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BFI and Indian equivalent join forces on film production - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 14h

British and Indian cinema leaders have agreed to work together to boost international co-production and commemorate film heritage. #NewsInBrief

British and Indian cinema leaders have agreed to work together to boost international co-production and commemorate film heritage.

The Black Country: Unlocking creative voices - Arts Professional

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 15h

A new programme - Black Country Digital Firsts - shows how even modest support for artists in under-represented regions can unlock remarkable creativity, build confidence and generate lasting cultural impact, argues Rob Lindsay of The Space.

A new programme - Black Country Digital Firsts - shows how even modest support for artists in under-represented regions can unlock remarkable creativity, build confidence and generate lasting cultural...

Theatre open after 7-year revamp names chair for 'next phase' - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 16h

Theatre open after 7-year revamp names chair for ‘next phase’ www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fac... #ChangingFaces

A theatre that reopened this year following a seven-year revamp has appointed a former real-estate lawyer as chair.

Norwich Theatre credits wage rise for thousands saved in staff turnover costs - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 17h

The number of staff members choosing to leave Norwich Theatre behind them has more than halved since the organisation committed to a pay rate tied to the cost of living.

The number of staff members choosing to leave Norwich Theatre behind them has more than halved since the organisation committed to a pay rate tied to the cost

Former BBC commissioner joins Arts Council Wales - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Former BBC commissioner joins Arts Council Wales www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fac... #ChangingFaces

CHRISTINA MACAULAY has been named a new member of the Arts Council of Wales (ACW), following an open competition that ran earlier this year.

Working With Young People: Supporting Youth Voice Courses

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Don't miss: Working With Young People: Supporting Youth Voice Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Empower youth voice with mentoring, facilitation & consultation tools tailored to creative, cultural & heritage sectors.

Gain the confidence, skills and frameworks to engage young people meaningfully. This series offers practical techniques for mentoring, facilitation and consultation, ensuring youth contributions shape...

Project Management Courses

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Don't miss: Project Management Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Project management for creative, cultural & heritage sectors – interactive courses on a range of practical topics.

Sharpen your project management, planning, and evaluation skills with frameworks tailored for the creative, cultural & heritage sectors. Choose from bite-sized lunch & learns to half-day introductions,...

Self-Guided Courses (eLearning)

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Don't miss: Self-Guided Courses (eLearning) from Artswork Professional Development. Learn safeguarding, inclusion, survey design & more anytime, anywhere with our flexible self-guided eLearning courses.

Designed for flexibility: digestible content you can access anytime, anywhere. Choose from bite-sized modules covering safeguarding, inclusion, data-driven insights, wellbeing and youth engagement. Learn...

Supporting People, Safety & Wellbeing Courses

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Don't miss: Supporting People, Safety & Wellbeing Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Interactive courses on wellbeing, trauma, behaviour, risk and safety, tailored for creative & cultural settings.

Create safer, more supportive environments with sector-specific training that combines evidence‑based frameworks and practical exercises. From trauma‑informed wellbeing to behaviour dynamics, risk...

Ensure your safeguarding knowledge is up-to-date, and that your working practices keep children, young people and adults safe. This curated series guides you from core principles to leadership strategy,...

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18h

Don't miss: Safeguarding Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Tailored safeguarding training for the creative, cultural & heritage sectors: interactive, sector-specific learning.

Safeguarding Courses

National Gallery sells 'much-loved' benches over fire fears - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 19h

The large leather and wood benches that are a fixture in many of the National Gallery’s rooms, offering weary visitors the chance to lounge while contemplating its collection, are set to be scrapped due to health and safety concerns. #NewsInBrief

The large leather and wood benches that are a fixture in many of the National Gallery’s rooms, offering weary visitors the chance to lounge while

'Industrial profiteering' on ticket resales to come to an end, new Culture Minister vows - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 20h

Labour will stand firm on its commitment to capping ticket resale prices, the freshly-appointed Minister of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed. #NewsInBrief

Labour will stand firm on its commitment to capping ticket resale prices, the freshly-appointed Minister of State for the Department for Culture, Media and

Gallery which lost £21k to embezzlement among museums to share in £20m heritage pot - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 22h

The 75 buildings set to benefit from a £20 million injection into “telling the national story at a local level” have been revealed, with spaces including London’s Fulham Palace and Birmingham Museums Trust among the beneficiaries.

