heights, writ…
Acting is an emotional assault
Wabriya King was told she had to be tough to be an actress. It’s not her who needed to change, she writes.
All I need is a hairbrush microphone
Ruth Pitt reflects on the power of music and the projects that put it at the heart of recovery.
Invest in making an impact
Fran Sanderson says building back better means looking beyond what – and who – we know in funding to demonstrate the i…
Can you do more together than alone?
The Audience Agency shares its experience of the pains and gains of collaboration and partnership working.
Expression is what’s really important
When we foster collaboration between the arts and research, we unlock untold benefits for professionals in both sectors, Christoph…
Creativity is a lifesaver
Lord Alan Howarth reflects on a journey in arts and healthcare that has a promising future.
Taking the temperature of arts in health
Erica Ramsay, Geraldine Montgomerie and Holly Dannhauser explore the challenges faced by a local arts in healt…
Fighting online fatigue
Funders and audiences are losing their appetite for virtual events, writes Michelle Wright. What comes next for arts fundraising?&…
Gypsy stories need space to travel
Europe’s largest ethnic minority is perhaps the most marginalised in the arts. Carl Woodward says addressing this means chan…
Challenging ideas about children’s dance
Performers and providers often treat young children as a passive audience. Dr Angela Pickard says they can actively create and eng…
From helpful to hopeful
Paolo Pezzangora shares what we can learn about the nation’s mood from their music tastes during lockdown.
Let’s move beyond the spin
Hull’s leaders want to build a ‘collective legacy’ for its City of Culture year. Victoria Bissett and Michael Ho…
What matters is what comes next
With new demands being made for skills and training, Jane Ide asks: is this going to help young people into work?
