£16m to redevelop gallery into heritage site
Plans to redevelop Oldham's library and art gallery into a £16m heritage site have been approved. The new attraction wil…
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Grants to develop Manchester musicians
Ten creatives will receive £1,000 and development opportunities via Manchester International Festival's MIF Sounds initi…
Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan leans into wellbeing
Children’s mental health will be a “very high priority” under a new blueprint for cross-curriculum creativity.
Digital staff undervalued amid pandemic pressures
Research into the effect of the digital pivot on workers has coincided with calls for better pay for social media and ma…
£5m for Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Grants of up to £10,000 are on offer to creative and cultural activities celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Arts…
Ireland brings in vaccine passports
People attending the theatre or cinemas in the Republic of Ireland must show proof of vaccination from Thursday (Novembe…
Classical music inaccessible to less affluent families
A three-year research project aims to improve diversity in classical music, where women remain underrepresented in top roles and 9…
Scotland gives libraries £1.25m lifeline
Twenty-three library projects across Scotland will receive a share of the £1.25m Public Library Covid Relief Fund. The Scott…
Manchester Museum to pilot poverty awareness training
Manchester Museum staff will be trained as social justice researchers for a pilot addressing understanding of poverty and dis…
Armagh seeks local views on City of Culture bid
Residents of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough are being asked to contribute their opinion on the local City of Culture…
Law students launch free clinic for performing arts charities
University of Sussex law students are offering free advice to performing arts charities. The Performing Arts Law Clinic is supervi…
New cultural partnership for Blackpool
Blackpool will establish a new cultural partnership to help the local arts sector recover from Covid-19. Initiatives including a t…
Courtauld Gallery reopens after £57m revamp
London's Courtauld Gallery has reopened to the public following a three year, £57m refurbishment. Closed in 2018 for ren…
Artists’ urgent summit responds to COP26
London's Roundhouse theatre is hosting an urgent gathering tonight (November 12) over indigenous communities' absence at C…
Gallery partnership to address youth violence
A new gallery at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds will take "a unique public health led approach to tackle the underl…
Barbican pledges diversity targets to address racist culture
A third of claims made against the institution related to racism, but "very few" people of colour were interviewed by la…
£800k for visual arts projects addressing racial inequality
Freelands Foundation has awarded £800,000 to two projects addressing racial inequality in the visual arts. Wysing Arts…
Collection societies sign service agreement extension
Collection societies Performing Right Society (PRS) and Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited (MCPS) have…
Ireland to pilot basic income scheme for artists
None of the four UK nations plan to replicate the three-year initiative, though pressure is building.
Manchester International Festival achieves record audience numbers
An extended programme helped Manchester International Festival (MIF) deliver record audience numbers this year despite social…
Training programme offers ‘alternative pathway into theatre’
A new two-year training programme will offer a “genuine alternative pathway into theatre” for people from underre…
Museums await answers over urgent building repairs
A delayed and oversubscribed fund is about £100m smaller than first pledged – and maintenance issues are growing.
Vaccine passport extended to Welsh theatres and cinemas
The Senedd has voted to make Covid vaccine passports a condition of entry to theatres and cinemas in Wales from Monday (Novem…
National Gallery finds historical connections to slavery
Sixty-seven individuals associated with the National Gallery's history had connections to slavery and abolition, research…
