The Hepworth Wakefield is blessed with many great pieces of modern British art, but a priority is to grow its collection. Simon Wa…

Rebecca Morland shares step-by-step advice for groups looking to save historic theatre buildings from decay, demolition or closure…

Director Judy Hegarty has been working for 20 years, and keeps returning to the writer Samuel Beckett. How can you find a similar…

How best can we serve the professional development needs of senior fundraisers? Amanda Rigali asked some development specialists w…

What role do arts organisations play in mobilising community engagement and encouraging people to take part in civic life? An…

Where do your audiences go when they’re not with you? Leo Sharrock considers his own ‘elsewhere data’ and w…

How can the arts sector unlock the power of big data? Jason Jones-Hall suggests we learn from the work of Florence Night…

Technology is offering new ways for arts organisations to market their work and engage with audiences. Sofia Carobbio reveals some…

The recent explosion in digital creativity has thrust the arts into the worlds of climate science and wind forecasting, cyberfemin…

A haunting concert recently combined music and birdsong to highlight the plight of endangered birds. Artist Lucy Stevens shares he…

The benefits of commissioners working with the arts sector have been highlighted by pilot schemes in Kent and Gloucestershire. Jes…

After a secondment at NASA, Hannah Bird urges the cultural sector to follow its example in areas like experimentation, collaborati…

It is not trade that binds Europe together, it’s culture, argues Eric Lane. He explains how a reading campaign is engaging w…

A fundraising audit can help unlock your organisation’s potential. Wendy Smithers explains exactly how to conduct one.

In despair at the lack of an adequate plan for tackling climate change, Peter Gingold urges the arts sector to ask the difficult q…

Festival management expert Dr. Louise Platt isn’t afraid of posting a dog pic or two – and you shouldn't be either…

For Susan Miller, an MA in Fine Art has been a real opportunity to confront the vulnerability artists feel when exhibiting their w…

What do audiences for Shakespeare look like today? As theatres prepare to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death, Th…

70 years after public money was first put towards increasing the accessibility of the arts, Steven Hadley asks if it’s a nev…

We accept income as a strong predictor of cultural taste. But why should this be, asks sociologist Aaron Reeves. And does tas…

Festivals may no longer benefit from regular funding streams, but Owen McNeir is optimistic that they can still thrive on a mixed-…

Rachel Grunwald flinches every times she hears someone – including herself – use terms such as ‘cultural offer&r…

How many theatres offer audio description services to blind and partially sighted people? Matthew Cock carried out some research a…

The arts needs to lose a sense of purity and develop a start up attitude, argues festival director Briana Pegado.