Tate slashes wage bill
Tate's annual report highlights lasting impact of pandemic with more than 180 redundancies made to reduce staff costs by a fif…
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How many arts administrators does it take to change a lightbulb?
A recent article* from academic and musician Thomas Wolf makes a strident argument that arts organisations employ too many ad…
Merger creates nationwide alliance for the arts
A charity and campaign group have joined forces to create one organisation working to “champion, defend and expand access to…
Responding creatively to change
Welcome back to this series on dynamism from Cimeon Ellerton-Kay and Natalie Hall. In this third article, we explore the final pri…
National mourning: arts sector ‘under no obligation to close’
In the absence of formal rules relating to national mourning of a monarch, arts and culture organisations were left to make indepe…
Accommodation costs pose ‘major threat’ to the Fringe
Eight of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s biggest producing venues have issued a collective statement decrying soaring accomm…
Edinburgh Fringe returns: triumphant or troubled?
The first full version of the festival following Covid restrictions is in full swing, but concerns about its direction of travel p…
Bristol Harbour Festival suffering ‘identity crisis’
A report by Bristol City Council has found that Bristol Harbour Festival is suffering from an "identity crisis", with ma…
Government commits £4m to overhaul local tourism boards
Responding to an independent review into England’s local tourism bodies, DCMS commits to pilot project to test new ways of o…
Easol launches tech toolkit for festival organisers
Experience commerce technology company Easol is launching a new toolkit designed to help festival organisers run profitable events…
Relocation dilemma for NPOs as Arts Council reports record grant demand
Stick or twist? London-based cultural organisations confronted with tough choice to move elsewhere in England or to stay put in ca…
Broadcasters back anti-bullying authority
Britain’s five major broadcasters have offered support for the next stage of development for an Independent Standards Author…
Managing creativity during times of uncertainty
In this second article on dealing with challenges thrown up by the pandemic, Cimeon Ellerton-Kay and Natalie Hall shine a spotligh…
Event marketing firm announces acquisitions
Live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream has acquired mobile ticketing specialists crowdEngage and event and venue ma…
Arts workers get lowest pay rise of any sector
Low pay and real-terms depreciation of salaries could ‘severely damage’ arts sector amid record number of job vacancie…
Comparing apples to oranges
Arts organisations increasingly use data to inform their decision making. But, argue David Johnson and Sarah Thelwall, if it&rsquo…
Performance royalties lag amid music sector recovery
While broadcast and online revenues reached record levels in 2021, royalties from public usage and resultant income for artists ha…
How dynamic are you?
What we used to think of as ‘contingency planning’ is now just planning, says Patrick Towell. That is what it means to…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
A model of leadership for uncertain times
Research about co-leadership in the arts mostly focuses on sharing the executive function between artistic and operational roles….
Creative People and Places restructure ‘contradicts its ethos’
Changes to the programme come after a "disappointing" couple of years in which those involved say ACE lost sight of its…
Entertainment taskforce to assess cultural impact
A newly-formed entertainment industry taskforce will assess the social and cultural impact of its content. The Entertainment Indus…
Council gauges interest in Salisbury City Hall
Wiltshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from cultural organisations to run Salisbury City Hall. The hall closed in Ma…
Shock as ALRA closes without warning
Trustees missed the warning signs in 2020, reporting a "very low risk" of closure just six months ago.
