The arts sector’s dirty secret
A lack of diversity will persist unless unfair levels of pay are addressed, says Becky Chapman.
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Telling new stories around disability
Medical museums can be deeply offensive to disabled visitors. Richard Sandell introduces a radical project that replaced prejudice…
ACE awards £7m to develop arts leadership
The 18 successful bids include projects working with potential leaders from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those with learn…
Who gets ACE funding? Diversity data reveals surprising trends
BME-led organisations were 60% more likely to fall at the first hurdle of Project Grants applications – while LGBT-led group…
Tackling diversity in children’s arts: what we’ve learned in a year
Tara Lopez identifies three key themes that have emerged so far from the four-year Vital Spark initiative.
Thinking big about health
The Hub at Wellcome Collection brings together academics and practitioners to tackle issues like rest and busyness, rare dementias…
Experimental instrument lab re-launched
A new partnership hopes to bring disabled and non-disabled musicians together to create accessible instruments and remove barriers…
Cultural attractions still fall short on accessibility, finds report
Only one in four of the top 100 venues are considered to be more than 90% accessible.
Improving the volunteer experience
How can arts organisations best nurture a thriving and committed community of volunteers? Robin Hall shares her experience of gain…
Wheelchair users barred from online bookings
New research finds only 4% of bookings that included wheelchair access needs were made online, compared to 60% of all transactions…
Making the impossible possible
Last month, weekly arts group participants with sensory impairments, physical disabilities and mental illnesses came together to p…
Musicians ‘fobbed off’ on access requests
Fear of negative reactions is deterring Deaf and disabled musicians from mentioning their access needs when talking to promoters,…
An end to awkward questions
Wales' national arts access scheme for disabled people and their carers removes the need for uncomfortable eligibility convers…
MPs and arts organisations pledge to support disabled access
More than 100 people and organisations have signed The Cultural Inclusion Manifesto, making an urgent plea for strategic partnersh…
Take action and let us in
Limited opportunities are preventing the authentic voices of disabled directors and writers from being heard. The sector needs to…
A vital contribution
Vital Spark is a national initiative aiming to create more inclusive and diverse performances for children and young people. Tara…
Proper changing places
To be completely accessible and inclusive, Circus Starr realised that it had to improve one of the least glamourous aspects of its…
NPOs failing on access basics, say disabled artists
A Leeds-based collective has named a lack of accessible toilets, snobbish staff and ‘mega-expensive’ coffee among cont…
Disabled people more engaged with arts than ever, figures reveal
Data from the Government’s Taking Part survey also suggests that 2017/18 saw record levels of arts engagement in England as…
Arts Council not yet an ‘effective ally’ for disabled people, says diversity chief
Abid Hussain urged his organisation to employ more deaf and disabled people in decision-making roles.
Jo Royce to join Candoco as Executive Director
The current Executive Director of the Gate Theatre praised the ambition and perseverance of the company she will join in Octo…
New £1m archive of UK’s disability arts opens to public
The online National Disability Arts Collection and Archive is billed as the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospect…
Taking bold steps
Few arts venues have programmed main stage shows starring performers with learning disabilities, but new diversity requirements fo…
From Wales to Lesotho
A group of actors with Down’s Syndrome travelled to Lesotho in southern Africa to help change attitudes to people with learn…
