Arts Professional is a news magazine that enables readers to keep up to date with important issues in the cultural sector and find vital information that helps them get the most out of their professional practice. More than just a website, it provides a forum where people working in the sector can share ideas, debate important issues and learn from each other’s experiences.
It’s a high-profile platform that gives the sector a voice – a voice which is heard by colleagues, policy-makers, funders and many other key influencers among our readership.
Because we’re completely independent, we can cover the issues that others can’t – or won’t – and draw these to the attention of those who need to hear. This includes our important Pulse survey work, which gives the sector regular opportunities to air their views in an anonymous arena.
A subscription to Arts Professional gives you everything you need to keep you in the know about what's going on in the arts and cultural sector. It includes:
- access to all news, features and curated content
- weekly e-bulletins covering news, features, jobs and professional development
- a searchable archive of all Arts Professional content since 2001
- exclusive research reports based on sector-wide surveys
Subscription packages are designed for individuals and for organisations, and you may already be eligible for free access to Arts Professional if your organisation has already subscribed.
Why charge for subscriptions?
Arts Professional conducts independent investigative journalism in a world where facts are increasingly hard to find. To retain our independence, we neither seek out nor would accept any public funding whatsoever. But this independence comes at a price.
It means that generating enough revenues to keep going is a very serious challenge. We have to secure a sustainable income stream at the same time as delivering a quality service to cash-strapped communities in the not-for-profit sector. It’s not easy.
Our income has to cover core costs, including our small office, our small staff team and our small overheads. But we also need to cover the big costs – including the ongoing need to invest in our infrastructure so that we can respond to reader demands for more content, better functionality and up-to-date technology.
Advertising revenue alone just won’t cover it. We’ve tried, so we know. And that’s why we’ve introduced a small subscription charge. If readers pay just a small amount to access Arts Professional, we can make the investment needed to keep it alive, thriving and serving the cultural sector for many years to come.
Subscribe now to secure the future.