• Income
• Management

In our series exploring new business models, Gill Wildman, director of Upstarter incubator, argues they need to be designed in a way that aligns with creative practice and values.

• Health and wellbeing
• Human resources
• Management

Clore Leadership recently released ‘Imagine it Different’ – a report on a programme they undertook looking into the world of work. Jo Hunter, founder and CEO of 64 Million Artis…

• Human resources
• Management

In our series of articles looking at changing workplace culture, Fun Palaces co-director Amie Taylor explores the challenges and benefits of having an entirely part-time, flexible…

• Artificial Intelligence
• Governance
• Management

Do your governance and leadership teams have a strategy for the use of AI? Or are your teams just experimenting without direction? Cath Hume thinks now’s the time to develop…

• Diversity
• Equality
• Human resources

Part of the point of art is the lens it offers us to look at the world in a different way, to converse with people and perspectives that are not our own, to learn, to disagree and…

• Cost-of-living crisis
• Equality
• Management

Without the real Living Wage, creative and cultural growth will just replicate existing inequalities, writes Lianna Etkind.

• Arts funding
• Finance
• Management

Arts organisations are only too aware of the limitations of short-term funding. But, in Northern Ireland, a pioneering financial programme provides a fresh blueprint for future fun…

• Leadership
• Theatre

Introducing an ambitious initiative at a time when subsidised arts organisations are being asked to do less seems like madness. But for Slung Low it is a natural next step in their…

• Human resources
• Leadership

Northcott Theatre in Exeter has said it will advertise at least one creative role on every production. Creative Director Martin Berry explains the thinking behind it.  

• Leadership
• Research

What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? Steven Hadley is the Editor of a new book on the subject. 

• Leadership

Curiosity has been described as a leadership superpower, but unfocused curiosity can be frustrating, confusing and ineffective for the people you work with, writes Ash Mann.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Human resources
• Law

Ruth Sparkes is co-founder of SaferSpace, a tech-for-good company trying to address unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. To mark International Women's Day, she has released…

• Health and wellbeing
• Human resources
• Policy

Leading a team producing a demanding festival in a challenging environment, Catherine Groom thinks developing and formalising a health and wellbeing policy is essential.

• Management
• Theatre

There is a domino effect at play across the sector at the moment, with the number of closures since last year reaching double figures. No doubt there are more to come, but Emily Wi…

• Cultural commissioning
• Human resources
• Supporting artists

An ancient practice of balloting is being put to use in application processes with the twin aims of reducing unpaid labour and increasing fairness, writes Martin O’Leary.

• Management
• Marketing

When the proverbial hits the fan, how prepared are you to handle the public messaging? Helen Palmer shares her experience of crisis communications planning and offers useful advice…

• Digital
• Human resources

Recruiting for digital roles is tricky, which is understandable given cultural organisations have not traditionally had to hire for these skills. Ash Mann shares his experience of…

• Digital
• Human resources

With digital technologies developing at pace, freelancers need to develop their skills throughout their careers. Rob Lindsay outlines the support The Space provides to freelancers…

• Leadership
• Museums and heritage
• Policy

From the perspective of Greece or Nigeria, the word irony hardly does justice to the sad spectacle unfolding at the British Museum, writes Barnaby Phillips. 

• Digital
• Human resources
• Marketing

Whether you’re new to digital marketing or have been bluffing your way through for a while, Lauren James has put together a beginners' guide to help you get stuck in.