Arts sector battles a ‘great resignation’
Ongoing insecurity seems to be driving an increase in fixed term contracts, as staff demand more pay and flexibility.
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Legal failings over concert hall upgrade cost £67.5m
Croydon Council has been forced to foot the bill for its bungled venture after staff ignored astonishing budget overruns.
UK’s oldest cinema reopens with new management
The UK's oldest working cinema has reopened under new management. The Electric in Birmingham, closed for nearly two years due…
Emotional resilience is the key skill for 2022
While many arts and culture organisations are concerned about their financial viability, emotional resilience will also be essenti…
City to lose its only subsidised theatre
Peterborough has received more than £1m in Culture Recovery Fund grants but says it "cannot operate services that…
New management at Barnfield Theatre
Exeter Northcott Theatre will take over management of the city’s Barnfield Theatre in January. The acquisition means Exeter…
White-led Chinese art gallery seeks new director
Manchester’s Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) is recruiting a new director following the resignation of Zoe Dunba…
Governance beyond the ‘great and the good’
Our sector is supported by trustees and directors who, through their passion and skills, have stepped up to support organisations…
Questioning assumptions underlying governance
Boards in the cultural sector often focus on improving the delivery of a conventional model, but as Anisa Morridadi argues, both t…
Trainee scheme to be catalyst for theatre careers
Donmar Warehouse plans to recruit 13 paid trainees under a new career development programme. Catalyst trainees will work in either…
Half victory for Arts Council England in disability discrimination case
The funder has been cleared of indirect discrimination but its lawyer admits "there was perhaps a lack of a full underst…
New music publishing service for composers
Music management companies HarrisonParrott and Polyarts have launched a new music publishing service, Birdsong. Birdsong will work…
White-led Chinese art gallery vows to change
A lack of leadership, engagement and morale has caused an exodus of staff and reputational crisis – but the centre's pos…
Watchdog raises concerns over Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Sony Music Entertainment’s acquisition of two Kobalt Music Grou…
TV industry ‘ignorant’ of legal duties to disabled staff
Senior television workers are unaware of their legal obligations to their disabled colleagues, driving many out of the indust…
What do we mean by a systemic conversation?
Building on Culture Reset, Richard Watts shares a range of new initiatives aimed at supporting the cultural sector to change and d…
Masking for a friend
Arts venues might lose out by mandating masks and other Covid-19 mitigations but it's the only socially responsible optio…
Barbican Centre workers call for change to ‘inherently racist’ management
Sir Nicholas Kenyon has resigned as Managing Director two weeks after current and former staff went public about their experiences…
Arts company says ‘art should be a safe space for debate’ amid transphobia row
Artichoke says it will keep Jess de Wahls' contribution to exhibition which provides a platform for "all women, tran…
ArtsEd launches investigation amid wave of sexual misconduct claims
The conservatoire is the fourth in two weeks to face allegations of historic staff misconduct. What's driving the rise in…
Time’s up for conservatoire culture
Drama schools would do well to interrogate their practices and culture now before the calls for reform begin.
‘Black square’ arts organisations follow through on diversity vows
Many of the UK's highest-funded arts organisations promised change after George Floyd's death. While governance and progra…
Initiatives to unlock an anti-racist arts sector
Two new programmes aim to move organisations beyond the statements of solidarity expressed last summer through distinct but comple…
Southbank Sinfonia merges with St John’s Smith Square
The partnership will afford more stability to both organisations as they aim to create "one of the most accessible and creati…
