The High Pay Centre
Independent, non partisan think tank focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, with a particular interest in top pay. Programme includes research, events and policy analysis involving business, trade unions, investors and civil society.…
Who Owns England?
Map of major landowners in England, combining public data with Freedom of Information requests. Follow the investigation and help fill in the gaps, on the Who Owns England? blog.
The Smart Fund
The Smart Fund is a proposal for creators and performers to be paid fairly for their work when it is accessed, distributed and stored on digital devices. It proposes to use a portion of sales of electronic…
Access to Work guide from Disability Arts Online
Access to Work is an employment support programme run by the Department for Work and Pensions. Access to Work can provide grants to remove barriers disabled people face in taking on paid…
Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA)
PiPA was created to address a lack of provision for parents and carers in the performing arts. Aiming to amplify the voices of everyone with caring responsibilities, PiPA conducts research and maintains the…
Culture Central
Collective voice of the cultural sector in the West Midlands. They create opportunities through culture for places and people across the region. Their priorities include:
VocalEyes
Listings of art and culture events presented with audio description. For blind and visually impaired people going to theatres, museums, galleries, heritage sites and online.
Stage Text: captioned and subtitled culture listings
Listing of captioned and subtitled theatre and talks events around the UK.
Autism in Museums
Listings of relaxed, autism friendly events in UK museums and galleries
Black Artists Grant
Offered by Creative Debuts, the BAG is a no strings financial support to help black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – to make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit…
DASH
Disabled led visual arts organisation. It creates opportunities for Disabled artists to develop their creative practice. These opportunities take many forms, from high quality commissions to community based workshops. Includes free online resources for artists professional development.
New Curators
A paid twelve month curatorial training programme based in London for people from lower socio economic backgrounds. Includes:
The Radical Queer Therapist: Collaboration Agreement
A starting point for co creating a formal agreement for an organisation and artist working together. Aiming to complement the organisation’s access policy to respond to the changing needs of visitors, staff and collaborators,…
https://www.theradicalqueertherapist.com/collaboration-agreement
Vital Capacities
Accessible, purpose built digital residency space that supports artists’ practice while engaging audiences with their work. It aims to provide an accessible online space for artists and audiences who may be limited by resources or physical barriers from…
esea contemporary
The UK’s only non profit institution specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) heritages. Previously known as the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA).
Art Working Parents Alliance
Nationwide UK network for parents working in the artworld: mothers, fathers and others. Founded by artists Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah in October 2022. Regional and sector hubs have their own databases and WhatsApp groups. Free…
Black Mountains College
Founded as a response to the climate and ecological emergency, BMC aims to create a future in which nature and human societies thrive. Vocational courses are fully funded by the Welsh government. Their single BA in Ecological Futures…
The Arts Green Book: Sustainable Buildings
Free download showing how to make cultural buildings more sustainable, even though many of them are ageing and starved of investment. Designed for executive directors and facilities managers, boards, funders, local authorities and designers…