Changing fast and slow
Research repeatedly highlights that the cultural sector has a capacity issue to address before it can fully realise the benefits o…
Research repeatedly highlights that the cultural sector has a capacity issue to address before it can fully realise the benefits o…
Declared additional income from 19 MPs engaged in cultural policy consists of additional earnings, donations and gifts, with the m…
A new initiative to champion the needs of freelancers with caring responsibilities is being launched, specifically focusing on ret…
Report from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra finds the younger generation is driving a rise in interest in orchestral music, with…
In the face of multiple crises, Matthew McCallum and Ben Walmsley argue that now is the time to make the case for culture as a pub…
New report says the sector must invest in its workforce if the UK is to remain a leader in the creative industries.
Melissa Nisbett, Ben Walmsley and Emma McDowell have been conducting research on abusive leadership in the arts. Their findings wi…
Rosy Greenlees and Suzie Leighton have been reflecting on the challenges of knowledge exchange between the arts and higher educati…
Creative Scotland is seeking to address the inconsistency in rates of pay for freelancers across its funding programmes. Although…
Last week’s reshuffle saw DCMS lose its digital remit to a new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Benjamin K…
Museums are not only holders of our histories and stories, but also repositories of a range of emotions, elicited when we encounte…
Filmed theatre is still a relatively new medium – between film and live theatre. So how do we develop the visual language to…
A project collating the diversity of arts and humanities research infrastructure in the UK is underway. The Mapping the Arts and H…
With ticket price differentiation reaching new extremes, David Reece considers the longer-term consequences and asks if we should…
When asked if the performing arts should simply entertain or whether they have a higher social calling, Jonathan Vaughan is very c…
Evaluation report finds festival made inclusive practice integral to its programme, despite previous claims it had shut out creati…
Galleries, theatres and museums struggling to attract and retain staff due to rising wage demands in face of cost-of-living crisis…
Talking of failure can feel uncomfortable and we often avoid it when carrying out evaluation. But, as Susanne Burns argues, being…
Musicians urged to take part in first ever Musicians’ Census in order to map the total population of musicians and build a p…
The relationship between a place’s local government and its creative economy is an entirely (and rightly) symbiotic one, arg…
A blunt report from the Lords Communictions Committee warns government complacency risks undermining the UK’s creative indus…
With the evaluation findings from Birmingham 2022 published this week, and those from Coventry City of Culture forthcoming, Katy R…
Inquiry into the future of UK's creative industries calls for government to place sector at the heart of its growth agenda and…
Analysis of official DCMS data finds audiences are now returning to music at a quicker rate than theatre, while attendance across…