{"id":68117,"date":"2026-04-01T04:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/?p=68117"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:33:47","slug":"the-hodge-review-is-a-huge-opportunity-for-the-arts-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/insights\/the-hodge-review-is-a-huge-opportunity-for-the-arts-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hodge review is a huge opportunity for the Arts Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government published its response<\/a> to the Hodge Review<\/a> of Arts Council England last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every recommendation has been accepted or is being explored. \u00a38 million for a new digital platform. A redesigned National Portfolio process. A new service for individual artists. Simpler applications. Regional boards with actual power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a decade where “reform” in the arts has felt like “cuts with better comms,” this feels different. The tone is different. The investment is different. The acknowledgement that systems need to fundamentally change, not just get patched, is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think this is the most important moment for arts infrastructure since ACE was restructured in 2003. And I worry the sector risks being too passive about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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