User-centred thinking: Bridging the gap between assumption and truth
Anyone involved in marketing, or creating websites or digital products will know the phrase ‘You are not your customer&rsquo…
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Illuminate audience data reporting suspended for a further year
Arts Council England (ACE) says it wants to make improvements to the Illuminate software platform to make it 'straightforward&…
Big tech firms told to end ‘unlawful’ use of creators’ content
A coalition of trade associations and unions representing creatives has written to big tech firms telling them to end the "un…
IT outage hits arts and culture sector
Arts and culture organisations among industries worldwide affected by major IT outage.
Best practice in digital accessibility
The Space has convened an Accessibility Working Group to support the sector to work in more inclusive and accessible ways. One of…
Digital content: Less like marketing, more like journalism
A focus on niche audiences and regular content formats could be key to amplifying a new type of storytelling, writes Zosia Poulter…
Firm urges culture sector to save Google Analytics data
Arts and culture organisations will be able to access free support tools to save historical data from Google Analytics before the…
Creativity for creativity’s sake
Does your website give equal priority to main house shows and community events? Lauren James has some tips on how to use your webs…
Concerns of ‘digital divide’ across cultural organisations
Research finds a 'huge range of effectiveness' between different cultural organisations when it comes to web pages focused…
How to produce sustainable arts projects
With her experience of working across multiple projects, Sarah Fortescue explores how the sector can deliver what they do best, in…
Get Paid Guide for music creators published
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a Get Paid Guide which it says aims to help demystify metadata for music crea…
British Library shares learnings from cyber attack
The institution says its reliance on legacy infrastructure has impacted its ability to restore services quickly in the wake of a m…
Digital capture: A transformative tool for reaching new audiences
Can arts organisations reach new audiences through strategies like digital capture? Recent successes offer insights into the poten…
Teaching empathy
Empathy is vital in the work of NHS staff, but it's not always part of their professional development. Persis Jadé Maravala i…
Artists working with immersive tech to get £6m support
Immersive Arts, a UK-wide three-year programme backed by the UK’s four arts councils, expects to support over 200 artists an…
2024 set to be a groundbreaking year
The speed of innovation in the digital world can be hard to keep pace with and, as Katie Moffat writes, this is going to be a roll…
Collections Trust reviews weblinks policy after Hamas reference
Collections Trust has deleted a link to a terminology guide from its website following accusations that a section on Palestine des…
Trustee matchmaking
Many arts organisations struggle to find high-quality trustees, particularly ones with digital or business expertise. A new matchm…
Meet the childhood friends transforming access to creative careers
Sam Hornsby and her best friend Mae Yip were sick of seeing young people experience the same lack of access to the creative indust…
MPs warn of ‘lack of definitive plan’ to counter AI risks
Government says it is prioritising the development of a regulatory framework for AI technologies that will promote innovation whil…
My Gurus: On the shoulders of giants
Tom Higham is Creative Director of Mediale, passionate about the power of digital technology. His early career was shaped by an ac…
Joining forces for the future
Last week, The Audience Agency announced a merger with fellow sector support charity, Culture24. Here, CEO Anne Torreggiani explai…
Royal Court creates ‘democratic’ digital archive
Spearheaded by Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone, the Living Archive contains information on every Royal Court production.
Sector support charities merge after loss of ACE funding
The Audience Agency and Culture24, who were both part of ACE's National Portfolio until they lost funding in April this year,…
