Creating positive action to support unrecognised female artists
Susan Jones
Tate Modern will show more women’s art and Freelands Foundation’s £100,000 award for female artists marks progress, but there is more work to be done
April 2016
Burning Man chief: 'it helps people connect more authentically'
Marian Goodell talks about the 75,000 person-strong experiment in temporary community, from litter and leadership to fundraising and festival culture
February 2016
Arts fundraising: a job not just for fundraisers
Four industry pros share their thoughts on arts fundraising, from storytelling and pitching to ethics and responsibility
Do we Brits no longer have an appetite for foreign-language films?
The web may have opened up the world of film for young cinephiles, but it’s cinemas that can make a real difference by championing foreign films
How should we support creativity?
Susan Jones
We shouldn’t underestimate the need to invest both time and money to ensure great artists of the future succeed
December 2015
From participation to diversity, art is no longer standing still
Susan Jones
In her last column of the year, Susan Jones offers four seasonal reasons to be cheerful – and a bonus new year’s resolution
November 2015
#LoveTheatreDay 2015 – as it happened
On 18 November, more than 300 theatres and groups from across the world joined audience members to celebrate #LoveTheatreDay on Twitter
'The unsung hero of UK culture' – industry voices on why they love theatre
To celebrate #LoveTheatreDay, four stage professionals share what they think makes theatre so special – and why it needs our support
Embrace the messiness of UK arts and culture
Susan Jones
It is just as important to nurture individuals and micro arts groups as it is to protect big bricks and mortar institutions
October 2015
#LoveTheatreDay 2015: key info and how to get involved
Music education is out of tune with how young people learn
Sarah Derbyshire
September 2015
Arts head
Van Gogh Museum chief: it’s critical to diversify our income streams
Axel Ruger on Van Gogh’s allure, new business opportunities and why more leading cultural figures should be on the boards of major businesses
August 2015
Artists: there's life beyond London!
Ali Pretty
The capital is a great place for creatives who can afford it, but for those who can’t, leave – the country is full of low-cost places where artists are flourishing
July 2015
Arts head
Bow Arts chief: we must ensure affordable places for artists to work
Marcel Baettig on affordable rent, the future of London’s cultural workspaces and the issues facing the next generation of working artists
June 2015
The arts sector is in desperate need of a fresh perspective
Susan Jones
Alternative finance in arts and culture
The arts, creativity and finance: how will funding evolve?
April 2015
Alternative finance in arts and culture
The UK creative sector leads the world in talent – now it needs a strategy
A plan that links culture, the creative industries and education would encourage economic growth and draw new talent from universities
Alternative finance in arts and culture
How arts companies and creative businesses can scale up
Keep the creative elements of your business central and don’t expand your fixed costs unless you have to, advise these industry professionals
Visitor voices can raise the volume when it comes to protecting the arts
Audiences’ experiences can be as powerful as economic data in arguing a case for culture, writes Jane Earl, chief of Rich Mix arts centre
March 2015
Alternative finance in arts and culture
Back funding with support – and watch the arts grow
With arts funding more challenging than ever, is it time for a change? Jo Caird explores the alternative finance models seeding startups and creative businesses
