Really enjoyed talking to Lusaka-based artist and curator Sana Ginwalla, and learning more about her projects Everyday Lusaka and Zambia Belonging, and the art industry in Zambia. The full interview is available on The Name of the Next Song here: tnotns.com/sanaginwalla

Super interesting interview with the artist behind Everyday Lusaka, an online platform for artists to showcase their photographs of Lusaka, positively countering stereotypes of Africa. Always insightful posts by Valentina Orrù

Focusing on the missing voices of practitioners in culture, health and wellbeing research. 👀 Out now - our research associate @RobynDowlen's latest piece for Arts Professional #ValuingCulture artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/artic…

Read about the root cause of artists' social, artistic and economic #Precarity and radical #ArtsPolicy measures for effecting change in infrastructures for the arts artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/360/f… Arts Professional

A brilliant interview piece by researcher and writer Vittoria Caradonna in conversation with Giuliana Panunzio, a ceramicist from the South of Italy, and also her mother: tnotns.com/giulianapanunz… #interview #clay #ceramicist #ceramics #SouthofItaly

What is wrong with the arts sector and why is progress so slow? Some thoughts in this *OPEN ACCESS* article from myself, @elebelfiore & Brea M. Heidelberg Reflexivity and the perpetuation of inequality in the cultural sector: half awake in a fake empire? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Here's another encouraging example #ArtsOrganisations taking responsibility #equity #inclusion file:///C:/Users/susan/Downloads/Unlimited-x-Guild-Nothing-for-Nothing-Guide.pdf UNLIMITED East Street Arts - news soon of interactive session to discuss strategic solutions #activism

.Maia Mackney and I co-wrote a piece about co-created and creative evaluation as part of the brilliant DISRUPT Toolkit > disruptfestival.org/toolkit Featuring methodologies and reflections by @hmullers83 Sophie Hope Old Fire Station, Oxford @chrisianrolls

New website about my work and projects: valentinaorru.net 👀

Join fresh contexts for #ArtistsLivelihoods #ArtsPolicy #CulturalPolicy debate 16.06.23 #AberdeenSummit - it's free &virtual - presenters Donald Butler, Ben Callaghan, Simon Poulter, Lindsay Seers, chair #jonblackwood + contribution by @johnwrightart eventbrite.co.uk/e/aberdeen-cul…

What she says! Freelancers deserve better after over a decade of funding neglect and policy favouritism for arts buildings

Join us Maia Mackney Headway - the brain injury association for a session on co-created evaluation, embracing the chaos of collaboration, and empowering people with brain injury to be at the centre of organisational decision making - part of DISRUPT Guildhall School of Music & Drama Barbican Centre shorturl.at/fjqB4

Book a free spot and join the conversation >> lnkd.in/ez_m3m7t at this session about co-created evaluation approaches and institutional change Headway East London Maia Mackney Guildhall School of Music & Drama Barbican Centre

How can we use co-creation & evaluation to bring about institutional change? Join us on 2 Nov to explore how change can happen when we embrace co-creation with the members who co-produced our Barbican Centre exhibition #differentlyvarious. 👉free ticket: eventbrite.com/e/brain-injury…

On veganism, music, the community and re-thinking the economy. My interview with South London born and raised vegan chef, radio presenter, multi-linguist poet and cultural educator, Nishanti Modasia. Thank you! tnotns.com/nishanti-modas…

"A community is a small-scale economy, and if the community is protected then the economy is stable." Full interview with Nishanti Modasia here: tnotns.com/nishanti-modas…