Future Arts Centres
@artscentres.bsky.social
Creating the arts centres of tomorrow
Do you have at least 5 years' experience of senior and commercial management within a multi-functional venue, or comparable environment? Scala Worcester is looking for a collaborative, team-focused leader to be their new Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Operations. Interested? Find out more 👇
We are seeking an experienced Director of Operations to work closely with the Chief Executive & Artistic Director to shape and deliver Scala’s strategic vision and business plans.
Find out more: www.scalaworcester.co.uk/job-vacancy-...
Applications close on Monday 24 November at 5pm.
Find out more: www.scalaworcester.co.uk/job-vacancy-...
Applications close on Monday 24 November at 5pm.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Do you have at least 5 years' experience of senior and commercial management within a multi-functional venue, or comparable environment? Scala Worcester is looking for a collaborative, team-focused leader to be their new Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Operations. Interested? Find out more 👇
🕊️ As Remembrance Day nears, arts centres & libraries across the UK are exploring freedom through creativity. Our Freedom: Then and Now is bringing venues together through a programme of art, performance, and storytelling.
🖇️ Read about some of the highlights so far (events continue through November)
🖇️ Read about some of the highlights so far (events continue through November)
Our Freedom: Celebrating Community, Creativity, and the Meaning of Freedom - Future Arts Centres
Discover Our Freedom: Then and Now, a nationwide arts programme marking 80 years since WWII, uniting 60 UK arts centres to explore freedom through community-led creativity, exhibitions, and performanc...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🕊️ As Remembrance Day nears, arts centres & libraries across the UK are exploring freedom through creativity. Our Freedom: Then and Now is bringing venues together through a programme of art, performance, and storytelling.
🖇️ Read about some of the highlights so far (events continue through November)
🖇️ Read about some of the highlights so far (events continue through November)
'Arts centres, like universities, are places where new ideas and new ways of seeing the world are explored.'
Michael Eades, Head of Civic Engagement at Goldsmiths, University of London, in @artsprofessional.co.uk on the partnership with Future Arts Centres www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Michael Eades, Head of Civic Engagement at Goldsmiths, University of London, in @artsprofessional.co.uk on the partnership with Future Arts Centres www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Local engagement, national conversation - Arts Professional
In an era of political division, it’s more important than ever to build collaborative networks that link the local to a wider context, according to Michael Eades of Goldsmiths University of London.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
'Arts centres, like universities, are places where new ideas and new ways of seeing the world are explored.'
Michael Eades, Head of Civic Engagement at Goldsmiths, University of London, in @artsprofessional.co.uk on the partnership with Future Arts Centres www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Michael Eades, Head of Civic Engagement at Goldsmiths, University of London, in @artsprofessional.co.uk on the partnership with Future Arts Centres www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
📢 We’re delighted to share that Future Arts Centres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social - marking the start of a new partnership grounded in shared values of creativity, community, and civic engagement.
🔗 Learn more: futureartscentres.org.uk/future-arts-...
🔗 Learn more: futureartscentres.org.uk/future-arts-...
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
📢 We’re delighted to share that Future Arts Centres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social - marking the start of a new partnership grounded in shared values of creativity, community, and civic engagement.
🔗 Learn more: futureartscentres.org.uk/future-arts-...
🔗 Learn more: futureartscentres.org.uk/future-arts-...
Ending October with reflections from our recent Members’ Meeting which tackled the capital challenge head-on. From urgent repairs to future-proofing, the message was clear: arts centres are civic infrastructure. Investing in them means investing in community: futureartscentres.org.uk/building-for...
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ending October with reflections from our recent Members’ Meeting which tackled the capital challenge head-on. From urgent repairs to future-proofing, the message was clear: arts centres are civic infrastructure. Investing in them means investing in community: futureartscentres.org.uk/building-for...
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Libraries Unlimited is taking part in 'Our Freedom: Then and Now'.
Artist Athena Jane Churchill invites people to explore the legacy of VE Day through workshops.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscentres.bsky.social
www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/project/our-...
Artist Athena Jane Churchill invites people to explore the legacy of VE Day through workshops.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscentres.bsky.social
www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/project/our-...
Our Freedom: Then & Now - Libraries Unlimited
A community-led arts initiative which explores creativity, connection, and local heritage
This project ripples on - if you put a thought in someone’s head, it’s like a seed that grows. This
www.librariesunlimited.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Libraries Unlimited is taking part in 'Our Freedom: Then and Now'.
