A new government means new strategies. But if they are to respond truly to what’s required at the local level, it’s up to the sector to make itself heard, says Jason Jones-Hall.
When we talk about cultural devolution, we tend to discuss it in the wider context of devolution in general - restructuring administrative systems, or how funding flows and through whom. While this is, quite rightly, a key priority for any new government, this definition of devolution can, ironically, still sound very top-down. Something that is done to local places and communities rather than with them.
So what does devolution look like from the ground up? How might it be informed... more
05 Aug 2024
Opinion
Some humanities subjects have been declared obsolete and – by extension – useless areas of education and research. Might creative subjects become subject to the same criticism? ask Patrycja Kaszynska and Brian Ball.
29 Jul 2024
Opinion
There is no need for alarm over an increase in churn of arts leaders, says Jodi Myers. But the sector should consider what support emerging leaders need to help prepare them for top jobs.
24 Jul 2024
Opinion
A key question for the new government has to be how to create the conditions for artists of all backgrounds to flourish, argues Patrick Fox.
24 Jul 2024
Feature
Arts and cultural marketers are inspirational. Despite the challenges organisations are facing, they remain optimistic and passionate about bringing art and audiences together, says Cath Hume.
23 Jul 2024
Feature
Without the real Living Wage, creative and cultural growth will just replicate existing inequalities, writes Lianna Etkind.
23 Jul 2024
Feature
Cross-sector partnerships - regardless of scale - are complex. As Evelyn Wilson writes, they need time, financial resource, proactive caring and ethical handling, not to mention the odd leap of faith.
23 Jul 2024
Feature
The Edinburgh Fringe can be an intense, overwhelming experience. It’s the heart of thousands of artists’ performance calendars but, as Bryony Nisbet shares, it can play havoc with your mental health.
17 Jul 2024
Feature
A new government means new strategies. But if they are to respond truly to what’s required at the local level, it’s up to the sector to make itself heard, says Jason Jones-Hall.
17 Jul 2024
Feature
Stephanie Wilson and Honey Gabriel reflect on Croydon's year as London Borough of Culture 2023 and look ahead to the borough’s cultural future.
15 Jul 2024
Feature
As arts companies look internationally for new partnerships and audiences, Alex Lalak explores potential concerns about copyright protection when taking your work to China.
15 Jul 2024
Feature
A new book by the late Richard Pilbrow explores how the National Theatre came about and how it laid the groundwork for future theatres. Rob Halliday is its co-Editor.
10 Jul 2024
Opinion
In a period of fast change, financial pressures, despair about public service provision and political upheaval in the UK and abroad, Michelle Wright considers how policy will impact arts funding in the years to 2030.
10 Jul 2024
Feature
Following their collaboration on a groundbreaking project, Sarah Bailey, Kate Houlton and Danielle Lewis-Egonu reflect on how a socially engaged approach to arts education can create new ways of working in schools.
10 Jul 2024
Feature
The Space has convened an Accessibility Working Group to support the sector to work in more inclusive and accessible ways. One of its first outputs has been to provide a pool of knowledge on best practice in digital accessibility, as Harmeet Chagger-Khan explains.
09 Jul 2024
Feature
The arts bring moments of creativity, joy and imagination, but what do they mean to the lives of children and young people, families and communities? asks Dienka Hines.