Royal Shakespeare Company becomes an official research body
It is the first time a performing arts organisation has achieved the designation, opening opportunities to investigate issues of i…
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City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
Safety inspectors shut down Manchester theatre
Manchester’s Grange Theatre has been closed with immediate effect after safety inspectors found faulty electrics a…
Art Fund awards £650k in new grants scheme
Art Fund has announced the first wave of winners for its £2m Reimagine grants programme. Twenty-two museums, galleries, hist…
UK rejects call to repatriate Parthenon sculptures
The UK Government has rejected UNESCO’s plea to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece. A spokesperson said the collection w…
Culture Secretary’s comments on class resonate with the sector
Nadine Dorries courted controversy by saying you have to come from privilege to make it in the arts. Is she right?
Arts companies struggle to recruit as vacancies surge
Organisations are finding themselves in bidding wars over a shrinking pool of quality candidates. Is this the start of a tale…
£2m ringfenced to invest in BAME creative businesses
£2m of a £24m fund will be ringfenced to support Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led creative businesses. Creative Gr…
Five-year grant for creative ageing programme
Newbury's Corn Exchange has received funding to begin the next stage of a legacy creative ageing programme. A new team dedicat…
Northern Ireland’s arts engagement drops to 12 year low
The number of adults engaging in arts and culture in Northern Ireland has fallen once again. Continuous Household Survey data for&…
BAME students struggle to find creative role models
Two-thirds of Black, Asian and minority ethnic students struggle to find inspirational creative role models. Research co…
International partnerships fund ‘not a replacement Creative Europe’
The pilot responds to the UK's withdrawal from Creative Europe and prioritises European partners but is "not in…
Dowden defends war on woke, insults DCMS boss
Recently departed Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says he is not "standing in the way of change" by threatening to strip…
Arts centres to host conference on censored exhibition
Two arts companies whose commission was censored by their council are hosting a public talk on the decision. Gabriella Hirst's…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
Strategy will make Peterborough a ‘cultural hotspot’
The city must address a “cultural deficit” among its youth, consultation finds, as it eyes a bid for UK City of Cultur…
Female performing arts graduates earn more after five years
Female performing arts graduates' earnings outstrip their male counterparts' after five years. The average salary for…
UNESCO calls for Parthenon Marbles’ repatriation
Britain should return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, UNESCO has decided. According to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, the b…
UK Government pledges to address Glasgow culture funding crisis
The UK Government has said it will help Glasgow address its culture funding crisis. The city’s cultural operator Glasgow Lif…
DACS distributes £5.6m in payback royalties
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has distributed £5.6m in payback royalties to 86,000 visual artists this yea…
Curatorial scheme to tackle social mobility in visual arts
The pilot programme will “challenge accepted barriers” in one of the sector’s least inclusive professions.
UK’s first public artwork honouring Windrush generation unveiled
Three marble and bronze scupltures of Caribbean produce have become the first public artwork in the UK celebrating the Windrush ge…
Aberdeen commits to digital music teaching
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to provide online instrumental lessons for pupils. It first introduced digital music less…
Legal challenge to vaccine passports in Scotland fails
The policy has taken effect but tech issues are rife, guidance is lacking and venues say there hasn't been a "meaningful…
