Blog

Suzanne Alleyne blogs about self-care as an essential part of the leadership toolkit. Suzanne was one of the Arts Council’s first Changemakers, a cohort of cultural workers who participated in our senior leadership training and development programme.

As the Digital Culture Network launches a brand-new 2-year partnership with Google Arts & Culture, running 12 digital skills training days across the country, we caught up with Lucy Schwartz, to find out more about her work and why digital literacy in the arts and culture sector is so important.

Kerry Hudson, author of Lowborn, tells us how libraries changed her life and can be a lifeline for communities.

Access to Work: A Guide for the Arts and Cultural Sector is a new digital resource aimed at demystifying the process of applying to Access to Work. Disability Arts Online’s CEO Trish Wheatley explains why it was needed and how it can help you.

Our Director, Audience Insight and Innovation, Owen Hopkin, tells us about the launch of New Creatives in partnership with the BBC, and why supporting young artists benefits all of us.

Suitcase Stories is a project that helps artists and museum practitioners deliver music and storytelling workshops to people living with dementia. It focuses on participation, working with high quality artists to create a positive change in the lives of those living with the disease. We caught up with Jenny Davis to hear about the project and find out why this was the right time for them to apply to National Lottery Project Grants for funding.

Our Director for Northern Economy and Partnerships, Pete Massey, blogs about the important role culture and creativity has to play in the North of England.

We are investing £7.1 million into leadership development through the Transforming Leadership Fund. Mags Patten, Executive lead for Workforce Development, blogs about the 18 successful recipients and the importance of diverse, effective leadership.