Sophie Baker is one of our Apprentices – she started her role in April 2020, just after lockdown began, and so joined the organisation remotely. She shares why she wanted to apply for an apprenticeship, what she’s learnt so far, and how 2020 has made her value her own creative and cultural memories.
Executive Director Liz Bushell discusses our gender pay gap and the importance of diversity in the Arts Council workforce.
In the latest instalment of our Women in Leadership series, we speak with Claire Somerville, Chief Executive of Babylon Arts, about the importance of culture and creativity and her drive to champion young people’s access to it through opportunities. She tells us more about the projects she’s been involved with as well as reflecting on the past year and giving some advice to her younger self.
We spoke to Louise Blackwell, member of our South East Area Council, to find out about what the role involves.
Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories is an art and sound installation conceived by Artist EVEWRIGHT. It is the first site-specific art and sound installation to be held at the Port of Tilbury in Essex and the UK dedicated to people of the Windrush Generation. The project was supported thanks to National Lottery Project Grants and the Emergency Response Fund. We spoke to EVEWRIGHT to find out more.
London’s first dedicated outdoor art walk. Megan Piper, Co-Founder and Director of The Line, tells us about staying ‘open’ over the lockdown period, their new programmes and the benefits of enjoying art and nature simultaneously.
The CEO of Artswork talks digital speed-dating for artists and schools, showcasing youth voice and what she loves about working in the arts and culture sector.
It’s Loneliness Awareness Week, and as we reach 15 months since the initial coronavirus lockdown in the UK, the subject can seldom have been more pertinent.
For many, separation has been a defining characteristic of this period – as we’ve all been largely confined to our homes, prevented from seeing wider family and friends by our desire to protect each other. Many of our shared social spaces, including arts venues, museums and libraries as well as pubs, clubs, restaurants and beyond, have been closed or heavily restricted. Even those of us who’ve continued to attend workplaces physically rather than digitally have been unable to engage with colleagues or clients as we would have in the past.The new Thriving Communities fund promotes health, wellbeing and connection in communities.
Executive Director of Communication and Public Policy, Mags Patten, discusses the evidence collected on leadership in the arts and culture sector today and the challenges that lie ahead.
Sue Williamson, our Director, Libraries, tells us how public libraries are helping in their communities during lockdown
Watershed’s Creative Producers International programme brought together 15 incredible leaders to learn and make change together, working across contemporary art, placemaking, community engagement, corporate collaboration, urban innovation and social activism.
Through labs in Bristol and Tokyo, online workshops and development grants, the aim was to develop individual practice, raise ambitions and make real change across the world on a city scale. This was made possible through the Arts Council’s National Lottery Ambition for Excellence fund.
After publishing an evaluation report, we caught up with CEO at Watershed, Clare Reddington to hear her reflections on this ambitious three-year global exchange, which has more resonance in the current context than anyone in 2016 could have possibly imagined!Our Chief Executive Darren Henley blogs about the creativity and compassion on show across the sector
To mark International Women’s Day, we caught up with two of Create Studio’s directors, Shahina Johnson MBE (CEO and artistic director) and Marilyn Fitzgerald (director and production manager). Create Studios is a film and digital media CIC and social enterprise in Swindon giving young creative people, often from diverse backgrounds, skills to equip themselves for a career in the creative industries through ground-breaking mentorship and training programmes.
This week, The Box in Plymouth unveiled My Story – four new digital pieces of work by creative practitioners who identify as part of the city’s LGBTQIA+ artistic community. The works aim to celebrate the diversity of the local community, mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of Plymouth's Pride in Our Past project, and celebrate February's LGBT+ History month.
We caught up with one of those chosen to create a new work for My Story – musician and writer Elani Evangelou – about her inspirations, creative process, hopes for the future, and how venues like The Box are supporting LGBTQIA+ voices in the arts. For her commission, Elani created a digital zine featuring her poetry, visual art and photography to tell her own and her friends’ stories.
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