Art for social change – or social justice?
A great blog from François Matarasso exploring the nature of the ‘social impact of participation in the arts’.
Online gaming: the rise of a multi-billion dollar industry
A stunning example of storytelling through infographics with some numbers to make us all think.
Going solo: how starting solo self-employment affects income and well being
Some very timely research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation about the experience of solo self-employed people
How to spot and tackle burnout
This article is based on research with women leaders but it is applicable to all.
This occupational phenomena clouds the mind, where a person struggles to assess their situation clearly, and they often end up beating themselves up for not being good enough.
Doomscrolling
Are you caught in doomscrolling? Bingeing on doom-and-gloom news has probably been part of all our lives at some point in recent months. This not only has a personal impact but you can be in danger of passing it on to others. There are ways to break the habit.
William Morris Gallery
A heartfelt and poignant piece from Teanne Andrews documenting her experience as a black woman working in the cultural sector. She poses a powerful question at the end:
Now you know how I feel about the way I was treated, and it’s undeniable it was unfair and without real grounds. Now you know better, will you do better?
Dance4 Artist Leader appointment
An interesting response from Dance 4 to rebalancing the power dynamics of cultural organisations. Dance4 has created this role to collaborate with the Board, staff and stakeholders in considering new ways of working. Its part-time and fixed term and I’ll be watching with interest to see what happens.
ExcludedUK
ExcludedUK is a newly formed non-profit NGO and serves as a collective platform for those entirely or largely excluded from the UK Government’s Covid-19 financial support measures. This has caught many in our sector – people who had just become freelance, Company Directors, and those who had just changed jobs to name a few. If you are impacted it is worth joining ExcludedUK, they offer support as well as campaigning.