Easol launches tech toolkit for festival organisers
Experience commerce technology company Easol is launching a new toolkit designed to help festival organisers run profitable events…
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Relocation dilemma for NPOs as Arts Council reports record grant demand
Stick or twist? London-based cultural organisations confronted with tough choice to move elsewhere in England or to stay put in ca…
Broadcasters back anti-bullying authority
Britain’s five major broadcasters have offered support for the next stage of development for an Independent Standards Author…
Managing creativity during times of uncertainty
In this second article on dealing with challenges thrown up by the pandemic, Cimeon Ellerton-Kay and Natalie Hall shine a spotligh…
Event marketing firm announces acquisitions
Live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream has acquired mobile ticketing specialists crowdEngage and event and venue ma…
Arts workers get lowest pay rise of any sector
Low pay and real-terms depreciation of salaries could ‘severely damage’ arts sector amid record number of job vacancie…
Comparing apples to oranges
Arts organisations increasingly use data to inform their decision making. But, argue David Johnson and Sarah Thelwall, if it&rsquo…
Performance royalties lag amid music sector recovery
While broadcast and online revenues reached record levels in 2021, royalties from public usage and resultant income for artists ha…
How dynamic are you?
What we used to think of as ‘contingency planning’ is now just planning, says Patrick Towell. That is what it means to…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
A model of leadership for uncertain times
Research about co-leadership in the arts mostly focuses on sharing the executive function between artistic and operational roles….
Creative People and Places restructure ‘contradicts its ethos’
Changes to the programme come after a "disappointing" couple of years in which those involved say ACE lost sight of its…
Entertainment taskforce to assess cultural impact
A newly-formed entertainment industry taskforce will assess the social and cultural impact of its content. The Entertainment Indus…
Council gauges interest in Salisbury City Hall
Wiltshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from cultural organisations to run Salisbury City Hall. The hall closed in Ma…
Shock as ALRA closes without warning
Trustees missed the warning signs in 2020, reporting a "very low risk" of closure just six months ago.
British Art Fair under new ownership
The British Art Fair has been acquired by the world’s largest art fair group, Ramsay Fairs. Founded in 1988, Britain's o…
What does ‘living with Covid’ mean for your workplace?
As new regulations come into force for employers, James Tamm and Nick Wilson run though what organisations need to understand abou…
Midlands dance organisations to merge
Dance4 and DanceXchange are merging into a new, "more ambitious" organisation. FABRIC will combine the organisations&rsq…
How to become more dynamic
The pandemic has forced us all to think differently – about the work we do, the way we work, and about how we plan and strat…
Museums express ‘deep concern’ over Whitworth Gallery row
The planned removal of Alistair Hudson as director "speaks to the silencing of dissent", according to an international m…
Inc Arts wins accolades for inclusive change
Inclusion and diversity organisation Inc Arts has won four accolades from Anthem Awards. The awards recognise "purpose and mi…
Mission should inform everything
Being purpose driven and mission driven through the pandemic set Farnham Maltings up for success long into the future, just when t…
Can you afford to work in the arts anymore?
As NPO applications are being crafted, budgets written and forecasts made, Keith Jeffrey asks: How big a pay rise are you going to…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
