A Mixed Recovery
We've seen that engagement at venues has overtaken pre-pandemic figures, but now we can see how that picture varies by artform.
In the AI age, we need data we can trust
Stephen Miller, our Chief Technology Officer, is a firm believer in Data4Good. Here he explains why AI offers a perfect example of why we should focus on data.
Let's Get Real Conference 2026: AI
Tickets for our next Let's Get Real Conference are now available. Join us on Thursday 19 March for a day of honest reflection, critique, provocation and creative thinking.
New and noteworthy
- We recently joined CAE, Culture Action Europe for our first CAE-UK Hub meeting. It was great to feel connected to European colleagues and find out more about EU budget proposals for cultural funding.
- Birmingham Museums Trust has announced plans to create a ‘Cultural Citizenship Research Centre', part of a new five year plan. It comes as the trust publishes its five year strategy to 2030.
- In more West Midlands news, The West Midlands Combined Authority has announced a new Night Time Economy Commission after figures from the Night Time Economy Market Monitor show Birmingham has seen a 27.5% drop in late-night venues since 2020. Supporting the night-time economy to thrive is part of a wider package set out in the West Midlands Growth Plan for the ‘everyday economy’.
- We'll be at the European Audience Data Alliance forum in Aarhus in November to join conversations about how cities and cultural clusters can engage more effectively with their existing and future audiences, as well presenting on cultural data standards.
- There's a Creative Industries section well worth checking out in this new report from The Sutton Trust on educational origins and elites, which includes clear, actionable recommendations.
- Finally, something a little different - here's a great article about stone skimming as tourism and how it's boosting the local visitor economy in Scotland.
