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In Arts Professional: Power in partnerships



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In their collaborative research project, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan of Rising Arts Agency have been exploring the unequal balance of power inherent in partnership working.

In this piece for Arts Professional, they share their research findings exploring how power can impact partnerships in the cultural sector.

A focus on the practical rather than structural issues facing the sector, feeds into a culture that is reluctant to have the difficult conversations that lead to transformative, mutually-enriching partnerships that re-energise communities and places.

Read the full article on Arts Professional.

Are you curious and want to discover more about this project? The project team have produced a podcast series sharing their research findings.

Image by Olumide Osinoiki/Rising Arts Agency.

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