Inspiring way to spend some of today, helping to shortlist for the annual @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social awards. So many museums doing phenomenal work for families and young people

Absolutely brilliant webinar on Growing your productivity using AI by Nick Crawford for @themarketingmeetup.bsky.social just now. The most practical and efficient webinar I've been to for years, great investment of an hour

Booked onto the Brandland conference on 1 July in Norwich... will be my first in-person conference since 2019! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brandland-...

Brilliant to see that marketing is specifically listed as an eligible cost for @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Museum Renewal Fund for LA museums

Recent Arts Council England data showed that 91% of charity Trustees are aged 34+. Millions of young people don’t have a voice in the arts, culture & museums sector - and we want to change this. Apply for our new, free training and networking programme here ➡️

The University of London Press is now accepting for new proposals for short-form books (20,000–30,000 words) on Digital Cultural Heritage on themes of use, access, value(s) and ephemerality uolpress.co.uk/book-series/... #BDCAM25

My book's not on the database (this time at least) but total solidarity with affected authors and creatives. Well done @theatlantic.com for the story and @societyofauthors.bsky.social for the petition and today's protest against Meta's gross behaviour #MakeItFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

Thank you @bridgetheatre.bsky.social, Jonathan Bailey and the whole cast, crew and creatives for a stunning Richard II which I'm ngl was my first Shakespeare since school

Great to see coverage for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social programme to support organisations with recruiting young trustees. I have seen first-hand the phenomenal contribution that the two young trustees on the Kids in Museums board are making

🤝 Interested in recruiting young Trustees to your Board, but don’t know where to start? We're looking for eight museums to join a free training and networking programme to appoint young people aged 18-30 to their boards. Find out more and apply 👉 kidsinmuseums.org.uk/what-we-do/e...

Proud trustee alert! Well done to the fantastic (tiny but oh so mighty) @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social team for a brilliant year. Great round-up here: mailchi.mp/26db71d8da43...

💯 Our UK Theatres and Live Performance Buildings Starter Pack is now up to 100 venues Check it out, give them a follow and let us know about any we've missed go.bsky.app/UYXzVN7

Don't forget that we're looking for three new trustees – could this be one of your new year's resolutions? If you're talented, motivated and interested in shaping the strategic direction of the MA, this is your opportunity to influence the sector 🗳️ Make a nomination for election by 23 January 👇

Self assessment return time, fuelled by coffee, saffron bun and today’s advent calendar choc

Final call-out for experiences of burnout in the cultural sector! The survey will close at midnight (GMT) Thank you to everyone who has kindly shared their experiences & thoughts. It won’t be a surprise to hear burnout is - in my view - at crisis point. I hope this research helps make a difference.

Swedish Lucia today, can’t be beaten

I've been followed by so many fab third sector folk lately thanks to being included in a starter pack and thought I'd share the love around. So here's one of all the people out there shouting about social change - my fellow third sector comms people and campaigners go.bsky.app/DBMtM8Y

London looked pretty yesterday after our final Kids in Museums board meeting of the year. So great to see everyone in-person. The team have worked so hard and achieved so much against a tricky backdrop

Top marks for themed Christmas tree decorations Museum of the Home

Lots of useful tips and Starter Packs here

Arts marketing BlueSky, assemble! I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond. Drop a 👋 if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA

New to Bluesky? Here's your weekly reminder that we maintain an Arts & Culture Starter Pack, filled with museums, libraries, galleries and creators that you can follow in a single click. If you're an organisation that's interested in being added, please DM us! go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

Lovely kick-off meeting with a new client for an audience development project for next year

Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty Swede: it’s lagom

The start of GCSE options for my eldest and ol’ Henry VIII is still part of the History curriculum, again. It would be the third time studying him (except it won’t, as that’s putting mine off GCSE History, such a shame when there is so much other interesting and relevant stuff they could be doing)

Don't miss out! This week is your last chance to enter the #MandHAwards and benefit from the early bird rate 🐥 Enter now and edit later - right up until 31 Jan deadline: mandhawards.awardsplatform.com

I’d love to watch a behind-the-scenes about a big movie’s marketing campaign (ok, Wicked or Barbie)- the creative process, strategy, who, where, timings, spend, agencies, approval etc. The budget is just a smidge more than our sector (ahem) so it would be fascinating

Well, hearing @brunelsbridge.bsky.social discussed on The Rest Is Entertainment this week was not on my bingo card

Here's a little test to see how the UK #arts BlueSky network is working already...: We (The Audience Agency, plus partners) are doing some research on performing arts #touring for Arts Council England (inc. music, dance, theatre, combined arts): www.artscouncil.org.uk/research-and... 1/2

Having been quiet on X the last couple of years, I’ve felt self-induced pressure to make my first post here a good one. But have instead decided to just get back in the saddle and see where this takes us