Artist Athena Jane Churchill invites people to explore the legacy of VE Day through workshops.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscentres.bsky.social
www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/project/our-...
Artist Athena Jane Churchill invites people to explore the legacy of VE Day through workshops.
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscentres.bsky.social
www.librariesunlimited.org.uk/project/our-...
🎉 Huge congratulations to our member Bluecoat for winning the Innovation in Social Value award at Liverpool Chamber's Innovation in Business Awards 2025! This is a brilliant recognition of the vital role arts centres like Bluecoat play in driving social change and community impact. Well deserved! 👏
We’re thrilled to announce that Bluecoat has won the Liverpool Chamber Innovation in Business Award for Innovation in Social Value!
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
The Bluecoat has been at the centre of arts and creativity in Liverpool for almost 100 years, and our commitment to innovation and entrepreneurialism allows us (...)
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our member Bluecoat for winning the Innovation in Social Value award at Liverpool Chamber's Innovation in Business Awards 2025! This is a brilliant recognition of the vital role arts centres like Bluecoat play in driving social change and community impact. Well deserved! 👏
💡 Arts centres are delivering culture with purpose - supporting wellbeing, learning, and local regeneration.
Future Arts Centres’ latest Sector Insight Report shows a resilient, community-rooted sector ready to lead - with the right support.
📖 Read it here: futureartscentres.org.uk/new-sector-i...
Future Arts Centres’ latest Sector Insight Report shows a resilient, community-rooted sector ready to lead - with the right support.
📖 Read it here: futureartscentres.org.uk/new-sector-i...
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
💡 Arts centres are delivering culture with purpose - supporting wellbeing, learning, and local regeneration.
Future Arts Centres’ latest Sector Insight Report shows a resilient, community-rooted sector ready to lead - with the right support.
📖 Read it here: futureartscentres.org.uk/new-sector-i...
Future Arts Centres’ latest Sector Insight Report shows a resilient, community-rooted sector ready to lead - with the right support.
📖 Read it here: futureartscentres.org.uk/new-sector-i...
Our Yorkshire member Cast is seeking an experienced and inspirational leader to take it into its next era by providing strategic, artistic, organisational and financial leadership. Interested? Find out more: www.castindoncaster.com/about/jobs-o...
Closing date: 9am, Mon 1 Dec 2025.
Closing date: 9am, Mon 1 Dec 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our Yorkshire member Cast is seeking an experienced and inspirational leader to take it into its next era by providing strategic, artistic, organisational and financial leadership. Interested? Find out more: www.castindoncaster.com/about/jobs-o...
Closing date: 9am, Mon 1 Dec 2025.
Closing date: 9am, Mon 1 Dec 2025.
Last week’s Future Arts Centres Members’ Meeting at Rich Mix was full of insight, generosity, and shared ambition. Thank you to everyone who joined us - speakers, facilitators, members, and our brilliant hosts. (1/3)
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Last week’s Future Arts Centres Members’ Meeting at Rich Mix was full of insight, generosity, and shared ambition. Thank you to everyone who joined us - speakers, facilitators, members, and our brilliant hosts. (1/3)
Brilliant to see two Future Arts Centres members win at the #UKTheatreAwards! 👏
🏆 Storyhouse - Excellence in Inclusivity
🏆 BEAM - Excellence in Sustainability
And congrats to The Parent Agency, a Storyhouse and Scenario Two co-production, for Best Performance in a Musical 🎉
#FutureArtsCentres
🏆 Storyhouse - Excellence in Inclusivity
🏆 BEAM - Excellence in Sustainability
And congrats to The Parent Agency, a Storyhouse and Scenario Two co-production, for Best Performance in a Musical 🎉
#FutureArtsCentres
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Brilliant to see two Future Arts Centres members win at the #UKTheatreAwards! 👏
🏆 Storyhouse - Excellence in Inclusivity
🏆 BEAM - Excellence in Sustainability
And congrats to The Parent Agency, a Storyhouse and Scenario Two co-production, for Best Performance in a Musical 🎉
#FutureArtsCentres
🏆 Storyhouse - Excellence in Inclusivity
🏆 BEAM - Excellence in Sustainability
And congrats to The Parent Agency, a Storyhouse and Scenario Two co-production, for Best Performance in a Musical 🎉
#FutureArtsCentres
Congratulations to Dr Hannah Phillips who has been appointed as the first CEO and Artistic Director of Future Arts Centres member @scalaworcester.bsky.social ahead of its opening in 2026.
