When it comes to engaging freelancers in a fair & respectful manner, cultural organisations should strive to develop their skills & knowledge on a regular basis. Assuming they're already acting like this without putting in the work is risky, as we all know where assumptions lead.

During the Summer of 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled across the UK to chronicle clubbers and partygoers spilling out onto the streets in the small hours of the morning. The idea was to show what it felt like to be young and up all night in that slightly woozy, surreal

'I have gratitude for essential health, for music, dance, poetry.' 🌱

For the May issue of GAY TIMES Magazine, we spoke with legendary musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland as he reflects on love, queer legacy and inspiring the next generation

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I agree with Polly. However, even under Labour, I'm concerned that areas with the most access to culture will continue to receive the majority of investment. To ensure that overlooked places prosper culturally too, it'll take a shift in government & focus: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'In a decade when openly queer mutants couldn’t be depicted...aside from Alpha Flight’s Northstar...'X-Men: The Animated Series' spoke to an entire generation of queer kids who longed to see themselves in the stories they loved.' David Opie via IndieWire: indiewire.com/features/comme…

Important question re: extent and impact of groupthink in cultural sector.

There is always a danger - and it can be a very fine line -that controls implemented to ensure/maintain trust inadvertently slide into gatekeeping.

What does the process of 'co-creation' look like in practice?

Supported by the Centre’s Collaborate fund, Compass Festival has been working with researchers Matthew Reason and Lauren Hall to dig deeper into questions of co-creation.

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Following reports about stolen objects at the British Museum, the chair of trustees, George Osborne, suggested that it was partly due to groupthink. Surely groupthink exists in other institutions, & if so, what does this mean for efforts to build a more equitable cultural sector?

📣Exhibitors - join us Aunty Social in Blackpool to celebrate film culture in the North!

Join our team and fellow Film Hub North Members for lunch, networking & presentations from Aunty Social , Leigh Film - Charity & The Bay International Film Festival.

📅2 May, 12:00-16:00
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'Anti-racism is about outcomes not intent. The summer of 2020 saw a plethora of statements of intent [issued by museums] pledging to 'do better', but there have been few statements about the subsequent positive changes.' Maya Sharma via AIM: aim-museums.co.uk/racism-anti-ra…

Thrilled to announce Performance and Cultural Industries at Leeds Student Committee on Gender Equity in the Cultural Industries is presenting a public talk on Gender Equality in the Music Industry with Sarah Raine & Yorkshire Sound Women Network on 1 May from 4-6. All welcome! Register for event here: forms.office.com/e/5niK3Qt7pt

As a consultant working with Sunderland Museum & Mather & Co Ltd to design a co-creation strategy for their The National Lottery Heritage Fund capital project, I've had the pleasure of getting to know Anneke. She's been undertaking crucial work to increase access to collections: sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/new-…

For this year’s Brighton Music Conference I've assembled a panel of outstanding neurodivergent DJs to discuss the links between between neurodivergence and DJing. It's going to be brilliant 🙂✊❤️ #BMC2024

'It's an understatement to say that many have become angry, disillusioned or apathetic after years of feeling ignored, dismissed & bullied by agencies & institutions speaking in the mechanical jargon of regeneration.' Darren McGarvey, Poverty Safari, 2017.

From Liverpool to Yorkshire, County Durham through to the Lake District, since 1994 we have awarded £2bn to over 12,500 heritage projects across the North, thanks to #NationalLottery players.

Happy #WorldHeritageDay !

Explore some of them on our website: heritagefund.org.uk/hub/109585/pro…

Inspired by #XMen97 & #WorldHeritageDay , I thought I'd share a bit of my own #LGBTQ + heritage. As a queer kid growing up, I found plenty of escapism in these comics that came with X-Men: The Animated Series in the 1990s, which I could get from my friendly neighbourhood newsagent!

Attention Leeds lunatics‼️

We’ve just received a special message from Baltimore 👀

Take his advice & join us for a night you’ll never forget, when we screen Female Trouble on May 4th.

🎟️ hpph.co.uk/films/female-t…

(Big thanks to our volunteer Ian for helping get this message!)

In an insightful article for The Lead, Jennifer Sizeland examines how working class heritage is undervalued in the UK. She suggests improving this by ensuring that working class communities have the resources they need to preserve & share their heritage: thelead.uk/britains-worki…