Cheltenham arts venue fears demolition
Plans for a new housing estate in Cheltenham may force demolition of a community arts venue. Chester West and Chester Boroug…
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Digital key to removing music education inequalities
Funding digital innovation will be key to overcoming inequality in music education, a new report says. Youth Music Charity NYMAZ l…
Council culture funding worth £43 per person
Local authority spending has nearly halved over the past decade and could fall further still. Is Levelling Up the solution?
UK and Saudi Arabia sign cultural MOU
A memorandum of understanding between Saudi Arabia and the UK will strengthen cultural exchange between the countries. Culture Sec…
£3m culture budget for Birmingham
Birmingham City Councillors are being asked to approve a standstill culture budget of nearly £3m for 2022/23. The local auth…
Alleged sex abuse at Scottish music festival
Female artists working on the Celtic Connections festival have claimed they were pressured into having sex in return for bookings….
‘Overworked’ theatre school pupil sewed through her hands
A former student of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School says she was "overworked" when she sewed through both her hands. Step…
UK’s first war and conflict gallery planned
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is preparing the UK’s first art, film and photography gallery on war and conflict. The gallery is…
Nightlife business costs grow by a quarter
Nightlife businesses have experienced a 26% rise in their operating costs in the past year. The Night Time Industries Association…
Cabotage limits cost orchestras thousands
Industry experts say the Government must adapt its plans for overseas touring this summer amidst a shortage of haulage trucks.
10 million creative jobs lost worldwide
"What was already a precarious situation for many artists has become unsustainable," UNESCO boss says, mooting labour la…
Scottish Ballet extends health and wellbeing classes
Scottish Ballet has committed to a five-year extension of its health and wellbeing programme. The dance company offers classes acr…
£12m expansion at Bristol-based studios
Work is under way on a £12m expansion of Bristol TV and film studios The Bottle Yard. Three new stages will be added to the…
Edinburgh commits to £4.7m culture funding
Edinburgh has committed to £4.7m of culture funding for 2022/23, £2m of it for Edinburgh International Festival. Recog…
Longlist make their UK City of Culture bids
Eight places longlisted to become UK City of Culture in 2025 handed in their bids this week. Bradford, Cornwall, County Durham, De…
Local authority theatres ‘at risk’ amid Covid cost pressures
A record number of venues have been added to the Theatres at Risk register, half of them council owned.
Keir Starmer: Government is ‘attacking’ British creativity
Labour Leader promises action on EU touring if elected and says the creative industries deserve more "respect".
Big Issue invests in east London venues
Iconic London venues Village Underground and EartH have received a boost from Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of the h…
Powys venues at risk over council funding cuts
Powys County Council in Wales plans to cut nearly £63,000 of arts funding. The same amount has already been cut from this ye…
Persistent gender pay gap in UK auction houses
There has been little change to gender pay gaps at UK auction houses since 2018. Reporting by the Art Newspaper has revealed worse…
Creative teachers offer the most industry experience
A new report recommends long term funding to allow more schools to embed opportunities to work with industry partners.
Wales aims for zero carbon screen sector
New targets for decarbonising Wales' screen sector are on their way. Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan will see the BFI, BA…
Scots Culture Secretary slates BBC licence fee freeze
Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has voiced "profound concern" over the UK Government’s decision…
£10m jobs and skills fund in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s creative industries are set to benefit from a share of a £10m jobs and skills fund. The Covid Recov…
