Why ‘minimum practice’ isn’t best practice – and isn’t good enough
As more and more freelancers refuse to accept unfair agreements and start calling out bad practice by employers, there’s a l…
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Treating the rash or investing in a cure: the future of artists’ livelihoods
For artists and performers to be supported in the years ahead, de-institutionalisation and the decentralisation of arts funding is…
Time to think the unthinkable
Proposals for radical change would ordinarily be met with derision by most orchestra boardrooms, says Julian Forbes. But current c…
Lobbying for creative workers falls on deaf ears
A tapering extension to pay protection for furloughed employees and Government refusal to acknowledge groups that have fallen thro…
More businesses have closed in the arts than any other sector, figures show
A quarter of UK employees are on furlough, but in the arts the figure is around two-thirds, Government figures reveal.
Museums and galleries face new challenges as re-opening approaches
Museums and galleries are preparing to address the conflicting challenges of attracting audiences back whilst having to postpone t…
Culture Secretary under fire for Taskforce membership
BAME arts leaders, the community arts sector and the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee have all raised conc…
Sector fights for the survival of the self employed workforce
A chorus of dismay is growing in response to the deepening financial crisis facing many of the artistic and creative workers who f…
Societal trends have produced a fertile market for British crafts
The growth of online sales has expanded the craft market and provided more opportunities for disabled people, but fears are growin…
Climate is still an emergency in the age of Covid-19
Change needs public and political buy-in and art is the most effective way to communicate a complex concept to a population. It&rs…
The long tail for fundraising and philanthropy
Covid-19 may have stimulated the Big Society, but it will see the arts sector fundamentally change, says Michelle Wright.
The Way Forward
Preparing for the post-lockdown, post-Covid world? Read here about what everyone else is doing – and beg, borrow and share g…
Refund woes continue as consumers berate ticketing practices
Huge public anger over ticketing companies’ foot-dragging approach to offering refunds for cancelled and postponed events co…
Ministerial taskforce to discuss reopening, but not funding
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is asking senior representatives across the DCMS portfolio to find “creative ways to get the…
Local venues could be key to keeping audiences engaged
Rural touring could win back audiences first, as confidence in village hall venues is higher than for other types of auditorium, r…
Inquiry lays bare the impending collapse of the cultural sector ecology
Commercial operators reveal eye-watering losses and other non-subsidised organisations sit on the brink of ruin in the absence of…
‘Equality, diversity and social justice’ must follow the crisis, says Arts Council
The sector is “on its knees”, the Arts Council of Wales tells a Senedd committee, and invites the arts community to co…
Lockdown, Learn and Lead
How can we preserve the entrepreneurial spirit that has characterised the sector’s response to the pandemic, and which of th…
Getting operationally ready
Innovative solutions to emerging problems are showing how much can be achieved right now, but getting operationally ready for the…
Co-creation and community contact
How can an organisation that depends on face-to-face interaction with its audience sustain its work during the Covid-19 lockdown?…
New alliance to give higher visibility to disabled creative practitioners
Concerns that progress towards diversity is being de-prioritised as a result of the Covid crisis have prompted a new forum from wh…
Plans for a national furlough skills exchange programme take shape
Fears that the current crisis is leading to “an incredible level of retrenching” on diversity have prompted actions to…
Refund scandal could tarnish the reputation of the theatre industry
Ticket buyers fighting to claim refunds from ATG Tickets have found the company is not automatically refunding transaction fees, c…
Research body campaigns for culture and creativity
As the Arts and Humanities Research Council sets out to demonstrate the role digital developments can play in arts and culture, so…
