Gresham College
Gresham College, founded in 1597, provides free educational videos and lectures at university level. An extensive online collection of their talks is available for free, including more than 3,000 videos, featuring over 1,200 speakers dissecting hundreds of topicai
New Curators
A paid twelve month curatorial training programme based in London for people from lower socio economic backgrounds. Includes:
London Business Hub: run a cultural or community space
Developed by Counterculture LLP for the Mayor of London’s Space for Culture team, this step by step guide covers legal, financial, and practical questions to create a cultural space. The guide…
https://www.businesshub.london/open-run-grow-culture-community-space/
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
North London Laser
Affordable laser cutting and engraving with UK next day delivery. Working with acrylic, fabric, plywood, leather, MDF, latex and many more materials. Female owned business run by artists for artists, designers and makers.
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…
Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
Grassroots member led union fighting for justice for workers. Founded in 2012 by Latin American cleaners organising for better working conditions, IWGB believes that migrant workers are a vital part of the labour…
National Theatre Archive
Holds all the UK National Theatre creative, technical and business records. It covers the movement to found the theatre and documents every production from opening night in 1963 to the present day. From props to prompt scripts,…
The Vaizey View
Newsletter started by Ed Vaizey (Lord Vaizey of Didcot, Conservative) when he was opposition spokesman on culture. Sent out every Friday, it provides an easy to read digest of all the essential news of the week in…
SPACE Advice Bureau
Free advice and guidance to artists in SPACE Studios. Pre recorded webinars to support artist practice on essential basics for artists including:
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).
Sapience Communications
Public relations, communications, press for artists and arts organisations.
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…
Access Docs for Artists
Information on writing an access document for disabled artists. An access doc, or access ‘rider’, is a document that outlines your disability access needs. You might make one so that you can give it to people…
A Primer on Working With Disabled Group Members for Feminist / Activist Groups and Organisations
12 page document aimed at feminist and activist groups to better prepare for working with disabled group members. Produced in 2018 and updated in response…
Don’t Delete Art
Campaign to draw attention to social media company censorship of art, working toward better protection of artistic expression online. Includes: