Another year, another autumn season. In recent weeks, Guardian critics have gone into overdrive with tips for our readers on what to see, do, hear and visit in the arts and heritage world over the coming four months. Here on the Culture Professionals Network however, we're more interested in how the work got there in the first place. In other words – you lot.
When we're talking tips, they're generally yours, whether high level commentary on arts policy and funding, case studies of innovative audience engagement, or below the line comments and live chats with the experts. The network is turning two in November – no, we can't believe it either – and we're growing bigger by the month.
Now with members in some 100 countries (you can join them here for free) we'll be reflecting your international scope with more articles from culture pros across the globe. And as we grow digitally, so does our coverage of digital in the arts, with a new 'How we made' series launching this month, showcasing the creative thinking behind the sector's best new apps – email matthew.caines@theguardian.com if you'd like to feature.
We'll also be opening our careers clinic (check out our latest arts and heritage jobs here), with online guides on how to put together a cracking CV, a winning portfolio, and advice from the experts on how to ace that all important job interview. Talking of interviews, be sure to keep up with ours, whether it's our weekly Arts Head profile or our monthly Young, Early, Emerging series, co-published with Arts Industry magazine.
Events-wise, we start as we mean to go on, partnering with Culture24's Let's Get Real conference in Brighton on 16 September – read Jane Finnis' provocation here. We'll then be teaming up with Covent Garden's Hospital Club to publish the hClub100 list of the most influential, innovative and interesting people in the creative and cultural industries.
And we're working again with CultureLabel.com, producers of last year's Remix conference and authors of our hugely popular ebook on cultural entrepreneurship. Remix is going global this year – just like the Guardian – with summits in London, New York and Sydney. So, plenty in the works.
Please let us know what you're up to this autumn – it might make a future article. And in the meantime, here is some evidence that we're not the only ones excited by the start of a new season.
Five artists on why autumn is the best
Article: Susie Boyt on plimsolls, pencils and why autumn is so electric
Poem: Dorothea Grossman's four lines of motivation are all you need to get back to work
Song: Stornoway's ode to conkers and throwing caution to the autumnal wind inside a giant plastic ball
Film: Yasujiro Ozu knew which season most inspired from his 1960 film Late Autumn to his final masterpiece, An Autumn Afternoon
Painting: David Hockney's Autumn Leaves, one of his earliest computer pieces – surely if Hockney's going digital, so can you
Tweet us @GdnCulturePros with your own #autumnart recommendations
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