Don’t take your opera audiences for granted
James Clutton says supporters have stood by cultural organisations through the toughest of times. They deserve transparency, care…
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Restrictions can be an inspiration for designers
Ryan Dawson Laight had to costume virtual productions from recycled garments, self-printed fabric and actors’ own wardrobes….
Transforming Narratives: bringing together leadership talent
A new cross-continent cultural leadership programme provides a unique opportunity for artists and creative professionals to collab…
Reshaping our places and communities post-Covid
Cultural organisations can play a key role in creating thriving places for people to live, work and visit, but only if they reach…
A year of reorientation in the Borough of Brent
Lois Stonock planned the London Borough of Culture 2020 to respond to Brexit. Then Brent became home to one of the UK’s firs…
Don’t leave your community out in the cold
What does it mean to have a civic role in challenging times? Andrew Barnett and Deborah Bull discuss.
Visible and viable: why a Cultural Quarter makes sense
Swindon's new Cultural Quarter – an £80m development by Swindon Council – will be the first thing visitors s…
The public art of placemaking
Public art can connect us to the places, landscapes and buildings where we live. Lindsey Hebden explains what that means in practi…
Bursting the bubble: where next for socially distanced seating?
Auditorium formats that worked well between lockdowns aren’t the answer to achieving full houses as restrictions are lifted….
‘Aftershock’ – orchestras preparing for an uncertain future
The combined effect of Covid and Brexit will make significant dents in the financial viability of the orchestral sector, in spite…
Learning through drama: social distance without emotional distance
Ava Hunt and Roger Wooster explore whether applied theatre has a future in a post-Covid world.
People need places (and vice versa)
Caitlin Warfield writes that the future of culture and business in urban centres depends on their ability to work together.
Does Festival UK*2022 offer a blueprint for arts commissioning?
Writer-in-residence Francesca Millican-Slater reflects on the Festival's intensive R&D period – an experim…
Artists and researchers join forces for public art planning
Sam Wilkinson and Rosie Murdoch explain how a speed dating approach to partnerships led to artworks and outcomes beyond their expe…
Why members might leave you – and what you can do about it
Museums’ survival depends on their members – and post-pandemic they're voting with their feet. Julia Protesaru pro…
How to power recovery in the hard-hit North East
Abigail Pogson outlines the vital contribution the arts can – and should – make as the nation edges towards recovery.
Challenging the norms of dance
Grace Nicol wants to redefine how we make dance to support more risky work. The answer, she thinks, lies in greater pastoral…
12 months of Covid – where next?
Live events in the arts and cultural sector have been among the very hardest hit by the pandemic, so one year on, how do arts lead…
Cutting through the noise
Many organisations are struggling to attract income during the pandemic. Merrin Kalinowski and Nathaniel Hepburn explore how crowd…
Send them to the moon
With a smartphone and a bit of carboard, museums’ aspirations for immersive experiences can reach astrological heights, writ…
Acting is an emotional assault
Wabriya King was told she had to be tough to be an actress. It’s not her who needed to change, she writes.
All I need is a hairbrush microphone
Ruth Pitt reflects on the power of music and the projects that put it at the heart of recovery.
Invest in making an impact
Fran Sanderson says building back better means looking beyond what – and who – we know in funding to demonstrate the i…
Can you do more together than alone?
The Audience Agency shares its experience of the pains and gains of collaboration and partnership working.
