Blogs & Think Pieces

Hope in Challenging Times

In considering how to respond to the challenges we face in the cultural sector what is important is......

The Cultural Philanthropy Foundation’s Thought Leadership Series – 8th November 2023

Imposter Syndrome Series 3/3 – Investing in Change

My first two pieces on Imposter Syndrome in the cultural sector have pointed to unresolved power imbalances as a key...

Imposter Syndrome 2/3 – Critical Thinking

In the first of these three pieces I argued that Imposter Syndrome in the cultural sector is both pervasive and...

Imposter Syndrome 1/3

My first job after university was rather unexpected for someone who had recently completed a master’s degree in Contemporary Writing......

In-Kind: As Achates celebrates its tenth birthday we consider how in-kind support is an under valued opportunity

As Achates celebrates its tenth birthday we consider how in-kind support is an under valued opportunity......

Change

For many of us the month of September has marked the beginning of something new... The turning of a new...

Joy – rediscovering the joy of working in culture in challenging times

rediscovering the joy of working in culture in challenging times...

Cultural Capital – The need for a transparent framework for the redistribution of funding

The Arts Council England's Private Investment in Culture Survey that tells us how much voluntary income comes to the Cultural Sector....

The Arts Council’s Private Investment in Culture Survey 2019

The Arts Council England's Private Investment in Culture Survey that tells us how much voluntary income comes to the Cultural Sector....