ACE diversifies curatorial advisory panel
The funder wants to "embed a diversity of perspectives, skills and expertise" but acknowledges the change may not be hap…
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NI schools funded to work with professional artists
Eleven schools in Northern Ireland will each receive funding to hire professional artists. £15,000 has been awarded by the C…
Knowsley becomes Liverpool’s Borough of Culture
Knowsley has become Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Following on from Halton's year with the title, Knowsley will be…
Fraudulent ticket touts’ appeal rejected
Two touts who amassed millions reselling tickets have had appeals against their convictions dismissed. BBZ Limited’s Peter H…
‘Seismic’ shift towards digital music learning
ABRSM has reported a "seismic" shift towards digital music learning. 64% of children use digital resources to make music…
Purple Seven acquired by TRG Arts
The arts data companies' partnership during Covid-19 has evolved into a union that aims to "accelerate" results for…
£8.1m to redevelop Trowbridge Town Hall
Witshire's Trowbridge Town Hall is set to undergo a £8.1m redevelopment next year. Half of the £16.3m given to Tro…
Panto ticket sales down by half on 2019
Panto ticket sales through October are half of what they were this time in 2019, analysis from The Audience Agency (TAA) suggests….
West End dims lights for Sondheim
West End theatres dimmed their lights for two minutes on Monday evening (29 November) in memory of theatre composer and lyric…
Fund to boost heritage volunteers’ digital skills
Seventeen heritage projects across the UK will share £1m to improve volunteers' digital skills. The money comes from the…
Welsh gallery wins Sanctuary accolade
Swansea’s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has become the UK’s first Art Gallery of Sanctuary. The distinction is awarded by C…
Lewisham plans diverse Borough of Culture calendar
Lewisham London Borough of Culture will celebrate local diversity and bring positive changes to the area, according to its coordin…
£1m to support South Yorkshire’s cultural recovery
Creative and cultural start-ups and small businesses in South Yorkshire can now apply for grants supporting post-Covid recovery.&n…
Green light for £75m Edinburgh concert hall
Plans for Edinburgh's first new concert hall in a century have been approved. Local councillors voted on Wednesday (Novem…
£12m fundraised for Birmingham 2022 festival
Funders have given £12m to secure the future of the Birmingham 2022 festival. The Commonwealth Games cultural event will fea…
Merged entity Creative UK launches
Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation have merged to become Creative UK. The amalgamation has been made official…
Culture hit twice as hard as rest of UK economy
Merseyside, South Yorkshire, and the West Midlands are among the regions that lost the most economic value due to Covid-19.&n…
UK Music looks beyond London in diversity plan
A "greater focus" outside London is needed to increase diversity in the music industry, UK Music says. The association w…
Royal Pavilion and Museum Trust eyes restructure
A restructure of The Royal Pavilion and Museums Trust (RPMT) will save £300,000 and affect more than a quarter of jobs, it i…
Protests against Thurrock theatre closure continue
More than 4,200 people have signed a petition against proposals by Thurrock Council to close a local arts complex. A second protes…
Scotland adds negative tests to passport scheme
Unvaccinated people will be able to attend venues in Scotland after negative test results were added to its certification scheme….
Dorries bites back at ‘a vocal number’ of her critics
The new Culture Secretary showed she won't back down easily in her first face off with committee MPs, raising claims of gender…
EU scheme offers artists grants to explore misinformation
UK artists can apply for up to €40,000 for projects exploring misnformation, data, technology and social media. The EU-f…
£6.5m works to restore sculptors’ society home
The Royal Society of Sculptors has begun a £6.5m project to turn its historic home into "a leading centre of sculp…
