Attracting audiences other artforms cannot reach
How do outdoor arts have the potential to reach audiences other artforms can’t, and how can we best support the sector, asks…
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Taking bold steps
Few arts venues have programmed main stage shows starring performers with learning disabilities, but new diversity requirements fo…
National roll-out on the cards for Black Ticket Project
The scheme, which offers free theatre tickets to young Black people, is hoping to expand following two successful crowdfunding cam…
Why I’m not celebrating
You may think Debbie Geraghty should be celebrating the current diversity debate, so why isn’t she?
New attitudes to music-making
Has music become too pigeon-holed into distinct genres? Tony Haynes asks how we can truly promote cultural diversity when the oppo…
Letter: Facing a closed door
Stunting community and voluntary arts organisations by restricting access to capital funding will hurt the whole sector in the lon…
Breaking the cycle
To improve the diversity of the workforce, arts organisations need to employ more young people from low-income backgrounds. Kate D…
Breaking into the museum sector
To work in a museum you need the right academic qualifications and the resources to volunteer, but new initiatives in Scotland are…
A step in the right direction
Creative organisations in East London have joined forces to offer local young people the chance to develop employment skills in pa…
New partnership to promote diversity in music education
The Alliance for a Musically Inclusive England will aim to remove barriers and give young people ownership of musical learning.
Working class people ‘significantly excluded’ from arts careers
Craft is the only artform to come close to accurately representing working class communities across the UK, new research finds.
Arts side-lined in Sector Deal for the creative industries
The £150m Creative Industries Sector Deal supports the development of creative clusters and the roll out of a creative caree…
An alliance for culture change
After conducting a review into governance in the arts, Hilary Carty now finds herself leading the response to it. She reveals the…
Young high-flyers on the board
A Northern Ireland scheme that places young professionals on arts boards benefits the sector and the young people alike. Natalie C…
Why Wales needs to catch up
The arts sector has a duty to challenge social injustice and promote equality and diversity, but Wales is getting left behind, war…
Let’s take on panto
Has panto become culturally inappropriate, racist even? Oh yes it has, calls out Daniel York.
Rural England: is there an appetite for culturally diverse art?
New research found audiences in rural Lincolnshire are hungry for culturally diverse theatre and dance, but the provision isn&rsqu…
Where are our young and diverse trustees?
Given that trustees have financial and legal responsibility for their charity, it’s no surprise many people lack the confide…
Arts Council will ‘push NPOs hard’ to collect diversity data
The national funder has reported stagnating numbers of BME and disabled staff at national portfolio organisations, which have fail…
Parliament to investigate social impact of participating in culture
The DCMS is seeking to draw the Government’s attention to culture’s impact on education, health and diversity, and cre…
Creative network seeks to tackle marginalisation in the arts
Tate and National Museum Wales will participate in a new project bringing together artists, arts organisations and youth workers t…
Building a queer youth archive
A heritage project celebrating stories from LGBTQ+ young people in Brighton has resulted in a digital archive, as well as new phot…
Retired rural audiences hungry for diverse work, report finds
A research project that toured an Indian play around Lincolnshire has uncovered challenges around staging and touring diverse arts…
New guides to help diversify workforce and leadership
An Arts Council England toolkit offers advice on widening recruitment processes and improving data collection, and includes resear…
