Is your idea of leadership outdated?
When picturing a leader, you might have a clear image of how they look, their age and the size of their company. But Lynn Blades t…
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2023: A year for squeezing your digital assets
In the fast-changing world of digital, people love to forecast. But rather than focus on the future, Katie Moffat thinks you shoul…
Scottish hip hop is making a breakthrough
Arusa Qureshi had the good fortune to receive a music bursary as a child. She argues that such funding is vital to fostering unexp…
Why we need to use the F word in evaluation
Talking of failure can feel uncomfortable and we often avoid it when carrying out evaluation. But, as Susanne Burns argues, being…
An underutilised source of community arts funding
Local authorities are central to the UK’s planning system. Lucy Atkinson explains how Community Infrastructure Levy funding…
Journey to NPO status
Media arts agency Mediale is the first national portfolio organisation in Selby, Yorkshire. Tom Northey shares how developing rela…
How music can support local authority agendas
Michael Davidson explores the development of music services in Hertfordshire, demonstrating the value of linking it to the local a…
Putting Southampton on the map
Despite an unsuccessful bid for UK City of Culture 2025, Southampton is determined to build on lessons learned during the process….
Culture and councils in coalition
The relationship between a place’s local government and its creative economy is an entirely (and rightly) symbiotic one, arg…
At risk: our creative future
A blunt report from the Lords Communictions Committee warns government complacency risks undermining the UK’s creative indus…
Evaluating large-scale cultural events
With the evaluation findings from Birmingham 2022 published this week, and those from Coventry City of Culture forthcoming, Katy R…
Art to help out?
Since 2020 the sector has faced a series of crises, first Covid and now an even more uncertain future related to the cost of livin…
Reclaiming public space
A long-held vision to pedestrianise one of the most polluted areas in London has been realised. Jonathan Reekie outlines how a par…
Relocation or dislocation? A guide to navigating ACE’s transfer programme
Arts Council England's Transfer Programme is intended to initiate geographical redistribution – not just of money but of…
Not all actors have to go to drama school
As the National Youth Theatre Rep Company approaches its 10th anniversary, its co-founder and Artistic Director Paul Roseby shares…
The long read: Arts leaders look ahead to 2023
For this long read marking the turn of the year, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick asked CEOs and Executive Directors of arts organisations a…
Cornerstones of culture
AP’s editorial focus for January is on local government. Here Gerald Vernon-Jackson reflects on the role councils and local…
Who’s who in cultural policymaking?
With so much churn in government over recent months, it’s been hard to keep track of who's in charge of the UK's cul…
Digital impact in museums and galleries
How might museums be supported in developing a digital strategy? Mike Keating shares the findings of a new report to better unders…
Safeguarding heritage craft skills for the future
Are the UK's traditional craft skills in danger? Mary Lewis explains what’s being done to safeguard and celebrate herita…
Weathering the cost-of-living storm across the UK
Research rings warning bells about the potential effects of the cost-of-living clouds rolling in across all four nations. Anne Tor…
Arts funding in the devolved nations
Arts Professional has been heavily focused on arts funding in England in recent weeks. But how are arts councils in Scotland, Wale…
Championing the four nations
Creative & Cultural Skills exists to create a fair and skilled cultural sector and is exceptional in its commitment to working…
A framework for failure
The cultural sector is not given to discussing failure – a common problem across much of public policy. But here Leila Janco…
