The tourism sector talks of aviation and inbound tourism as a way forward for rural areas, but could the cultural sector offer a r…

Research suggests that people living in ‘more deprived’ areas are less likely to engage with cultural activity. But is…

Patricia Lovett makes the case for protecting and promoting historical crafts – an industry larger than British textiles.

Forty years after founding Artsadmin, departed Director Judith Knight has just one regret: “it’s the most boring…

This year Jerwood Arts published a toolkit for cultural organisations, designed to encourage greater socio-economic diversity in t…

Asking questions about someone’s social class may feel uncomfortable, but people are less sensitive than you might think. Ma…

Helping artists make new work is important, but building longer and deeper relationships with them brings greater rewards for all,…

Intuition can take you only so far. You’ll be more successful at retaining audiences and reviving lapsed attenders if you us…

Victoria Edwards details a plan to attract students with previously low arts engagement to the Royal Central School of Speech and…

As part of a fundraising strategy donation boxes consistently fail to fulfil their potential, but does it have to be this way? Ber…

By defining what inclusivity means for you and empowering all staff to make suggestions or raise concerns, you can identify where…

Larger organisations in the cultural sector will soon be responsible for ensuring their contractors are paying the right amount of…

Creating a production that allowed a young and inexperienced disabled British Asian actor to play an authentic character was a rew…

As she steps down as Editor of the cultural policy journal Cultural Trends, Sara Selwood takes a long hard look at the way the sec…

Patriarchal models of arts leadership belong in the 19th century, says Mark Robinson – we need to develop more distributed,…

Staff and museum users from Manchester Museums and Galleries Partnership challenge Tristram Hunt’s definition of what it mea…

Arts organisations must change their workplace cultures so that young people see the profession as a rewarding long-term job, says…

Dedicated studio complexes offer artists supportive communities, career development and chances to connect with local people, says…

Perceptions of creative ageing have been transformed over the past decade, says David Cutler.

New research highlights how cultural organisations could play a key role in demystifying the internet to non-users, writes Katie M…

Sara Whybrew explains how employers across the creative industries are making sure there’s a new generation of skilled worke…

Dedicated arts and health co-ordinators, together with a commitment to measure impact, are pushing culture into the mainstream of…

Truly embracing neurodiversity means being open to a wider spectrum of mindsets as well as setting targets, says Paula Graham-Gazz…

ArtsProfessional asked people working at the intersection of arts and neurodiversity what changes are needed.