LATEST FEATURES
A week in the life: Becky Dawson, creative associate
Live Theatre’s creative writing programme – Live Tales – turns 10 this year. Its lead Becky Dawson charts a week in the life of delivering free creative activity for children and young people in the North East of England.
From accessibility to audience strategy: Rethinking dementia-friendly practice
Claire Swanson of Capital Theatres in Scotland leads on an award-winning programme of creative development activities for people l…
Pay, conditions, leadership and wellbeing
Arts Pay Survey 2025: Final report is here.
From accessibility to audience strategy: Rethinking dementia-friendly practice
Claire Swanson of Capital Theatres in Scotland leads on an award-winning programme of creative development activities for people l…
The first post-Hodge National Portfolio process should be much more transparent
When the next National Portfolio is announced, ACE will publish limited data on the process. In the name of trust and transparency…
Shifting power, redefining accessibility: Toolkits for creative participation
True inclusion requires moving far beyond tokenistic consultation. A ground-breaking project initiated by Disability Rights UK has…
Revitalising touring: A question of rights
Based on The Audience Agency’s expansive recent research, Oliver Mantell and Anne Torreggiani explore why we must revitalise tou…
On the path to net zero
The latest research from Figurative on retrofitting cultural buildings is an important step on the sector’s decarbonisation jour…
The Hodge Review: The sector’s response to a policy landmark
Ceri Pitches, Ben Walmsley, Jonathan Price and Anna Kime of the University of Leeds examine the cultural sector’s responses to t…
Regional touring can address the ‘deep-rooted crisis’ of belonging
Andrew Leveson, executive director of the Royal Shakespeare Company explores how reported visitor numbers could be concealing a de…
Can the Fringe still launch a touring play?
Actor and writer Michael Reid thinks it can, but not in the ways you might expect. Here he offers his tips on how to make the best…
Risks, reputation and fundraising: Have we lost confidence in decision making?
In an increasingly complex landscape, Cause4’s Michelle Wright considers the difficulties for arts organisations when making fun…
Outdoor arts: Moments of joy and belonging
The outdoor arts sector has developed steadily in the UK over the last 20 years to become a significant, if often overlooked, part…
The continued problem with competitive placemaking
With the results of the City and Town of Culture competitions expected soon, Dan Ashton of the University of Southampton and Five1…
From attention to support: Micro-patronage in contemporary art
Visitors to art galleries often want more than simply to see a work of art. They want to understand the people and ideas behind it…
A rural touring story
The last time the infrastructure of rural touring was researched was before the pandemic and a lot has changed since then. The Uni…
Whose audience is it anyway?
Touring companies face a problem that producing venues don’t: they rarely have a direct relationship with their audiences. Indig…
Sankofa: Go back and fetch it
Dawn Cameron has been evaluating cultural programmes for almost 20 years. She thinks the more we share our learning, the more we w…
Arts People
Sign up for our weekly mailings
Want the latest jobs, events and news direct to your inbox? Register for our weekly mailings.
