MPs demand legislation to protect child performers
DCMS Select Committee warns that regulatory gaps are leaving child performers at risk of exploitation.
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Ukrainian art galleries partially reopen
The Lviv National Art gallery has reopened some of its 18 branches in western Ukraine. Gallery director Taras Voznyak says the dec…
DCMS opens £4m museums and galleries fund
Applications are now open for the latest round of DCMS/Wolfson Fund for galleries and museums in England. With £4m available…
Art Fund helps regional curators visit London Gallery Weekend
Eighteen galleries across the UK have received support from the Art Fund to help curators visit London Gallery Weekend 2022. The g…
Orchestras fear updated touring provisions unworkable
Dual registration for hauliers will offer visa-free touring for some, but problems persist for smaller-scale tours and orchestras…
Cultural Investment Fund revived with £128m pot
DCMS is reopening the Cultural Investment Fund with £128m available across three funding streams. This latest round is made…
Mental health platform for musicians goes live
A new digital mental health platform for musicians launches today (9 May) to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week. Music Min…
Tate Modern scales back large exhibitions
Tate Modern is cutting back on the number of works included in high-profile shows to reduce costs and carbon emissions. Director F…
Heritage sector ‘confident about future’
Survey finds positivity among organisations across Britain and confidence to weather possible future waves of Covid-19.
Government seeks 5% savings from major arts and culture institutions
A government review of public bodies will consider whether they should be retained or abolished as well as seeking efficiency savi…
Citizens’ assembly demands culture-filled future for Coventry
Recommendations including more public artworks and neighbourhood creative hubs aim to contribute to the City of Culture's lega…
Theatr Clwyd refurb gets £3.3m boost
Theatr Clwyd's ongoing refurbishment has been supported by a series of major private funders. The theatre received £…
Equity claims ‘landmark’ holiday-pay ruling
Performers' union Equity has hailed a "landmark victory" after an employment tribunal ruled that 16 of its members h…
Creative apprenticeships drop to lowest level in a decade
Sharp fall in creative apprenticeships prompts call for a "radical rethink" of career routes into the sector.
Ukrainian curator missing after museum looted
A curator from the Southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol is missing after being abducted from her home at gunpoint by Russian force…
ALRA students join Rose Bruford College
A total of 142 former ALRA students are to continue their studies with Rose Bruford College following the academy’s closure…
Project seeks artists of colour ‘to tackle racial injustices’
Initiative inspired by Black Lives Matter movement will commission artists of African and Asian heritage to help tackle “sho…
Digital Heritage Hub to offer sector-wide solutions
Answers to the heritage sector’s most pressing questions have been compiled in a new Digital Heritage Hub. Designed to help…
UK’s first Aboriginal-owned art gallery to open in Bristol
Wiradjuri-British artist Jasmine Coe will launch a pop-up gallery in Bristol this summer to celebrate the work of Aboriginal artis…
Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella closure sparks protests
Current and future cast members must be compensated, Equity says, after brandishing the abrupt closure “unacceptable”.
Norwich University of the Arts expands campus
Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) has acquired central Norwich venue 20 Bank Plain. Work will now begin to transform the former…
Cornwall theatre creates friends scheme
A Cornwall theatre has launched an audience support scheme to support local music and performing arts. The Friends of The Acorn sc…
Royal Academy of Music receives £6m donation
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is gifting £6m to the Royal Academy of Music, the single biggest donation in the institutio…
Barbican picks refurb design team
A design team led by architects Allies and Morrison and Asif Khan Studio will deliver a multi-million pound revamp of the Barbican…
