Helping arts organisations get back to what matters
Capacity Arts Consulting provides bespoke consultation services tailored towards arts organisations.With over two decades of experience in the arts and financial industries, the Capacity team will remove your admin headaches, and bridge the gap between good practice and good art.
What We Do
Streamlining Processes
Hours spent on budgeting, project plans, funding applications and decision-making is time you could be performing or creating - learn how to re-balance your time.Advice for Good Financial Practice
Do you find it impossible to keep on top of money in, money out and how that affects your budget? Let us help you get back on track while cutting the time you spend looking at spreadsheets so you can focus on what really matters.Improving Accountability
It's never been more important to have clarity and certainty on roles and responsibilities within organisations. We can review your governance structure and work with you towards a clear outline of who is responsible for what, where that responsibility comes from, and how, why and when they should be held accountable.Aligning Your Work with Best Practices
Our team has a combined 25+ years experience in the arts and business sectors, working with small and large organisations to identify weaknesses, find achievable solutions that work, and implementing changes that last. We will help you do the same.Mentoring
Prefer regular check-ins to talk over your ideas and solutions? We can help you follow your plans, and guide you along the implementation of your ideas.Policy Review and Development
We provide guidance on internal policy development, including constitutions, ED&I and more, tailored specifically to your needs.
The Team
Anna Murray is a composer and arts manager with a global reputation and experience in roles that run from concert production to managing international networks.Her expertise is in collaboration, international cooperation and she also consults on language and leadership skills. For her client organisations, she has conducted branding and strategic reviews, developed policy, mission and vision documents, and overseen the details of events and projects on an ongoing basis.
Jamie McHugh is a chartered accountant with over 10 years experience working in both private business and public practice. In his career, he has worked with entities in various industries such as global law firms, international music networks, multinational tech startups, national human rights organisations, individual artists and Irish businesses of all sizes.He is an expert in assessing structures, workflows and processes, to identify, assess and provide solutions to weaknesses and build on strengths already in place.
Contact Us
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