Is culture still bad for you?
In 2020, ‘Culture is bad for you’ was published. As its second edition is about to be released, one of its authors, Dave O’B…
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Arts funding: Why now is the time for philanthropy
Figurative is a not-for-profit organisation exploring inventive business and funding models for the cultural and creative sector….
A lifetime of service to the arts
The incomparable and incorrigible Hilary Keenlyside has died after a short illness. Here her business partner and friend, Anne Bon…
Championing Leicester’s music scene
This week, the Leicester Music Conference is back, bringing together artists, industry professionals and music enthusiasts to deba…
AI: A strategic and ethical approach
AI is no longer a future concern – it’s already transforming how arts organisations connect with audiences, create work, and ope…
Why RICE is good for you
Leaders of cultural organisations face the constant question of how to allocate limited time and resources effectively. Robin Cant…
Publicly funded arts: Equity, collective thinking and societal transformation
How can we promote fairness, spark collective imagination and work towards a more just and resilient future together? asks Rachel…
Should you stay on unsafe social media platforms?
Splitpixel’s Lauren James has been considering whether now is the time to leave an increasingly hostile and abusive social media…
Can arts charity workers have a voice?
Due to new Charity Commission guidance and increased demands from funders, charity trustees are facing new challenges, says Cause4…
Decolonising dance: Broadening perspectives for tomorrow’s audiences
Dance needs decolonising for its long-term sustainability. But what does that mean? asks Sarah Shead, director and creative produc…
Valuing culture in a transformational economy
In the face of all the financial pressures confronting our sector, Stephen Dobson of the Centre for Cultural Value argues that the…
Raising a glass to 20 years of music making
As The Glasshouse International Centre for Music turns 20 this week, its managing director Abigail Pogson takes stock of the impac…
How to maximise on-site fundraising
There are lots of ways to create fundraising opportunities on your website. Splitpixel’s Lauren James provides a rundown of the…
China calling
Alex Lalak meets an arts administrator who is looking to the burgeoning jazz and classical music market in China for programming i…
The cultural data revolution
In the last article in his series exploring the role of data in the arts, David Reece considers what a ‘cultural data revolution…
Celebrating the hyperlocal: Re-thinking the place of arts festivals
To mark the publication of a new report on the state of British festivals, Fiona Goh, director of the British Arts Festivals Assoc…
Producing dance: Hanging on, building back, reimagining?
As a small subsector of the performing arts, dance faces unprecedented challenges. Through his dance network, choreographer and ac…
Let’s get real: Tackling sector challenges together
A fundamental truth about change is that it’s rarely technology that’s the challenge, it’s the people. Here, The Audience Ag…
Money makes the world go around but art gives life shape
It’s time the Knowledge Exchange Framework gave credit where credit is due and admitted that art is doing its part, says Dr Mich…
Reimagining cultural data
Reflecting on the new book Pandemic Culture, Stephen Dobson, director of the Centre for Cultural Value, argues we now need smarter…
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