Arts sector joins forces on ‘manifesto for inclusion’
The collaborative seeks to address barriers to diversity across artforms and protected characteristics, rather than through p…
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The benefits of a regular mental workout
Reflecting inwardly on our values, motivations and mistakes is hard – but make the effort and you'll be rewarded with gr…
Want justice for arts freelancers? Just ask a pirate
Looking for role models who are fleet of foot, democratic, and full of creative flair? Look no further than the Golden Age Pirates…
Warning over misuse of creative apprenticeships
Using apprenticeships to take on graduates employers would hire anyway is putting diversity at risk, an expert has cautioned.
My Gurus: ‘it is always about the work’
Jimmy Fairhurst, Artistic Director of Not Too Tame, talks about the eclectic mix of people who have inspired his career…
A collective voice for freelancers
Some organisations and funders do not see freelancers as an intrinsic part of the sector. The Museum Freelance network is advocati…
ACE treads carefully with ‘intrusive’ new social class metric
Arts Council England will begin collecting data on the socio-economic background of its NPO workforce next year, but will need to…
‘Together we can share the load’: How freelancers and arts organisations can work together
Freelancers have a lot to offer arts organisations – and a lot to learn from them too. Carla Kingham considers what is neede…
The moral case for making money
Patrick Towell explains why underpaying or under-employing workers can never be in an organisation’s long-term interests and…
Classical music must face up to abuse
Harassment will continue until institutions are willing to take difficult decisions, says Jonathan Knott.
Libraries threatened by incorporation into leisure facilities
As library workers in Bromley enter their sixth consecutive month of strike action, their union has taken aim at the company it cl…
Diversity and inclusion: why are we still talking about it?
A reluctance to self-reflect and a tendency to recruit in our own image are at the root of the sector’s failure to employ a…
Head to head: can a toolkit solve the sector’s class problem?
This year Jerwood Arts published a toolkit for cultural organisations, designed to encourage greater socio-economic diversity in t…
A welcoming space for affordable training
The lack of affordable skills-based training and opportunities to learn from others makes it much harder for people from disadvant…
Second senior Southbank creative lead departs
Head of Programming Tamsin Ace will leave the venue in December, as will Creative Director Madani Younis. Southbank has not confir…
How to influence inclusivity
By defining what inclusivity means for you and empowering all staff to make suggestions or raise concerns, you can identify where…
Exit interview: Things I’ve learned about the cultural sector
As she steps down as Editor of the cultural policy journal Cultural Trends, Sara Selwood takes a long hard look at the way the sec…
Is diverse leadership really welcome in the arts?
Madani Younis' exit from Southbank Centre exposes uncomfortable truths about the arts sector's attitude to workforce diver…
Younis leaves Southbank Centre after less than a year
The venue’s Creative Director has been outspoken on diversity in the sector, warning of the risk of “cultural aparthei…
The crisis in arts fundraising talent
Arts organisations must change their workplace cultures so that young people see the profession as a rewarding long-term job, says…
Future workforce, are you out there?
Sara Whybrew explains how employers across the creative industries are making sure there’s a new generation of skilled worke…
The big debate: How can the sector better support neurodiversity?
ArtsProfessional asked people working at the intersection of arts and neurodiversity what changes are needed.
Fast decline in creative apprenticeships
New figures from the Department for Education show the number of arts, media and publishing apprentices has fallen by a third sinc…
Bradford cultural workers to strike
Library and museum staff planning 14 days of industrial action hope it will be "a wake-up call for the council to come to the…
