What Next? Briefing note – Energy rises / talent drain / cost of living 21/09/21 12 Oct 2022 · We believe that the next three months will be critical for the arts and cultural sector, with many overlapping issues serving to create a significant crisis. We know that, for many organisations, their spiralling energy bills will be enough to put them out of business in the short term; and that for many individuals / freelancers, the rise in their own cost of living means that they cannot continue working in the sector without stronger financial incentive and security. The two issues appear to be compounding each other, with many organisations reporting also that they cannot recruit sufficient staff now to deliver their autumn / winter programmes: the talent drain of the pandemic has been exacerbated, and these jobs need to be urgently re-incentivised. More
NOTE OF WHAT NEXT? FREELANCE FUTURES SESSION – SUPPORTING THE FREELANCE CULTURAL WORKFORCE 25.05.2022 6 Sep 2022 · This is a note of a one-hour Zoom session which was delivered as one of What Next?’s contributions to the Freelance: Futures symposia: www.freelancefutures.org. Meeting goal - Arts Council England (ACE): Supporting the Freelance Cultural Workforce. At this meeting, the What Next? team was joined by Michelle Dickson, Director Strategy at ACE, and Erica Campayne, Senior Manager, Combined Arts & Individuals to ask participants the following question: ‘As an individual, what do you want from your National Development Agency?’ More
What Next? Submission to Online Harms Consultation 29 May 2021 · What Next? as a movement is concerned that the White Paper has not attempted to accommodate the significant complexities relating to artistic expression and harmful content. Nuance, ambiguity, satire, irony and the creation of ‘harmful’ characters should all be explicitly considered, with measures and provision put in place to ensure that no artistic work is censored or discouraged due to the creation of a hostile environment to free expression. More
Covid-19 Certification Consultation – Submission 24 Mar 2021 · On the 15th of March, the Cabinet Office published a public call for evidence into Covid Status Certification Review. This consultation has a deadline of the 29th March 2021. We have created these draft notes as an aid to anyone in our movement wishing to make a response to the consultation. More
Seven Inclusive Principles for Arts and Cultural Organisations 14 Sep 2020 · Seven Inclusive Principles for Arts & Cultural Organisations working safely through COVID-19 to complement the suite of guidance documents already issued by UK Governments and sector support organisations. The Seven Principles offer practical guidance to arts and cultural organisations to support disabled artists, audiences, visitors, participants and employees. More
Cultural Learning Alliance Manifesto Briefing 6 Dec 2019 · In this briefing we will compare and contrast the policies most relevant to the Cultural Learning Alliance in the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative Manifestos. More
What Next? General Election Briefing 2019 20 Nov 2019 · We want arts and culture at the heart of our society, and in the past, we’ve used a number of different strategies to ensure that it is part of the political debate surrounding our general elections. This briefing gives you a list of the some of the key actions that you can take. More
Arts Advocacy pack 11 Sep 2018 · The Bacc for the Future campaign, the Cultural Learning Alliance and What Next? has launched Arts in Schools, an advocacy toolkit designed to inform, help and inspire advocates to take... More
What Next? Brexit Briefing 7 Jun 2018 · Information and resources around Brexit and the creative Industries More
Arts for Britain 2.0 3 Feb 2017 · Our focus on engaging MPs continues but this time with a focus on the local picture. This resource is about engaging your local MPs with top tips, step by step... More
