Julie Aldridge takes the bait thrown down by Trevor O’Donnell’s dismissal of arts marketing as ‘amateur’ a…

Christoph Jankowski introduces Creative Europe, the new EU funding progamme for the cultural and creative sectors.

What sets the 'cultural digerati' apart from the rest? Hasan Bakhshi reflects on the findings of the ‘Digi…

How has Northern Ireland’s cultural sector responded to equality and community relations since the Good Friday Agreement? Ni…

The Royal Opera House has been sharpening its commercial agenda over recent years. Alastair Roberts describes how it has developed…

Young people in the north east of England have developed a good practice guide for collaboration between them and the arts, writes…

TC Peppercorn asks if young people are receiving the right message about the arts from those who influence them.

How can accreditation add value to creative work with young people? Alice Young discusses Arts Award, the qualification for the ar…

Emrys Green explains how the young people involved in the Arts Award Youth Network gain valuable experience and skills to prepare…

Peter Stark, Christopher Gordon and David Powell provide a personal reflection on reactions to Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital, t…

A Charity Commission report recently revealed that the average trustee is white, male and aged 57. To coincide with Trustees&rsquo…

Steven Bode compares the current boom-time for artists’ film and video with the very different situation 25 years ago.

Yvonne Farquharson believes that academic research and evaluation are essential to demonstrate the clinical impact and cost-effect…

How much has the arts marketing role changed in the last twenty years? Strikingly, says Sarah Chambers, who examines what is now r…

New approaches are refreshing our ideas about what constitutes art and science, and new technologies are enabling the blurred boun…

Meurig Bowen sees no problem with the current proliferation of festivals in the UK.

Doncaster’s new arts venue opened in September – a response to negative comments about the town’s hist…

The Pensions Regulator recognises that the arts and entertainment industry faces particular challenges with pensions auto-enrolmen…

Chris Bannerman tells how he reluctantly became a key driver in a complex collaboration involving choreographers, dancers and…

Why do we need festivals? In the first of two articles about festivals, Holly Payton-Lombardo asks if we simply enjoy coming toget…

Mahmood Reza, a big fan of business planning, explains why it is vital and demystifies some of the terms and tools commonly used.

A new wave of artists’ tours encourages us to look differently at the public spaces (like car parks) we see around us. Bill…

Maggie Clarke believes that this is a good time for outdoor arts, with investment, partnerships and networks raising the bar and r…

The Bloomsbury Festival in a Box outreach scheme is tackling cultural exclusion, reports Cathy Mager.