“I do not think good governance is depressing, it is one of the most electrifying and exciting things on the planet”
Blog – can we talk about the governance of cultural organisations?
“the Cultural Recovery Fund missed the opportunity to activate a renaissance. Instead it bought the sector a £1.57 billion deep freeze”
CHAPTER – this was an interview with Caridad Svich for her book “Toward a Future Theatre – Conversations during a Pandemic”
“Culture Plan B meets with artists and communities who create culture outside big cultural institutions”
Podcast – recorded during the first year of the pandemic, Culture Plan B listened to the ideas and perspectives of independent artists and communities about what next for culture.
“time to change the structure”
Blog – what should public funding for culture seek to achieve and who gets to set the strategy?
Sat 24th Oct 2020
“time to change the story”
Blog – how can we hear more and different voices about the future of funded culture?
Sat 23rd May 2020
“time to change the numbers”
Blog – looking at how Arts Council England’s investment could be used to directly fund 3,000 artists and 500 community venues
Sun 10th May 2020
“time to change”
Blog – as well as thinking through the challenges of the pandemic for the cultural sector, we need to think about the longer-term and how subsidised culture emerges in a way that better supports communities and artists. Some thoughts on how…
Sat 25th April 2020
“the chances are that if there is a backlash then we won’t hear about it”
THREAD – showing my support for the new 10 year strategy by Arts Council England
“my contribution to this conversation is captured in the words of the 1982 hit by Fun Boy Three and Bananarama”
BLOG – I wrote this for the National Lottery Community Fund (formerly Big Lottery) in response to their question What is the future of doing good over the next 10 years?
“There is a risk that the arts are going the same way as the supermarkets”
BLOG – responding to a question from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation about how to refresh its strategy Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) is a significant investor in arts, education and social justice programmes. Their Director, Martin Brookes, has been asking everyone a question: what should PHF do? It’s a great way […]
“here are 8 pragmatic ideas for how we change the relationship between artists and venues”
BLOG – this is a contribution to the #IllShowYouMine debate about how we change venues for the better
Hello, I'm David Jubb & this is my blog 