Three reasons why ACE’s new strategy won’t cut it
As Arts Council England prepares to publish its next ten-year strategy, thought leaders suggest a radical alternative.
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New national agency to study ageing and creativity
A three-year project will research ways to support later-life creativity and creative technology solutions for an ageing populatio…
Diversity and inclusion: why are we still talking about it?
A reluctance to self-reflect and a tendency to recruit in our own image are at the root of the sector’s failure to employ a…
Artists face financial squeeze as ‘perfect storm’ of market trends favours the elite
Artists will increasingly need multiple income streams and brand collaborations to fund their creative practice in an Instagram-fu…
Head to head: can a toolkit solve the sector’s class problem?
This year Jerwood Arts published a toolkit for cultural organisations, designed to encourage greater socio-economic diversity in t…
Changing the narrative in East Leeds
It’s been five years since Heads Together opened Chapel FM in East Leeds. Linda Strudwick looks at what can be achieved from…
‘We raise each other up’: supporting a new generation of writers
New Writing North is helping young people in some of the region's most socio-economically disadvantaged areas express themselv…
A welcoming space for affordable training
The lack of affordable skills-based training and opportunities to learn from others makes it much harder for people from disadvant…
‘Better evidence’ needed on immersive technology
A study warns that “debates about authenticity, re-creation and fakery are amplified by digital technologies”.
Disability front and centre stage
Creating a production that allowed a young and inexperienced disabled British Asian actor to play an authentic character was a rew…
Is diverse leadership really welcome in the arts?
Madani Younis' exit from Southbank Centre exposes uncomfortable truths about the arts sector's attitude to workforce diver…
Everyone welcome – of all faiths and none
Staff and museum users from Manchester Museums and Galleries Partnership challenge Tristram Hunt’s definition of what it mea…
Arts figures recognised in disability power list
Campaigner and broadcaster Andrew Miller and theatre-maker Jess Thom are among those included in the Shaw Trust’s latest Dis…
Innately innovative ways of thinking
Truly embracing neurodiversity means being open to a wider spectrum of mindsets as well as setting targets, says Paula Graham-Gazz…
Learning ‘autistic’
Autism should be seen as a cultural difference rather than an impairment, says Hayley Williams-Hindle.
Relaxed performances: why the sector has to do better
Far from being a niche concern, increasing the number of accessible shows would benefit millions of people across the UK, says Jes…
Giving all children access to the arts: Finland’s plan for cultural education
Every teenager in Finland will get free visits local and national arts institutions, thanks to the country’s “innovati…
No access, no public funding?
Five years after first highlighting discriminatory attitudes in ArtsProfessional, the Government’s Disability Champion for A…
Telling new stories around disability
Medical museums can be deeply offensive to disabled visitors. Richard Sandell introduces a radical project that replaced prejudice…
Tackling diversity in children’s arts: what we’ve learned in a year
Tara Lopez identifies three key themes that have emerged so far from the four-year Vital Spark initiative.
‘They let us pick any artist in the world’: the freedom to create relatable theatre
The Contact Young Curators programme gave Wez Thistlethwaite the opportunity to re-engage his creative muscles by co-curating a wo…
Austerity is undermining children’s access to culture, finds research
An LSE researcher said children’s development is being thwarted by Government policy, but argued the situation could be impr…
Call for orchestras to act on disability
A report says “radical, bold action and a sense of collective responsibility” are needed to transform inclusion practi…
Tristram Hunt ‘not interested’ in V&A prayer room
The V&A Director is unconvinced by arguments for a dedicated prayer room in V&A East.
