Women on screen

Girl with pictures
02 Jun 2016

After seeing countless talented women have their ambitions thwarted, Amanda Brennan asks what can be done to achieve gender equality in film and TV.

Treasure troves

Children working in corridor
01 Jun 2016

Is it feasible for primary school children to be based full time in a local museum? Wendy James discusses a pilot project where children benefit from learning in stimulating and beautiful environments.

A playful business tool

Photo of a workshop
26 May 2016

A visual business model tool is allowing arts organisations to take a playful and creative approach to planning, says Julie Aldridge.

Art of our time

Installations in gallery
26 May 2016

The Hepworth Wakefield is blessed with many great pieces of modern British art, but a priority is to grow its collection. Simon Wallis discusses the gallery’s approach to new gifts and acquisitions.

A new life for historic theatres

Brighton Hippodrome during redevelopment
24 May 2016

Rebecca Morland shares step-by-step advice for groups looking to save historic theatre buildings from decay, demolition or closure.

How to… find your muse

Photo of Conor Lovett
19 May 2016

Director Judy Hegarty has been working for 20 years, and keeps returning to the writer Samuel Beckett. How can you find a similar source of inspiration?

Training for senior fundraisers

Photo of a training session
19 May 2016

How best can we serve the professional development needs of senior fundraisers? Amanda Rigali asked some development specialists what training they would like to receive.

Back to the future

Photo of people dancing
19 May 2016

What role do arts organisations play in mobilising community engagement and encouraging people to take part in civic life? Andrew Barnett explains why the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has launched an inquiry to find out.

What do you know about me?

Photo of rows of an audience
19 May 2016

Where do your audiences go when they’re not with you? Leo Sharrock considers his own ‘elsewhere data’ and what can be learnt from it.

Florence and the machine

Florence Nightingale's chart
12 May 2016

How can the arts sector unlock the power of big data? Jason Jones-Hall suggests we learn from the work of Florence Nightingale, not always known as a brilliant statistician.

The digital experience

Photo of a digital poster
12 May 2016

Technology is offering new ways for arts organisations to market their work and engage with audiences. Sofia Carobbio reveals some of the most effective. 

Through the lens of digital art

Image of the world in blue and black
12 May 2016

The recent explosion in digital creativity has thrust the arts into the worlds of climate science and wind forecasting, cyberfeminism and many more surprising places, says Tom Higham

How to… protect nature through performance

Photo of a man playing the bansuri flute
06 May 2016

A haunting concert recently combined music and birdsong to highlight the plight of endangered birds. Artist Lucy Stevens shares her tips for using art to communicate environmental issues.  

Effective outcomes for people and communities

Photo of a girl in the Infinity box
05 May 2016

The benefits of commissioners working with the arts sector have been highlighted by pilot schemes in Kent and Gloucestershire. Jessica Harris shares the details.

Learning from rocket science

Dare Mighty things poster
04 May 2016

After a secondment at NASA, Hannah Bird urges the cultural sector to follow its example in areas like experimentation, collaboration, risk and failure.

Reading for Europe

Photo of woman reading
28 Apr 2016

It is not trade that binds Europe together, it’s culture, argues Eric Lane. He explains how a reading campaign is engaging with the EU referendum debate.

Taking stock

Photo of a person writing
27 Apr 2016

A fundraising audit can help unlock your organisation’s potential. Wendy Smithers explains exactly how to conduct one.

Facing up to climate change

Delegates at TippingPoint event
26 Apr 2016

In despair at the lack of an adequate plan for tackling climate change, Peter Gingold urges the arts sector to ask the difficult questions.

How to… use Twitter better

Photo of people in a gallery
25 Apr 2016

Festival management expert Dr. Louise Platt isn’t afraid of posting a dog pic or two – and you shouldn't be either.

My research: Testing my boundaries

Allelouia Susan Miller
25 Apr 2016

For Susan Miller, an MA in Fine Art has been a real opportunity to confront the vulnerability artists feel when exhibiting their work in public spaces. 

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