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Citizens for culture
Emma Harvey of Trinity Community Arts and LaToyah McAllister-Jones of St Pauls Carnival – both based in Bristol – have teamed up with Citizens in Power to create the first citizen-led cultural delivery plan.
Reimagining destination arts: Building new audiences for opera
Tyler Stoops, CEO of The Grange Festival, is on a mission to develop its audience, creating a new model for destination arts exper…
Building mental resilience through music in schools
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) is a music education charity that fundamentally believes in the power o…
Museum of the Year: Finalists share hopes for the future
With the recent announcement of the five finalists for this year’s award, Art Fund’s Emma Mills, Art Fund Museum of the Year p…
Young people deserve power, not just a platform
Jack Dale-Dowd is CEO of Contact in Manchester and a passionate believer in devolving real power to young people.
A practical guide to user journey mapping in the arts
By surfacing real world behaviours, journey mapping is a useful tool in designing relevant and useful experiences, as Substrakt’…
Beyond segmentation: Towards audience alignment
David Reece and Sarah Chambers discuss why segmentation is most powerful when it’s a reflective organisational practice – less…
The future of festivals
The Charleston Festival of arts and ideas is currently underway. Head of programme Melissa Perkins outlines how its ethos of intel…
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Devolution revolution: Catalysing confidence in devolved cultural policy making
The Creative Communities programme has launched new funding to support devolved cultural policy. Helen Apsey shares her thoughts o…
Digital leadership has never been more important
In a challenging cultural landscape, digital leadership is no longer optional. Ash Mann, an associate for The Space, explores why…
The power of peer learning
Building on The Audience Agency’s recent collaborative action research, Anne Torreggiani takes a deeper look at the power of pee…
Heartbeat of Nottingham’s creative sector
Over the last five years, Fisher Gate Point in the centre of Nottingham has become a thriving hub for artists and community alike….
Understanding ‘day one’ dismissal rights in theatre
The new ‘day one’ dismissal rights in the Employment Rights Bill will allow actors to claim unfair dismissal from the first da…
Conversations on the challenges of governance
What are the potential benefits of closer collaboration between the arts sector and universities on matters of leadership and gove…
My gurus: ‘The only way is through’
Joshua McTaggart is CEO of Theatres Trust, a UK-wide national advisory body. Here he reflects on the people who have shaped and in…
Funding in support of excellence
Last year, the Jerwood Foundation underwent a merger enabling it to rethink its role. Its executive director, Lara Wardle says fun…
Collaborate, be curious, rest: Building inclusivity
The Arts Marketing Association’s Bea Udeh shares some changemakers and resources that have influenced her work and could support…
Beyond barriers
Leading dance organisations have formed a working group to address the lack of representation and leadership opportunities for peo…
The theatre tax relief cashflow puzzle
Figurative’s Rachel Green has been exploring the Theatre Tax Relief scheme. She thinks her organisation’s new initiative might…
What do dance producers need to succeed?
Little is written about producing dance. Dance researchers Laura Griffiths and Stefanie Sachsenmaier examine why this crucial part…
A revolutionary approach to dance education
Despite growing awareness of its benefits, dance remains underutilised in schools. As Victoria Collinson explains, a new programme…
Navigating the spaces in between
Like many cultural organisations, the Centre for Cultural Value finds itself at a crossroads. Its manager, Liz Harrop, explores ho…
Time to listen
The arts matter to young people, but their voices often get lost in decision making. Here two members of the RSC’s Youth Advisory…
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