Blog

BLOG 23rd May 2025

Coffee, Conversation & Inclusion: 9 Resources to Help Make Our Spaces More Welcoming

A handy list of tips and links to keep in mind when thinking about accessibility within arts and culture venues.

BLOG 12th May 2025

Culture Night is dead, long live Culture Night!

After a few years' hiatus, the news is out in the open. Culture Night Belfast is coming back in 2025. In this blog, hear about our role in leading sectoral engagement and public consultations to understand how Culture Night could be developed alongside the sector if it were to return.

BLOG 8th April 2025

Prioritising Accessibility Means Asking the Big Questions

Eve reflects on recent accessibility training she's undertaken with Open Arts and University of Atypical, and what lessons it has taught her about how to be truly inclusive.

BLOG 13th November 2024

The Grass Isn’t Greener: The challenges for Grassroots Music Venues

Grassroots venues play a vital role in maintaining the longevity of the music sector. In this blog, Eve explores the challenges facing local grassroots music venues and what could be done to support their long term success.

BLOG 3rd October 2024

Putting a ring on it- why can’t we commit?

Our annual benchmarking report Foundations shows consistently each year that the vast majority of customers do not return the following year. And they don’t come more than once during the year. It sounds like we have a commitment problem. Áine explores how to use data to better understand audience engagement.

BLOG 22nd July 2024

Six Lessons in Bravery from AMA Conference 2024

In early July, Sarah and Maurane hopped over to sunny Brighton for the Arts Marketing Association conference. Maurane was invited over as a speaker and Sarah decided to tag along and mingle with over 750 representatives from the UK’s cultural sector. The conference, themed "Be Bold, Be Brave," featured thirty-five talks over two days. Here are some key lessons in bravery that Sarah learned.