Artistic Director & CEO of Battersea Arts Centre. These just my opinions, not BAC's. I'm mostly wrong about everything anyway. he/him.
Aug 8, 2023 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
Oh no Kenneth you've got me started! Every case is different, & let's be clear these jobs are generally well paid & a huge privilege, but fwiw here's my take on the post-covid challenges that are making the roles feel more difficult than ever (all of which relate to resources)🧵
1. Unsustainable inflationary pressures 2. Chronic staff shortages 3. A hostile culture & reactionary social media environment that means people are very quick to get angry and throw abuse around publically 4. (In hindsight) a poorly executed NPO round
2/19
Jun 3, 2020 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Please let's not perpetuate this corrosive narrative that theatres have just 'shut up shop' and disappeared. We haven't done that because we vital creative hubs for artists and communities. Long Thread incoming.... (with SHOUTY CAPS) too
To take BAC as just one example: WE ARE WORKING WITH ARTISTS. We finished our cancelled season with new offers with #BACGoingDigital. We are producing 7 new #cultureinquarantine projects with the @bbcarts and @thespacearts . We have been making small micro-commissions
