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 £…
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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…
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery partially reopens
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is temporarily reopening ahead of this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Five of the museum&r…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
Festival commissions homeless for operas
A new year-long festival will encourage artists and audiences to view their cities through the eyes of their homeless residents. S…
Reforms may have ‘negligible’ impact on ticket fraud
Government reforms to prevent ticket sale scams may be insufficient to create lasting change if they are not enforced, an expert s…
Leadmill battle highlights leasehold woes
An overwhelming lack of ownership among the UK’s independent music venues puts the future of the ecosystem at risk, advocate…
Arts project to support early onset dementia care
Research into the impact of arts-based health workshops for people with early onset dementia and their caregivers is being support…
Full-scale BBC Proms programme returns
BBC Proms will be restored to its full eight-week calendar this summer. The 2022 programme features more performances than ever ac…
‘No clear reason’ why people don’t access digital arts
Most people struggle to identify a specific reason why they don’t engage with arts online, a government survey has found. Th…
Jerwood Arts axes influential programme
Jerwood Arts will close its long-running exhibitions and events programme at the end of the year so it can redirect funding. For t…
Scotland to tie arts funding to net zero progress
Creative Scotland says it will expect all funding recipients to demonstrate how their work contributes to making the sector carbon…
Live music royalties yet to recover
While concert revenues and artists payments decline, PRS for Music records substantial growth from online royalties.
