How we doubled attendance at the UK’s most northerly arts centre

29 Aug 2019
Feature

By working in partnership and refusing to patronise audiences, Lyth Arts Centre in Caithness has attracted record numbers, says Charlotte Mountford.

Audience development
Management
Policy
Scotland
Collaboration
Leadership
Rural

Exit interview: 'We're asked to follow a business model that just doesn’t work'

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15 Aug 2019
Feature

Arti Prashar was told to never create a job that no one else could fill. She looks back on 13 years as CEO of Spare Tyre Theatre Company.

Participatory arts
Human resources
Management
Leadership

How to do change better

A group of actors performing on a set of a spaceship
18 Jul 2019
Feature

Meeting future challenges in the arts sector will not be about managing change, but creating it, says Richard Watts.

Management
Collaboration
Diversity
Leadership

'They let us pick any artist in the world': the freedom to create relatable theatre

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18 Jul 2019
Feature

The Contact Young Curators programme gave Wez Thistlethwaite the opportunity to re-engage his creative muscles by co-curating a world premiere at this year’s Manchester International Festival.

Access
Audience development
Management
Children and young people
Diversity
Leadership

Job Ladder: Clare Reddington

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18 Jul 2019
Arts People

The CEO of Bristol’s Watershed looks back on how “a jumble of opportunism and serendipity” has helped her avoid silos and find fulfilment throughout her career.

Human resources
Management
Collaboration
Leadership

Why European collaboration is worth fighting for

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11 Jul 2019
Feature

While some in the UK may believe we have little to learn from European collaboration, Anne Torreggiani and Jonathan Goodacre have found cross-border networks to be a force for innovation and change.

Audience development
Management
Europe
International
Collaboration
Brexit

How can rural voices be heard?

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11 Jul 2019
Feature

With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collaboration, argues Ralph Lister.

Management
Policy
International
Collaboration
Rural
Brexit

Three comments that reveal Tristram Hunt’s approach to cultural inclusion

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05 Jul 2019
News

The V&A Director warned against getting “too romantic about what Stratford was like before the Olympics”.

Audience development
Engagement
Management
Diversity
Equality
Placemaking
Regeneration

How collaborative are you really?

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04 Jul 2019
Feature

Teams can fall into working in isolation, rather than together for a common purpose, in organisations of any size. Nick Stevenson suggests processes and tools to help avoid this happening.

Human resources
Management
Collaboration
Leadership

My Gurus: A life of learning

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03 Jul 2019
Arts People

Music at Paxton General Manager Elizabeth Macdonald looks back on the teachers and mentors who have inspired her and continue to influence her work.

Education
Management
Music

Welcome from ArtsProfessional’s new Editor

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02 Jul 2019
Opinion

ArtsProfessional is refreshing and renewing its style - but the integrity at its heart will remain, writes the publication's new Editor Amanda Parker.

Management
Leadership

The feelgood factor: making flagship programmes work

A photo of an Asian women with a suitcase, a Black service man and two white women on their phones sitting on a bench in a station
27 Jun 2019
Feature

Artistic excellence and effective governance are key to the success of major public cultural programmes, writes Nigel Hinds.

Audience development
Finance
Governance
Local authorities
Management
Public art
Collaboration
Placemaking

Pouring water back in to the well

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27 Jun 2019
Feature

Are we serious enough about how we’re feeling and coping at work – from our life–work balance to our ability to maximise our creativity? Carol Jones addresses some common issues.

Human resources
Management
Health and wellbeing

Shining a light on local culture

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27 Jun 2019
Case study

The LightNight festival initially aimed to showcase Liverpool's artists to outsiders - but it is now more concerned with galvanising the local cultural scene, writes Laura Marie Brown.

Audience development
Festivals
Management
Public art
Collaboration
Placemaking
Regeneration
Supporting artists

My Gurus: 'Only take what is needed'

A photo of Victoria Pratt
27 Jun 2019
Arts People

A nature writer, a conservation group and the Sámi people of Northern Finland have all been among the key influences on the work of Victoria Pratt, Creative Director of the interactive art studio Invisible Flock.

Human resources
Management
Cross artform
Leadership

Gaining confidence around compliance

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20 Jun 2019
Feature

The Primary Authority scheme can help reassure arts organisations they are meeting legal requirements on health and safety, trading standards and fire regulations, explains Rob Belton.

Law
Local authorities
Management

Exit interview: Chris Jaeger

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20 Jun 2019
Arts People

Alongside the creative highs, Chris Jaeger's 24 years at Worcester Live involved plenty of putting out fires - sometimes literally. He shares his doubts about tribute bands, calls for trustees to hand over more money, and laments that Arts Council England will only fund work no one wants to see.

Human resources
Management
Theatre
Leadership

Creative Scotland admitted ‘unfundable’ organisations into portfolio

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19 Jun 2019
News

Last-minute interventions by senior figures “ultimately served to undermine the integrity of the RFO process”, staff told an independent review.

Governance
Management
Policy
Research
Scotland
Arts funding
Leadership

Redefining the City of London through culture

The House of Wayward Plants: The Smithfield Greenhouse, as part of Culture Mile’s Play the Mile
12 Jun 2019
Feature

The global finance hub is forging a new identity through risk-taking alliances between its commercial, public and cultural sectors, writes Tim Jones.

Engagement
Local authorities
Management
Collaboration
Leadership
Placemaking

It's time to be honest about failure

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06 Jun 2019
Feature

New research suggests that cultural organisations are reluctant to admit to failure for fear of losing their funding. To make genuine progress, we need a more honest approach, says Leila Jancovich.

Participatory arts
Management
Research
Arts funding

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