Cultural Sector Masterclasses Blog Library

Read all the ideas, insights, and inspiration from our Cultural Sector masterclassess blogs

Browse the library to:

  • Catch up on sessions you missed

  • Revisit your favourite insights

  • Learn takeaways from cultural experts and professionals on a topic of your choice

  • Discover fresh approaches to familiar challenges

How can we reduce youth voice tokenism in cultural organisations? 

Highlights from our first hybrid online and in-person Masterclass, a panel discussion hosted by young creatives and featuring colleagues from Rising Arts Agency and Southbank Centre.

How does creativity across the curriculum spark joy in the classroom?

Highlights from our panel discussion Masterclass with creative facilitators and teachers from Barbican, Young Vic and Primary Arts programmes.

What does ethical participation in creative learning programmes look like? 

Highlights from our October Masterclass with Stella Barnes, Lung Theatre, Blue Cabin and the Care Experienced Movement.

How can we improve arts & culture opportunities in teacher training?  

Highlights from our Masterclass session with Young V&A, Sadler’s Wells, Towner and PGCE Course Leaders

How do we build connections between schools and the cultural sector?  

Highlights from our Masterclass session with Heart of Glass and collaborators

How can we make emotionally safe spaces for participants? 

Insights and learnings from our February Cultural Sector Masterclass.

What are the ingredients of meaningful Youth Voice in the arts?

We share insights from our October Cultural Sector Masterclass.

How can we bring allyship into workshop practice?

Germma Orleans-Thompson and Faaria Ahmad roundup highlights masterclass

Exploring how activism can be made more accessible

Insights from the Accessible Activism event held as part of I Am Festival 2023.

Shaking up how cultural organisations work with freelance artists

Ways to make working with freelancers more sustainable

How can the cultural sector support schools to teach for creativity?

Tips from our masterclass on our Teaching for Creativity programme

What is trauma-informed practice? 

Alex Evans, Artistic Director of Kazzum Arts, shares his insights

How can we improve inclusive progression routes into the arts?

Chloe Randall shares her insight from the inclusive progression routes event

How can ‘learning from failure’ improve your work? 

Corinne Micallef shares insights from the event

Radical Rest for the Cultural Sector

Hear from educator and leader in the cultural sector, Kate Oliver on the importance of radical rest