Conference delegates heard that unconscious bias in recruitment continues to be a serious problem.

Southbank Centre’s Creative Director has called for a “much more disruptive intervention”.

How can we attract a diverse workforce into the arts sector? Robert West says arts organisations can start by dismantling the barr…

Emma Edmondson introduces an alternative postgraduate art programme, designed to fit around the lives and bank balances of today&r…

Charlotte Arrowsmith, who is performing in two plays with the RSC this summer, explains the challenges and opportunities involved…

The casting of deaf actor Charlotte Arrowsmith in a current RSC production illustrates how committing to diversity does not mean b…

London’s creative sector has failed to diversify its workforce despite significant job growth since 2012, a new report concl…

Creative Access, set up in 2012, has placed hundreds of candidates from under-represented backgrounds with organisations including…

A welcome surprise of five-year funding provided the opportunity for Cardiff's Sherman Theatre to diversify its audiences, boo…

Hannah Ishmael, an archivist at the Black Cultural Archives, reflects on the colleagues, thinkers and activists who have guid…

Little has changed in the ten years since John Holden first shone a spotlight on the damaging disconnect between the arts sector a…

Lucy Neal welcomes François Matarasso's nuanced and passionate exploration of the growing field of participatory art.

The proportion of ‘unknown’ data on ethnicity at large organisations has rocketed up, raising serious questions about…

Detailed information on the demographics of the creative workforce has been released for the first time in seven years.

The Creative Land Trust, backed by seed funding of £4m from City Hall and £2m from Arts Council England, will seek add…

An analysis of the Department for Education’s own figures finds that since 2014, the proportion of students taking music GCS…

Working practices that “wouldn't be tolerated in any other industry” have become the norm across the sector, with…

A student’s academic ability and the wealth of their parents are key indicators of the likelihood that they will get the cha…

The cultural sector has become a self-endorsing closed shop and it’s high time for a shake-up. Simon Dancey throws down the…

As falling budgets make it ever-harder to programme risk-taking work, how can venues engage with new LGBT+ audiences? Kaya Stanley…

How can arts and culture reach a broader audience that more accurately reflects local communities? Sarah Boiling explores how to c…

What is it like to be an artist working in the East Midlands? Elizabeth Hawley-Lingham and Paula Serafini spent two years looking…

Barriers to collaboration between universities and black and minority ethnic community organisations could be removed says Katheri…

What recruitment practices best support diversity? Damian Iorio explains how the National Youth String Orchestra makes sure it&rsq…