We can't wait to see how Hannah's vision shapes this exciting new chapter for the cultural life of the city!
We can't wait to see how Hannah's vision shapes this exciting new chapter for the cultural life of the city!
We're delighted to announce Dr Hannah Phillips as our first ever Chief Executive and Artistic Director, as Scala officially becomes a registered charity.
Read the full story on our website: www.scalaworcester.co.uk/chief-execut...
📸 Rachel Jones
@myworcester.bsky.social
Read the full story on our website: www.scalaworcester.co.uk/chief-execut...
📸 Rachel Jones
@myworcester.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Congratulations to Dr Hannah Phillips who has been appointed as the first CEO and Artistic Director of Future Arts Centres member @scalaworcester.bsky.social ahead of its opening in 2026.
We can't wait to see how Hannah's vision shapes this exciting new chapter for the cultural life of the city!
We can't wait to see how Hannah's vision shapes this exciting new chapter for the cultural life of the city!
Great to be at Rich Mix in London today for our third and final Members' Meeting of 2025. Brilliant to have so many peers and specialists here as we consider the realities of maintaining our buildings and developing successful capital programmes.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great to be at Rich Mix in London today for our third and final Members' Meeting of 2025. Brilliant to have so many peers and specialists here as we consider the realities of maintaining our buildings and developing successful capital programmes.
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For no other reason than I remembered not everyone in the world has read it, here's the book I wrote about creative resilience & creative communities, pub by @artscentres.bsky.social. Download for FREE or buy paperback to look cool on trains, in waiting rooms, in bed, etc tacticsforthetightrope.com
Tactics for the Tightrope
Samples from the book Tactics for the Tightrope Creative Resilience for Creative Communities by Mark Robinson published by Future Arts Centres - culture, creativity, arts.
tacticsforthetightrope.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
For no other reason than I remembered not everyone in the world has read it, here's the book I wrote about creative resilience & creative communities, pub by @artscentres.bsky.social. Download for FREE or buy paperback to look cool on trains, in waiting rooms, in bed, etc tacticsforthetightrope.com
Our Co-Director Annabel Turpin will be speaking at Arts & Business NI's Cultural Governance Conference at The Duncairn in Belfast next Thur 23 Oct, sharing insights from her roles at Future Arts Centres, Storyhouse, and Arts Council England. How can organisations be truly community-led?
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our Co-Director Annabel Turpin will be speaking at Arts & Business NI's Cultural Governance Conference at The Duncairn in Belfast next Thur 23 Oct, sharing insights from her roles at Future Arts Centres, Storyhouse, and Arts Council England. How can organisations be truly community-led?
A huge congratulations to our Yorkshire member Bradford Arts Centre, formerly Kala Sangam, who have reopened this week. We can't wait to see what this new chapter brings!
🎉 BRADFORD ARTS CENTRE IS OPEN 🎉
Bradford Arts Centre has opened to the public, celebrating South Asian culture, contemporary performance and its heritage as Kala Sangam and its founders, Dr Shripati Upadhyaya, and Dr Geetha Upadhyaya.
Bradford Arts Centre has opened to the public, celebrating South Asian culture, contemporary performance and its heritage as Kala Sangam and its founders, Dr Shripati Upadhyaya, and Dr Geetha Upadhyaya.
October 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A huge congratulations to our Yorkshire member Bradford Arts Centre, formerly Kala Sangam, who have reopened this week. We can't wait to see what this new chapter brings!
🌍 This summer, we supported Sophie Cade from The Met, Bury to attend #FAMFEST Chile, a festival championing theatre for young audiences. She’s back with big ideas for Bury and beyond. Read her reflections 👉 futureartscentres.org.uk/famfest-chil...
#FutureArtsCentres #FAMFEST2025 #FamilyTheatre
#FutureArtsCentres #FAMFEST2025 #FamilyTheatre
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🌍 This summer, we supported Sophie Cade from The Met, Bury to attend #FAMFEST Chile, a festival championing theatre for young audiences. She’s back with big ideas for Bury and beyond. Read her reflections 👉 futureartscentres.org.uk/famfest-chil...
#FutureArtsCentres #FAMFEST2025 #FamilyTheatre
#FutureArtsCentres #FAMFEST2025 #FamilyTheatre
We're thrilled to extend a very warm welcome to five more organisations joining Future Arts Centres. It's fantastic to have you on board!
