Who decides what political work is worth funding? And has the moment passed by the time the funding comes through? Kathryn Bilyard…

Public art plays a vital role in engaging people. And giving cultural venues a voice in cities is crucial to creating a more equit…

After thirty years at the frontline of grassroots creativity, Voluntary Arts has relaunched as Creative Lives. David Bryan re…

The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has announced substantial cuts in funding for arts degrees. Jane Ide asses…

Erin Gavaghan reflects on how the lives of women with experience of the criminal justice system can be profoundly changed by theat…

2021 marks 10 years of Shubbak – London’s largest biennial festival of contemporary Arab culture. Eckhard Thiemann cha…

Jude Kelly shares how a group dedicated to the experience of live congregational events transformed into techies in a two-month tu…

It’s easy to blame the challenges now facing theatre on the longest shutdown of stages since the mid-17th century. But these…

A commissioning programme in support of disabled artists was inundated with applications. Jo Verrent says the sector must increase…

To become genuinely inclusive, organisations need to find space to talk. Michael Davidson runs a music education programme where l…

While audiences are most comfortable returning to outdoor events, organising a festival that can flex around ever-changing re…

With artists no longer able to travel freely across Europe post-Brexit, and with no sign of the Covid pandemic abating, Francesca…

With the re-opening of outdoor festivals around the UK, John McGrath shares his thoughts on creating a responsible and safe festiv…

Muslim communities are regularly assailed by poor generalisations and by impoverished stories written by ‘someone else&rsquo…

The festival season may look a bit different this year, but Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture is underway. Jake Bartle a…

Recent research provides insights to building lifetime relationships with the funders of the future. Lisa Rose outlines the main f…

The moment for information and peer support to develop partnerships has never been more timely. Evelyn Wilson has established a ne…

One year on from the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol, Phil Castang reflects on how ditching the Colston name for the con…

Think the elusive artist has automatic rights to their famous murals? It’s a bit more complicated than that. Jack Martin and…

What does it mean to be Black in the arts industry today? Marking the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, Gabrielle…

Employers cannot see freelancers as the ‘always on’ source of talent and skill that can be picked up and put down at w…

As Covid-19 has pushed culture online, Danielle Child, Karen Gray, Harry Weeks and John Wright examine how arts and cultural organ…

With long experience of working in Europe, Phillip Parr reminds us that, even in a post-Brexit world, there are still plenty of op…

Sophie Handy shares her experience of a civic arts programme with a genuine grassroots approach to local development in the hands…