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14 Mar 2024 Feature

What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? Steven Hadley is the Editor of a new book on the subject. 

In 2004, at the inception of the Clore Leadership Programme, Robert Hewison published an article titled The Crisis of Cultural Leadership in Britain. The crisis which he (and Clore) sought to address was characterised by low morale produced by government underfunding, low pay, loss of status, ill-defined career paths and over-regulation. Sound familiar?

Over the past two decades cultural leadership has attracted significant public and private investment. It remains a major focus for... more

Watermill theatre 18 Mar 2024 Opinion

A year after losing ACE funding, Berkshire's Watermill Theatre has had some sweet successes. Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Claire Murray charts the downs and ups of a rollercoaster year. 

Young people leaping across a lavender bed in Ilam Park 18 Mar 2024 Feature

The sector’s resilience and creativity in navigating crises show how art and culture will sustain even in the toughest of times. Ben Walmsley explores what is now needed to build a more equitable, confident and sustainable future.   

Abstract art image of a head 14 Mar 2024 Feature

What do cultural leaders really think about the problems they, and the arts and cultural sector, face? Steven Hadley is the Editor of a new book on the subject. 

Panel discussion at Creative UK summit 13 Mar 2024 Opinion

The cultural sector welcomed last week’s Spring Budget but, as Lara Carmona writes, not being able to leverage public investment at the scale needed is like having your best player benched indefinitely.

Musicians - violinists - performing at Peckham Levels 12 Mar 2024 Feature

A car park in Peckham has been transformed into a cultural hub, setting the benchmark for regeneration without gentrification, writes Joseph Winters.

Auditorium section - architect image 12 Mar 2024 Case study

Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance. Eimear Hanratty explains how O’Donnell+Tuomey architects went about ensuring its new building, Sadler’s Wells East, would make dance accessible to all.

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11 Mar 2024 Feature

It's more than a year since China reopened its borders following the pandemic with the promise of reviving its international arts scene. Alex Lalak explores what this means for UK arts organisations looking to re-forge their links.  

06 Mar 2024 Feature

Curiosity has been described as a leadership superpower, but unfocused curiosity can be frustrating, confusing and ineffective for the people you work with, writes Ash Mann.

Aerial/drone view of Hibiscus Rising 06 Mar 2024 Feature

In the first in our series on regeneration, Sue Ball reflects on the role of city leaders in enabling Leeds to become ‘culturally braver’ through imaginative commissioning of public art.

Image of Co-founders of the SaferSpace chatbot 06 Mar 2024 Feature

Ruth Sparkes is co-founder of SaferSpace, a tech-for-good company trying to address unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. To mark International Women's Day, she has released a free AI chatbot.

Heart of Hearts competition in Times Square, NY 05 Mar 2024 Feature

The urban development sector is increasingly the first choice of partner for cultural regeneration projects. But how do you find your perfect match? Sherry Dobbin has some matchmaking advice.

Palladium stage 29 Feb 2024 Opinion

Ahead of next week's Spring Budget, Claire Walker, Co-Chief Executive of Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, is calling on the Chancellor for renewed investment to sustain the UK's world-leading theatre sector.

28 Feb 2024 Feature

Leading a team producing a demanding festival in a challenging environment, Catherine Groom thinks developing and formalising a health and wellbeing policy is essential.

Graeme Farrow in front of Wales Millennium Centre 28 Feb 2024 Opinion

Recent Welsh government budget cuts have created new fears across the creative sector about the impact on our communities, writes Graeme Farrow.

28 Feb 2024 Feature

Elise Phillips's work clearly demonstrates that technology can enhance the health and wellbeing impacts of dance work with neurologically disabled people.