Covid-19: Model for 50% less income, creative businesses told
Reserves and furloughing are "no guarantee" that further cuts can be avoided.
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How can we best respond to a crisis?
The challenges facing arts organisations have changed dramatically – but that doesn’t mean giving up on our core value…
What can cultural boards learn from climate activism?
From job titles to meeting agendas, Debbie Bell explains why no stone is left unturned in her trustees’ approach to tackling…
The show must go on? Increasing cancellations due to Covid-19
Sector bodies have thanked audiences for continuing to attend shows as a growing number of performances, tours and events are canc…
‘Overambitious’ about placemaking? We’ve only just started…
The Great Place Scheme demonstrates how projects flourish when official bodies allow them freedom from pre-determined outcomes, sa…
Free to speak? Not if you work in the arts
As ArtsProfessional unveils the explosive findings from its recent Freedom of Expression survey, Liz Hill examines the soul of a s…
Election 2019: what’s in it for the arts? (Part II)
AP looks at the promises set out in party manifestos. This week: Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, SNP and the Brexit Party.
Election 2019: What’s in it for the arts?
AP looks at the promises set out in party manifestos. This week: Labour, Liberal Democrats and Green Party
Row over using the word ‘art’ in Arts Council England draft strategy
London arts leaders were told the word is “divisive” but wanted it included anyway.
Theatres urged to ‘lose control’ to audiences
Consulting communities is not the same as allowing them to make decisions, attendees at the recent Theatres Trust conference heard…
Creating a Diverse Board
Becoming a truly inclusive organisation starts at the top, says Cath Hume.
Is it time to reimagine the trustee board bank?
If arts organisations are serious about developing their boards, they need to think hard about how they recruit and support new tr…
Design Museum under pressure from anti-arms campaigners
The institution has rejected campaigners’ claims that it has “done nothing” a year after promising to reassess i…
Nothing but a number? Young people on boards
It's great that arts organisations are recruiting young people to their boards – but they need to really think about why…
Dance Manchester closes after 27 years
The company says its operating model was too “old school” to remain sustainable after the loss of NPO funding in 2018.
The feelgood factor: making flagship programmes work
Artistic excellence and effective governance are key to the success of major public cultural programmes, writes Nigel Hinds.
Creative Scotland admitted ‘unfundable’ organisations into portfolio
Last-minute interventions by senior figures “ultimately served to undermine the integrity of the RFO process”, staff t…
New network to support governance best practice
Arts Council England says that if necessary, it will step in and insist on a change of leadership at its funded clients.
Tackling the power imbalance
Independent artists and producers are vulnerable to exploitation in a two-tier system characterised by precarious employment among…
How can cultural districts be democratic?
If cultural districts are to operate sustainably they need to make sure the voices of all stakeholders are heard, says Beatrice Pe…
How to… get the culture of your organisation right
Good governance is all about the culture of an organisation – and the good news is that trustees have the opportunity t…
Promoting the youth voice
If your audience includes young people, then they need to be represented on your board. Marcus Davey of the Roundhouse shares his…
Where are our young and diverse trustees?
Given that trustees have financial and legal responsibility for their charity, it’s no surprise many people lack the confide…
New guide makes the case for recruiting young arts trustees
Built on experiences at the Roundhouse, the Arts Council England-backed guide offers practical advice on selecting young trustees…
