Heritage key to historic town growth, report finds
Heritage-led regeneration is key for growth in Britain’s historic town centres, according to planning consultants Lichfields…
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New management at Barnfield Theatre
Exeter Northcott Theatre will take over management of the city’s Barnfield Theatre in January. The acquisition means Exeter…
Support local arts this Christmas, ACNI says
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) is urging people to support their local artists and arts venues this Christmas. More t…
‘Catastrophic’ collapse in attendance under Plan B
It's estimated nearly £2bn has been lost from music venues since last week's announcement.
Production ended by Covid before it began
Performances of The Rhythmics at Southwark Playhouse have been cancelled before they officially began. Significant disruption has…
Covid harmed drama education
More than half of drama teachers saw a drop in pupils choosing the subject at GCSE and A-Level following remote learning.
Survey to explore culture collaborations in higher education
Researchers are calling for arts workers involved in higher education to contribute to a new survey. The National Centre for Acade…
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre faces life-threatening funding cut
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre faces a funding cut it says could damage itself, its council and its community. Guildford Borough Council is…
Curators and librarians among ‘most trusted’ professions
Museum curators and librarians rank among the top five most trusted professions in the UK, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori. 93…
New global exchange programme for young musicians
Young musicians will benefit from a new international exchange scheme at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) when it launches in Sept…
Essex launches £1m arts and culture fund
Artists and arts organisations in Essex will soon be able to apply for up to £30,000 from a £1m fund. Essex County Cou…
Project a blueprint for remote arts with older people
Group phone calls, radio and the postal system were used to keep participants connected during lockdown.
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…
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.
