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…
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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,…
Including the excluded
Sonali Joshi says parity in support for the self-employed is the vital ingredient for a positive future.
Going digital isn’t about technology
The greater success of some arts organisations boils down to a few key ingredients. Money isn’t one of them, writes Ash Mann…
What to do when you’re sick of Zoom
Heidi Wiley and Hélène Gauthier share how they created a virtual venue – and why they think this provides a model for the…
Recovery isn’t a black and white picture
Ben Walmsley, Abigail Gilmore and Dave O’Brien share findings from a research programme that shows there are silver linings…
Streaming licences are here to stay
PRS for Music’s controversial new streaming licences were inevitable, writes Phil Tucker. Those who embrace the change will…
One story is not enough
Middle Eastern and North African arts professionals have been all but invisible in the UK. It's time to find our voice, take o…
What happens when we invest in music education
Lucy Galliard writes that the real impact of the first school to be started and supported by a symphony orchestra will be demonstr…
Volunteers keep creativity alive
The creative activity that thrives in everyday society is often the most overlooked and unsupported, writes Robin Simpson. Here&rs…
We must build back fairer
The creative sector will bounce back, writes Jane Ide. What matters is building a more inclusive sector – and not just becau…
10 ways you can help creative freelancers
Freelancers share what organisations can do to help them throughout the current crisis and beyond.
Covid taught us to care again
The pandemic has put an end to the days when an aloof but brilliant leader could direct operations from behind closed doors. Hones…
