Lewisham plans diverse Borough of Culture calendar
Lewisham London Borough of Culture will celebrate local diversity and bring positive changes to the area, according to its coordin…
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A new wave of leaders
A new Office for Leadership Transition is advocating for more diversified models of cultural leadership. Sandeep Mahal shares the…
UK Music looks beyond London in diversity plan
A "greater focus" outside London is needed to increase diversity in the music industry, UK Music says. The association w…
Classical music inaccessible to less affluent families
A three-year research project aims to improve diversity in classical music, where women remain underrepresented in top roles and 9…
Barbican pledges diversity targets to address racist culture
A third of claims made against the institution related to racism, but "very few" people of colour were interviewed by la…
£800k for visual arts projects addressing racial inequality
Freelands Foundation has awarded £800,000 to two projects addressing racial inequality in the visual arts. Wysing Arts…
Museums Association releases decolonisation guidance
Museums should be brave, accountable and "aim for justice" in decolonising their practices and collections. The Museums…
LIPA makes first acting auditions free
The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) is making its first round of acting auditions free. The school is also making al…
Whose ‘lived experience’ matters most?
A new strand of political correctness is reshaping conversations on race: the idea of ‘lived experience’ driving the d…
Creating safe and inclusive workspaces in theatre
As a new code of conduct is launched for the theatre industry, Sebastian Cheswright Cater makes the case for the journey the secto…
Survey highlights financial barriers to creative career development
Creative Access says survey findings confirm money issues "exclude those from under-represented communities from progres…
New NPOs must meet undecided targets for funding
Arts Council England will remove its sector support organisation category and ask boards to take "a more active rol…
Stories of racism at the Barbican ‘ring true’, Gompertz says
Stories of institutional racism at the Barbican Centre "ring true to me", Will Gompertz has said. The Interim Manag…
Khan invests £1m to diversify London’s public spaces
A new fund to improve the diversity of London’s public spaces has been announced by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Untold Stories…
White-led Chinese art gallery seeks new director
Manchester’s Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) is recruiting a new director following the resignation of Zoe Dunba…
LGBTIQ+ development programme reopens
Brighton's Malborough Productions has opened applications to the fourth year of its New Queers on the Block development p…
Design chosen for National Windrush Monument
The Windrush Commemoration Committee has selected Basil Watson’s design to stand as the National Windrush Monument. Watson&r…
Governance beyond the ‘great and the good’
Our sector is supported by trustees and directors who, through their passion and skills, have stepped up to support organisations…
When boards go bad: how to take inclusive action
Over the past year, Amanda Parker has been privy to several board-level conflicts that she describes as nightmarish. Boards, she a…
Where are the young people on arts boards?
Ten years ago, while most 21-year-olds were exploring their freedom, Toks Dada was spending his evenings and weekends reading comp…
Trainee scheme to be catalyst for theatre careers
Donmar Warehouse plans to recruit 13 paid trainees under a new career development programme. Catalyst trainees will work in either…
Culture Secretary’s comments on class resonate with the sector
Nadine Dorries courted controversy by saying you have to come from privilege to make it in the arts. Is she right?
Arts companies struggle to recruit as vacancies surge
Organisations are finding themselves in bidding wars over a shrinking pool of quality candidates. Is this the start of a tale…
£2m ringfenced to invest in BAME creative businesses
£2m of a £24m fund will be ringfenced to support Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led creative businesses. Creative Gr…
