Us and them
The arts sector is missing the mark in making its case to the wider public, says Liz Hill. In her session at the Shift Happens con…
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Game-changers
Marcus Romer offers a suggestion to anyone who wants to find out how they will be working three years from now.
Slick image
Kevin Smith asks whether we’re comfortable with companies like BP being associated with some of the most prestigious arts in…
Cultivating the conversation
Ivan Wadeson sees patience and planning as necessary prerequisites to campaigning for public support.
Awkward questions
Eleonora Belfiore shares her thoughts on the public value of culture.
A Bobby Ewing moment
Dan Eastmond explains why he walked out of the What Next? conference.
Lost in translation
Nick Williams says the language of the arts sector is turning audiences off.
Togetherness
Juliet Brain sees What Next as a chance to put aside creative egos and work for the common good.
What culture should we value?
Leila Jancovich says let’s not pretend ‘we’re all in it together’
A tall order
Laura Drane says What Next? can’t be a single issue campaign, as we'll never agree on what that issue is.
A safe place
Keith Motson likens What Next? to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for arts professionals.
Absent friends
Bethany Rex asks how do we start a dialogue with those firmly not in the room?
The Thatcher Hangover
Chrissie Tiller on Thatcher's legacy for business models in the arts.
The dangers of diversity
Liz Hill worries that the dash for cash to plug the arts funding gap will undermine the work of artists and organisations that spe…
The tide is turning
Liz Hill welcomes news of renewed efforts to measure the impact of the arts in more valid ways.
What Next – correction
David Lan clarifies 'What Next?'
Living on the breadline
In an edited extract from the provocation essay ‘Ditching The Renaissance’, Dan Eastmond says it’ s time for the…
Beyond the West End
Tom Copley wants to find new homes for small-scale cutting edge theatre in London.
Listening before leading
An open dialogue between arts practitioners, public funders and the public is vital in developing the arts for the benefit of the…
A numbers perspective
In the second of three edited extracts from 'Fireworks', his book of provocation essays, Dan Eastmond quantifies a d…
Exit for the Future
As the arts are mollycoddled by protective funding and propped up by the instinct of stability, will the output of our creative in…
When a theatre led and the funders followed
Anne Bonnar reflects on an experimental approach to attracting audiences that paid off at the Citizens Theatre.
Publish and be damned
Liz Hill explains why ArtsProfessional persists in calling Arts Council England to account.
Speak up for dance
Neil Nisbet says tweeting links to petitions is a poor substitute for consistent participation by the dance sector in discussions…
