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…
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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?
One candle can light the next
When her work was erased, Tori Allen-Martin took action to make sure it didn’t happen to anyone else. It’s turned into…
What ‘watch at home’ gave us
Can a regional theatre make money from online productions? Kelly Johnson says you have to weigh your options and ask for help.
The difference between recovery and survival
Moira Jeffrey writes that the fight to survive is a reality we cannot ignore. Focussing on that alone will lead to “erosion…
A moral failure in cultural policy
Underpaid artists have become caretakers for communities that commissioners want to say they’re supporting. Eleonora Belfior…
Culture’s value is a matter of politics
What do we learn when we apply DCMS’ new framework for valuing culture to a controversial statue? Robert Hewison gives it a…
Why ‘selling’ strategically is not ‘selling out’
Purposeful and ethical deaccessioning has funded a digital transformation that is giving a small, London museum a sustainable long…
What’s global is also individual
Nigel Prince reflects on the power and responsibility arts organisations have to champion social change in a time of upheaval worl…
Reworking what you already have is the opposite of innovation
Covid-19 has proved that what worked back then won’t work now. Patrick Towell says true innovation requires attention,…
