Can the 'sector' and policy makers see eye to eye when it comes to valuing culture? Our scoping study suggests it's not out of the question Diane Coyle Patrizia Riganti
Sadie Watson Dr Emma Dwyer ricky.lawton Mafalda Dâmaso supported by Arts and Humanities Research Council Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/artic…

'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' was perhaps one of the first theoretical books I read - my school library had texts from the Everyman's Library Classics on a top shelf. I also read Rousseau's 'The Social Contract'. Pretentious maybe but also an important moment for me.

Read Vishalakshi Roy & EUTOPIA European University colleague Cecile Doustaly on covid, cultural work and UBI. mdpi.com/1911-8074/15/5…

Applying to the Levelling Up Fund for investment in local cultural assets? Arts Council England have pulled together an online resource to help local authorities and their partners develop proposals
artscouncil.org.uk/capital/levell…

Call out for papers for this great issues on how artists shape policy and management processeshttps://jcmcp.org/call-for-papers/6679/?lang=en

This week is our second #LevellingUpCulture inquiry session.

We're talking to cultural organisations & councils:
- @KMerrin, TWAM Museums
- Sanaz Amidi, @RosettaArts
- @ClareRed, Watershed
- Abi Brown, Stoke-on-Trent CC
- Tim Joel, @PrestonCouncil

📺: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/75…

News | Largest-ever repatriation of cultural artefacts from a Scottish museum given green light – Glasgow to return looted items to India, Nigeria and representatives of massacred Lakota people in South Dakota, USA

Read: ow.ly/pIQo50IHKBw

Nice to be reminded of this! Loved working on this project with.

Last day of spring term and final session for Museums and Cultural Policy. Feel very lucky to have taught this wonderful group, and to have finally got the chance to wear the baby on board badge CCMPS Warwick Uni

Who DOES run the arts in England? New from Griffith Rees mark taylor & me, open access and free to read!
A blog coming shortly, but v short version is we still see a traditional cultural elite supplemented by property development & financial expertise crucial to arts boards in England

Fascinating provocation from Justin O'Connor University of Warwick today - time to move from positioning CCIs through the economic lens into their role as part of the everyday social fabric?

BREAKING! In a BIG win for the campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship, National Portrait Gallery has today announced that its partnership with @BP_plc is ending after over 30 years of the oil and gas company sponsoring the #BPPortraitAward !! 🎉✊🖼️
npg.org.uk/assets/files/p… #dropbp #climate

STATEMENT
STOKE-ON-TRENT’S MUSEUMS

*Budget consultation results in changes*

Read the full statement online:
stoke.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Did a guest lecture & seminar today and got the students to collage about representation in museums ☺️ I thought it went really well! Thank you to Bethany Rex for inviting me ☺️

I know they're not a great band but can't believe only 70k people have listened to Bitch Alert on Spotify?! open.spotify.com/artist/01wSPKc…

Working with PGP (pelvic girdle pain) desperate times