The 75 buildings set to benefit from a £20 million injection into "telling the national story at a local level" have been revealed, with spaces including

National Trust to cut 500 jobs after staff consultation - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

The National Trust has confirmed plans to make 6% of its full-time staff redundant in an effort to achieve £26 million in savings. #NewsInBrief

The National Trust has confirmed plans to make 6% of its full-time staff redundant in an effort to achieve £26 million in savings.

Co-creation as R&D: Children's ideas at the 'heart and start' - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

Lizzy Stephens, artistic director of Travelling Light Theatre Company, believes in giving children a voice and valuing their input. She thinks co-creation is the way to do it.

Lizzy Stephens, artistic director of Travelling Light Theatre Company, believes in giving children a voice and valuing their input. She thinks co-creation is the way to do it.

Arts Pay Survey 2025: Working-class women uneasy ‘being themselves’ at work - Arts Professional

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

Women from working-class backgrounds in the arts sector are less likely to feel comfortable being themselves at work than other demographic groups, figures from Arts Professional’s Arts Pay Survey reveal.

Women from working-class backgrounds in the arts sector are less likely to feel comfortable being themselves at work than other demographic groups, figures

Holburne Museum welcomes chair combining ‘financial acumen and artistic insight’ - Arts Professional

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

Holburne Museum welcomes chair combining ‘financial acumen and artistic insight’ www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fac... #ChangingFaces

MERVYN METCALF has been appointed to lead the board of Bath-based art gallery, the Holburne Museum, next year.

Cultural placemaking: Unveiling London’s latest cultural quarter - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

Activating London’s Royal Docks is a huge challenge but, as Kate Anderson explains, it provides a unique opportunity to establish them as an international centre for water-based arts and events.

Activating London’s Royal Docks is a huge challenge but, as Kate Anderson explains, it provides a unique opportunity to establish them as an international centre for water-based arts and events.

Touring network to develop skills and audiences in East Anglia - Arts Professional

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 1d

Colchester’s Mercury Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch are among seven organisations to sign up to a network aimed at tackling the “challenges of mid-scale touring”. #NewsInBrief

Colchester's Mercury Theatre and Queen's Theatre Hornchurch are among seven organisations to sign up to a network aimed at tackling the "challenges of

Lisa Nandy hails Tate's schools website as win for philanthropy - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 2d

Teachers and pupils across the country will benefit from free resources inspired by the Tate’s national collection, in a first for the family of art galleries. #NewsInBrief

Teachers and pupils across the country will benefit from free resources inspired by the Tate's national collection, in a first for the family of art galleries.

Funding for arts faces potential pressure of £1.3bn Lottery licence court claim - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 2d

Concerns have been raised that good causes lottery funding, which supports the arts, could be used to cover the costs of any potential payout in a legal case being brought by a media and property billionaire against the Gambling Commission. #NewsInBrief

Concerns have been raised that good causes lottery funding, which supports the arts, could be used to cover the costs of any potential payout in a legal case

‘It's not about scaling up, it's about doing good work’, says NPO leader - Arts Professional

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 2d

The chief executive of an organisation dedicated to supporting Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people in Sussex to tell their stories through writing has credited “slow, stable development” as a key enabler of its success.

The chief executive of an organisation dedicated to supporting Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people in Sussex to tell their stories through writing has

Pioneering Black pianist receives blue plaque honour - Arts Professional

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 2d

The first Black artist to secure a number one hit in the UK charts has been honoured with the erection of an English Heritage blue plaque. #NewsInBrief

The first Black artist to secure a number one hit in the UK charts has been honoured with the erection of an English Heritage blue plaque.

Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice

Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 2d

Don't miss: Evaluation for Arts, Culture and Heritage: Principles and Practice from Centre for Cultural Value.

This self-guided, free-to-access online course offers the opportunity to hear from experts, develop new approaches and build your evaluation skills andconfidence.Developed by the Centre for Cultural Value...