Julie’s Bicycle
In collaboration with cultural and environmental partners, Julie’s Bicycle delivers learning programmes, tools and resources, and leadership initiatives, which respond to the demands of the climate crisis. Their policy centre researches and suggests policy interventions for the arts…
What’s Next?
Movement bringing together organisations and freelancers to talk about arts and culture in the UK. In support of their vision in which arts & culture are playing a vital contribution to creating an equitable society, What’s Next? encourages working together to take ownership of the civic…
Autonomy: The Artist as Worker report (2021)
Independent research organisation that focuses on climate change, the future of work and economic planning. In 2021 Autonomy release its Artist as Worker report, a comprehensive outline of working conditions within the UK’s visual…
Culture and Community Spaces at Risk resources
From the Mayor of London’s Culture and Community Spaces at Risk team, a list of resources for London’s cultural, creative and community sector at risk spaces. Resources include links to advice, support and…
Flanders Arts Institute
Expertise centre for visual arts, performance arts & classical music. The Institute supports and stimulates the development of the arts and policy. It works in arts research, support for artists and organisations, and international relations / exchange.
Future Arts Centres
Campaign and leadership group for arts centres as a model for the cultural venues of tomorrow. Aims to create a unifying leadership voice for arts centres, campaign for investment and inclusion in artform development and funding policies,…
Making Music
UK membership organisation for leisure time music, dedicated to empowering everyone, whatever their background or experience, to come together in their community to make or present music. Membership includes practical and artistic support, campaigning, and connections with other members.
Sound and Music
The national organisation for new music supporting a diverse range of composers to develop their work. They undertake audience development and work with children and young people to explore their musical creativity.
Independent Society of Musicians
UK’s largest representative non union body for musicians and a nationally recognised subject association for music. Members receive legal advice, insurance, and specialist services. Members come from all areas of the music industry, and from a…
Praxis: The Artists’ Union of Ireland
Trade union for artists across all disciplines in Ireland. The union is committed to giving artists strategic power in their places of work and to improving their living and working conditions.
Society of Authors
Trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators since 1884. Services and resources include:
Centre for Cultural Value
The Centre seeks a shared understanding of the differences that arts, culture, heritage and screen make to people’s lives and to society. They aim to inform cultural policy and practice on research and evaluation of what…
Working Class History Map
Map of stories of collective struggles against capital and oppression. Covers stories from around the world. Includes a podcast with more information on individual stories.
Node Center
E learning programme for curators and art professionals. Courses include curating and exhibition design, financial management for artists, art writing and criticism, art handling, and art gallery management.
The Migration Museum
The Migration Museum explores how the movement of people to and from Britain across the ages has shaped who we are – as individuals, as communities, and as nations. Programmes include exhibitions and events, an education programme, and…
(Team) Work in Practice
Toolkit for organisations looking to create inclusive workplaces for people from working class/low socio economic backgrounds within the arts and cultural sector. Instead of a checklist or framework, the Toolkit provides a collection of insights, ideas,…
https://jerwoodarts.org/resource/team-work-in-practice/online/
ukeartswork
Independent initiative of information and advice for arts workers working between the EU and the UK. Originally designed to provide advice to the end of 2020, the site continues with irregular updates. Covers all artforms including artists in all…
Matters in Media Art
Website with guidelines for the care of media artworks. A resource for collectors, artists, and institutions that care for works of art that have moving image, electronic, and digital elements. Contains practical tools and examples about…