Please join us in welcoming:
⚪ Art & Talking - the art centre of Chipping Norton
(1/5)
Please join us in welcoming:
⚪ Art & Talking - the art centre of Chipping Norton
(1/5)
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We're thrilled to extend a very warm welcome to five more organisations joining Future Arts Centres. It's fantastic to have you on board!
Please join us in welcoming:
⚪ Art & Talking - the art centre of Chipping Norton
(1/5)
Please join us in welcoming:
⚪ Art & Talking - the art centre of Chipping Norton
(1/5)
A Future Arts Centres member, the Southbank Centre, is marking a significant milestone soon! Our Co-Directors Annabel Turpin & Gavin Barlow were delighted to be at the launch of their 75th anniversary programme last night. Find out what's in store for 2026: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/press/the-so...
September 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A Future Arts Centres member, the Southbank Centre, is marking a significant milestone soon! Our Co-Directors Annabel Turpin & Gavin Barlow were delighted to be at the launch of their 75th anniversary programme last night. Find out what's in store for 2026: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/press/the-so...
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Our Freedom Moving platform is part of @artscentres.bsky.social's national Our Freedom Then and Now project to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
It will involve more than 60 performers, dancers, and musicians who will explore what freedom means to us, then.. and now.
It will involve more than 60 performers, dancers, and musicians who will explore what freedom means to us, then.. and now.
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our Freedom Moving platform is part of @artscentres.bsky.social's national Our Freedom Then and Now project to mark 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
It will involve more than 60 performers, dancers, and musicians who will explore what freedom means to us, then.. and now.
It will involve more than 60 performers, dancers, and musicians who will explore what freedom means to us, then.. and now.
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This week, we attended a Local History Group session at Gosforth Library to tell them all about Our Freedom Then and Now and the history of our wonderful building.
Housed in the library is the war memorial which commemorates the people of Gosforth who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Housed in the library is the war memorial which commemorates the people of Gosforth who lost their lives in the Second World War.
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This week, we attended a Local History Group session at Gosforth Library to tell them all about Our Freedom Then and Now and the history of our wonderful building.
Housed in the library is the war memorial which commemorates the people of Gosforth who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Housed in the library is the war memorial which commemorates the people of Gosforth who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Congratulations to Abigail Pogson on being appointed as the new CEO of our London member the Barbican Centre.
Abigail takes up her role in January, and we look forward to seeing her lead the Barbican through their exciting Renewal programme and beyond: www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/pr...
Abigail takes up her role in January, and we look forward to seeing her lead the Barbican through their exciting Renewal programme and beyond: www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/pr...
Abigail Pogson announced as new Barbican Centre CEO | Barbican
www.barbican.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations to Abigail Pogson on being appointed as the new CEO of our London member the Barbican Centre.
Abigail takes up her role in January, and we look forward to seeing her lead the Barbican through their exciting Renewal programme and beyond: www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/pr...
Abigail takes up her role in January, and we look forward to seeing her lead the Barbican through their exciting Renewal programme and beyond: www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/pr...
Our Co-Director Annabel Turpin welcomed Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, to @storyhouselive.bsky.social this week to talk about the value and impact of arts centres like this one.
Here’s to continuing the conversation about our power to make a difference.
Here’s to continuing the conversation about our power to make a difference.
August 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our Co-Director Annabel Turpin welcomed Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, to @storyhouselive.bsky.social this week to talk about the value and impact of arts centres like this one.
Here’s to continuing the conversation about our power to make a difference.
Here’s to continuing the conversation about our power to make a difference.
"It's time to look more seriously at the role of arts centres as civic anchors... increasingly central to the health and wellbeing of communities" - says our Co-Director Annabel Turpin in this piece for Museums Journal (@museumsassociation.org): www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
As councils cut back, art centres step up - Museums Association
The role of arts centres as community hubs has never been more important, says Annabel Turpin
www.museumsassociation.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"It's time to look more seriously at the role of arts centres as civic anchors... increasingly central to the health and wellbeing of communities" - says our Co-Director Annabel Turpin in this piece for Museums Journal (@museumsassociation.org): www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
We’re thrilled to announce 22 photographers from Open Eye Gallery's Socially Engaged Photography Network will be capturing stories from #OurFreedom: Then and Now, culminating in a national exhibition in 2026. Meet them & learn more: ourfreedom.org.uk/news/new-nat...
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We’re thrilled to announce 22 photographers from Open Eye Gallery's Socially Engaged Photography Network will be capturing stories from #OurFreedom: Then and Now, culminating in a national exhibition in 2026. Meet them & learn more: ourfreedom.org.uk/news/new-nat...
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social