Search on for potential UNESCO World Heritage sites
DCMS is asking places to put themselves forward for UNESCO World Heritage status. Bids are reviewed every 10 years by a panel of h…
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Unlimited to go it alone
The Unlimited commissioning programme for disabled artists is becoming an independent organisation. After nine years of delivery b…
NPO board rules ‘potentially damaging’ for arts charities
Governance requirements for the next National Portfolio are "taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut" and could lead to boa…
British Council restructure threatens sector, strikers say
Plans to cut arts jobs will irreversibly damage the organisation, workers say, as their union calls the consultation “severe…
York opens grants scheme for events
Organisations in York that were negatively affected by Covid-19 are being encouraged to apply to a new grants scheme. Awards of up…
£30m expansion for Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum has received £30m to create new attractions that "whisk people back in time". The proj…
Hartlepool theatre eyes post-pandemic reopening
Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre is set to reopen for the first time since March 2020. Closed as a theatre for two years, the council-…
‘Highbrow’ culture doesn’t influence GCSE grades
"Highbrow" cultural experiences like museum visits don't affect GCSE grades, but reading can be influential, researc…
UK recorded music worth £1.3bn
The UK's recorded music industry was worth £1.3bn last year, keeping its title as the world's third-largest music ma…
Doncaster heritage sites set for £560k refurb
Doncaster Council plans to invest £560,000 in improving heritage sites across the borough. £450,000 is earmarked to tu…
Levelling up won’t fix social mobility in the arts
Academics say moving money away from London and replicating successful models like UK City of Culture are only half a solution.
Tax plan offers little for the arts
Measures announced in the Chancellor's spring statement could actually work against the sector's aims.
Midlands dance organisations to merge
Dance4 and DanceXchange are merging into a new, "more ambitious" organisation. FABRIC will combine the organisations&rsq…
Research project seeks arts workers’ ‘most pressing concerns’
A new research project aims to "build consensus around the most pressing priorities for promoting quality work" in…
Booking patterns match pre-pandemic behaviour, survey finds
Advance booking patterns for performing arts shows last year were “very similar” to before the pandemic, according to…
Unsuccessful City of Culture teams ‘not disappointed’
The legacy of the competition goes beyond the title, those who missed out say.
Fewer ethnically diverse creatives are employed, study finds
Ethnically diverse creatives are experiencing increased job insecurity and financial instability post-Covid, according to a Univer…
Historic legal proceedings against art dealer
Artists' representatives seeking transparency over unpaid resale royalties have commenced historic legal proceedings against m…
25 period instrument ensembles share £100k
The Continuo Foundation has split £100,000 between 25 period performance projects in its third round of grant giving. Suppor…
Wales awards £4.2m in third CRF round
Seventy-one organisations have been awarded a share of £4.2m in the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund in Wales. It br…
£4m funding opportunity for museums and galleries
Museums and galleries in England are encouraged to apply to the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, opening May 9. The partners have each contribut…
Local government culture commission launches
An independent committee wants to give a "wake up call" to central government and make the case for council-led culture…
UNBOXED 2022 working on ‘a recipe for failure’
A scathing report from MPs says the festival is "an irresponsible use of public money" set to prove its sceptics right….
Museum and theatre damaged in Ukraine
A theatre sheltering over 1,000 people has been bombed in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Satellite pictures show the wor…
