Introducing the first co-created Freelancers’ Handbook and Resources Directory by Arts Council England, offering practical support to the 30% of the workforce operating as freelancers across the cultural sector and the organisations that work with them.

Created in response to data and insight from the 2024 Cultural Freelancers Study which surveyed more than 5,000 cultural freelancers, the Freelancers’ Handbook is a practical guide covering essential topics including contracts, fees, funding, tax, business development, and professional wellbeing.

• Both the Freelancers’ Handbook and the accompanying live Resources Directory of opportunities, funded programmes, and skills development training are evolving, collaborative resources to be refreshed periodically with feedback from the freelance community.

To find out more and download a copy of the handbook please go to the direct link.