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Festivals and their role in cultural policy
Invisible or instrumental?
Nov 28 • 
Helen Palmer
Let’s stop reinventing the wheel
Knowledge banks, bodies of evidence, sharing learnings and being honest about failures
Oct 31 • 
Helen Palmer
War on words or war with words?
Festivals caught in the ongoing ‘cancel culture’ crossfire
Sep 28 • 
Helen Palmer
Manchester, Barcelona, Japan...
How the UK city uses the power of festivals to bolster international relations
Aug 29 • 
Helen Palmer
Is it possible for festivals to ever be environmentally sustainable?
Or rather, how can festivals minimise their impact on the environment?
Jul 31 • 
Helen Palmer
Academia and the Festivals sector
Encouraging closer collaborations and sharing learnings
Jun 28 • 
Helen Palmer
Reflections on bidding for and staging major events
Sharing learnings from across the UK
May 30 • 
Helen Palmer
Groundhog Day
Still trying to make the economic case for arts and culture including large-scale festivals
Apr 30 • 
Helen Palmer
PalmerSquared on festivals
PalmerSquared on festivals
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