Commonwealth Games cultural programme ‘ignores diverse communities’
Report claims organisers have missed opportunities to include Birmingham's diverse communities in planned events, and are not…
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Creative industries policy centre gets five-year funding boost
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that it will continue to fund the Creative Industries Policy and Evi…
Plymouth College of Art gains university status
Plymouth College of Art has been approved for university status and changed its name to Arts University Plymouth. The institution,…
DCMS study moots major new data platform
Report recommends new cultural sector data platform to help make the case for increased funding across the arts.
Arts workers get lowest pay rise of any sector
Low pay and real-terms depreciation of salaries could ‘severely damage’ arts sector amid record number of job vacancie…
Arts Council Northern Ireland to fund support for older people
Funding applications are now open for community groups, arts organisations and councils across Northern Ireland who wish to take p…
Only 13% of UK festival headliners are female
Only around one in 10 headline acts at the leading UK music festivals taking place this summer will be women, a study has found. A…
Evidence Centre to provide theatre sector analysis
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre, two of Britain's leading industry membership associations, have announced a p…
High priority areas yet to receive levelling up funding
Analysis finds 19 local authority areas deemed to be high priority for investment by both government and Arts Council England are…
Natural History Museum plans new £180m research centre
The Natural History Museum will move a third of its collection to a new research and storage centre in Berkshire as part of effort…
Royal College of Art opens new £135m campus
A major new campus for the Royal College of Art (RCA), featuring a space for public exhibitions, has opened. The £135m devel…
Equity launches self-tape guide for commercials
A code of best practice for self-tape and Zoom auditions for commercials is now available. Launched by Equity, it is the first of…
Imperial War Museums commissions 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund
Imperial War Museums (IWM) has released details of its IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund. The £2.5m programme will see 22 artists cr…
Dorries: abolition of ACE ‘not on government agenda’
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tells MPs that while the system of distributing arts funding is "not perfect", there ar…
Leeds theatre lay-offs ‘appalling’, says Equity
Phoenix Dance Theatre Leeds’ decision to lay off its creative team has been branded “appalling” by Equity’…
ISM survey to assess music sector discrimination
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) is calling on people working in the music industry to complete a short survey on discr…
Performance studies threatened by proposed university cuts
Announcements of course closures and job losses at universities prompt concerns of 'existential threat' to theatre and per…
Government to end funding for Creative Careers
DCMS is to provide £947,000 for Creative Careers Programme to continue until March 2025, but does not intend to fund it beyo…
Welsh Government announces £750,000 for libraries and museums
More than £750,000 of funding will be provided to help local libraries and museums develop their facilities and services, th…
Lottery supporting artists and live music launches
A lottery designed to support independent artists within the music industry has launched. Established by artist management company…
National Archives and ACE announce collaboration
A new three-year collaboration agreement between the National Archives and Arts Council England will see the two organisations wor…
Performance royalties lag amid music sector recovery
While broadcast and online revenues reached record levels in 2021, royalties from public usage and resultant income for artists ha…
Wales’ national music plan gets green light
Wales’ first National Plan for Music Education sees funding for music provision trebled, to ensure all children get the…
Aston Hall hosts campus for neurodivergent students
A campus offering creative education for neurodivergent students is opening at Birmingham’s Aston Hall. The new facility wil…
