Digital artwork sells for record-breaking US$91.8m
A non-fungible token (NFT) by an artist collective has sold for a record-breaking US$91.8m (£69.3m). The Merge was boug…
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Dance partnership to ‘lift the curtain’ for students
A new partnership will "lift the curtain" on the the dance industry for students. Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal…
Sector split on Plan B mandates
Concert arenas and nightclubs will be most affected as theatres prepare for a drop in ticket sales.
Original BBC arts programming in decline
New arts and classical music content has fallen for the third consecutive year as the broadcaster restructures its offer.
Omicron has little impact on theatre sales
Against fears the new variant might scare off audiences, data suggests ticketing and income has remained steady so far.
One in eight arts workers get no sick pay
73,000 arts and entertainment workers do not quality for statutory sick pay, according to trade union body TUC. The figure amounts…
Orchestra refresh helped ‘progress our ambitions’, ETO says
Disappointment was "inevitable" when the English Touring Opera (ETO) diversified its orchestra, its management says. The…
ACE launches private investment survey
The next official survey of private investment in the cultural sector will help organisations to become more effective fundraisers…
Equity calls for mandatory masking
Venues and producers should enforce mask wearing for audiences, performers' union Equity says. A joint statement from Presiden…
West End dim lights in memory of Sher
West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes at 7pm tonight (December 8), in memory of actor Sir Antony Sher, whose dea…
Call for global collaboration to protect creative industries
The creative and cultural sectors must not be treated as a policy "outlier" if they are to help meet global challen…
£38.3m for ACE’s Creative People and Places
Eleven new projects join the programme, all located in areas rated as ‘high need’ for cultural investment.
First ever employment deal for video game voice actors
A landmark deal on working conditions for voice actors working on video games has been agreed. Voice studio OMUK will give Equity…
Belarus Free Theatre flees to London
Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) has been forced to move its entire ensemble out of the country. First formed in 2005, BFT says it faced…
Wales extends creative curriculum until 2025
Wales' action plan for creative learning has been extended until March 2025. Since its launch in 2015, 84% of Welsh schools ha…
£2.7m recovery funding for Northern Irish artists
1,433 artists working in Northern Ireland will share £2.7m in emergency funding. The final wave of the £5m Creative In…
MPs vote down streaming bill
A bill to reform musicians' rights to payment from streaming failed to progress in the House of Commons on Friday (3…
City advisors ‘the only way’ to save night time economy
A Night Time Advisor in every major city will help kickstart the industry's recovery. The Night Time Industries Association (N…
Half of creative Kickstart roles filled
The flagship scheme to address youth unemployment has been hamstrung by red tape and low demand, but is still "really positiv…
Labour reshuffle sees Powell appointed DCMS Shadow Secretary
Lucy Powell will become Labour’s new Shadow Secretary for DCMS following a cabinet reshuffle. Manchester Central’s MP…
Scientists say ‘hierarchy of controls’ needed for events
As the Omicron variant reaches the UK, findings from the Government's test events scheme say masks and anti-crowding measures…
English museums tighten Covid measures
Museums across the UK are tightening their Covid measures in light of the Omicron variant. The Museum Associations reports many mu…
£261k grant to increase access to ‘radical’ theatremaking
Camden People’s Theatre in London has been awarded £261,000 to help artists make "radical theatre from scrat…
Music industry split on copyright bill
Proposed legislation to increase streaming royalties for signed musicians has received pushback from labels claiming it misunderst…
