Rocky path ahead for museums and galleries
A 9-point checklist will guide the safe reopening of museums and galleries, but visitors may still stay away if the services and f…
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Cautious re-start for museums, galleries and cinemas
The Government is encouraging the sector to welcome the public back, but museum directors warn that “permission to reopen do…
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…
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…
Can artists ever gain control of their work?
Even if their art is immaterial and temporary, artists aren’t always able to decommodify it as they see fit. Emily Wigoder c…
How can arts organisations support artists during lockdown?
As Wimbledon Art Fair opens online, Emily Robson explores the ways in which studios can continue to help artists find a market for…
When the going gets tough…
Fine art students at the University of Lincoln are determined not to let coronavirus ruin their degree show. Emma Brice explains h…
UN proclaims value of artists – but no payment
Creative practitioners are being told “you have the power to change the world” but responses to its creative brief wil…
Crafting support for Scottish arts
Eleven Scottish visual arts organisations have banded together to improve opportunities for artists and show their worth to policy…
Art: a tool for questioning the present and imagining the future
Why doesn’t the education system place learning about image on an equal footing with learning about text and numbers? The la…
Female artists’ work three times more likely to be undervalued than men’s
New research “confirms many fears that female artists are making less money, regardless of talent”. So what’s th…
Artists face financial squeeze as ‘perfect storm’ of market trends favours the elite
Artists will increasingly need multiple income streams and brand collaborations to fund their creative practice in an Instagram-fu…
Why artists’ studios are changing with the times
Dedicated studio complexes offer artists supportive communities, career development and chances to connect with local people, says…
ACE funds ‘sustainable future’ for Bristol’s Arnolfini
A £1.8 million commitment to the troubled gallery reflects its “vital importance” to reinvigorating contemporary…
Visual arts audiences ‘increasingly dominated by a new generation’
New research finds that visual arts appeal disproportionately to millennials and Generation Z – but warns the sector needs t…
Campaign champions impact of Scottish visual arts
Art in Action is calling on politicians to “think differently about art” and place it at the heart of their decision-m…
A seat at the table
Challenging the notion of a ‘hard-to-reach community’ in Luton, Imrana Mahmood explores the need to create pathways th…
Lessons in leadership from an interim Chief Executive
What is it like to lead a large and complex organisation? Having just spent some time as an interim chief executive, Matthew Brown…
Major museums to compare visitor experiences with other leisure attractions
New research will compare data on areas such as cross-visitation and dwell-time at some of England’s largest cultural instit…
Crafting their next steps
Katy Sadler explains how a festival in one of Birmingham’s busiest thoroughfares enables craft and design graduates to test…
An art programme for everyone
Emma Edmondson introduces an alternative postgraduate art programme, designed to fit around the lives and bank balances of today&r…
Organising a life’s work
A new app offers an innovative and cost-effective way for artists to shape their legacies within their lifetimes, says Ellie Porte…
Taking art out of the box
Biennials have emerged as a key influence in contemporary exhibition-making. Shwetal Patel and Sunil Manghani explain how a more i…
Only a third of artists’ income comes from their art, research finds
A newly-released Arts Council England report finds that portfolio careers are the norm among artists, and that the sector is domin…
