Alongside the creative highs, Chris Jaeger's 24 years at Worcester Live involved plenty of putting out fires – sometimes…

Last-minute interventions by senior figures “ultimately served to undermine the integrity of the RFO process”, staff t…

Jonathan Gross and Nick Wilson reflect on their recent research into cultural ecology and suggest what the future of progressive p…

The global finance hub is forging a new identity through risk-taking alliances between its commercial, public and cultural sectors…

The economic value of our creative industries is clear. But it's not so clear that they're a priority for candidates wanti…

The Index on Censorship says that fear of a hostile reception may stop controversial work being commissioned.

How can we best develop leaders for the future? Cath Hume suggests we start by creating more leadership opportunities throughout t…

What is it like to join Arts Council England's National Portfolio? Annie Rigby shares her stories of joy, relief and fatigue f…

Why are many women in the arts not progressing into leadership roles? Alex Marshall asks if there are lessons to be learned from t…

A deadpan Indian humourist, a Finnish psychologist and a mischievous artist: theatre makers Jon Haynes and David Woods look b…

Challenging the notion of a ‘hard-to-reach community’ in Luton, Imrana Mahmood explores the need to create pathways th…

Lucy Jamieson explains how pooling resources, creativity and ideas rather than working in silos can bring about eff…

As the Boosting Resilience programme draws to a close, Evelyn Wilson outlines how the work, ideas and opportunities developed will…

What is it like to lead a large and complex organisation? Having just spent some time as an interim chief executive, Matthew Brown…

The loss of local authority funding will lead to a reduction in the number of plays produced by The Dukes theatre each year, and a…

Ed Collier, Co-Director of independent theatre company China Plate, shines a spotlight on the artists and professionals who have s…

As low- or no-pay practices continue to dominate the arts and cultural sector, some enlightened employers are starting to reap the…

Over 25 years the role of cultural marketers has expanded, but the focus remains on audience relationships. Cath Hume examines the…

Just months after Liverpool Everyman was forced to drop out of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, more core funded o…

Digital skills are spread thin in cultural organisations, with only one in six of those in the most senior strategic roles identif…

Action learning, part of the Boosting Resilience programme, is highly valued by participants and facilitators. But what is it exac…

Supporting early career leaders is among the priorities for the funding, which will also aim to tackle the lack of diversity in se…

He is now Managing Director of the Society for All Artists, but Carl Gamble’s career began by rising up the ranks at retail…

Arts Council England says that if necessary, it will step in and insist on a change of leadership at its funded clients.