This week we are pleased to share with you Supporting Culture in the Digital Age, which we have developed with external expert author Octavio Kulesz.

In the last month arts and culture sectors worldwide have been radically transformed with the entire cultural value chain – from creation to production, distribution, access and participation – inconceivably disrupted. An uncertain future in a time of global crisis is not unique to our sector. However, the current crisis has exacerbated an existing precarity that affects many working in our international community.

This month, the headlines for arts and culture reflect the headlines in general, as the world responds to the spread of COVID-19.

This month we feature the latest updates on arts, culture and the climate crisis, which is likely to be a recurring theme as the international community confronts the increasingly urgent issue.

Welcome to your first instalment of ACORNS for 2020! Perhaps in the spirit of self-improvement – but more likely in the spirit of good practice – the headlines so far show a sector that remains committed to the demonstration and use of evidence to inform policy and decision making.