The cultural horizon: 2026
Anne Torreggiani and The Audience Agency team look to the year ahead and share their thoughts on the trends shaping the sector’s…
Anne Torreggiani and The Audience Agency team look to the year ahead and share their thoughts on the trends shaping the sector’s…
We can’t get the whole population to the National Theatre, but we can foster connection in our libraries, music venues and villa…
This year welcomed reports into the cultural landscape ranging from business models to audience behaviour, and from workforce cond…
The Hodge review of Arts Council England resembles a Christmas wish list, but who stands to get their presents? asks Robin Can…
Deborah Kermode, who leads Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre, discusses how the organisation instituted an ‘urgent’ 18-month…
64 Million Artists’ co-founder Jo Hunter reflects on the final iteration of the organisation’s annual creative provocation –…
Dr Mai Musié, senior manager at the National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE), speaks to three leaders working a…
Conni Rosewarne and Mary Paterson both work to integrate art into healthcare settings. Here, they discuss the unique problems faci…
Chief executive of audience development company Thrive, Fiona Bell, explores how the line between concession tickets and discounte…
Artist Alex Lupo, music in education leader Karen Irwin, and researcher Beth Pickard discuss the transformative importance of musi…
How do small acts of generosity, coupled with targeted investment, become a movement? Arts Fund’s Alice Regent shares her reflec…
Keep Moving is a project designed to advance disabled leadership and champion inclusive participation. Becky Bailey of Fabric, a s…
Jon Flinn, who co-wrote three UK City of Culture bids including Hull’s winning 2017 entry, believes the Town of Culture contest…
True digital accessibility is about consistency, commitment and curiosity – not checklists, writes Maisie Burn of Substrakt.
After eight years in post, Andrew Miller is stepping down as a National Council member of Arts Council England and as chair of its…
When artists and organisations come together to discuss a more inclusive future for the sector, the whole landscape can change, wr…
Former director of creative industries at Creative Scotland, Clive Gillman, believes there’s much to commend about a review into…
On behalf of the Midlands Arts and Humanities Futures Network¹, Professor Rachel Moseley argues for the importance of a co-ordina…
Digital creativity is redefining cultural content, providing new ways for audiences to connect and participate. The Space’s Harm…
The recently published curriculum review has elicited a range of reactions and reflections. But primary school teacher and educati…
The day-to-day working reality of arts marketers has never been so challenging. Cath Hume of the Arts Marketing Association thinks…
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) was set up to uphold and improve standards of behaviour across the…
This week, Kids in Museums stages its 15th annual Takeover Day. Across the UK and internationally, museums invite children and you…
Parents in the arts sector work in a system that fails to support them adequately. Here, producer and new mother Nora Laraki share…