ACE launches Digital Culture Awards
The first ever Digital Culture Awards will celebrate and showcase digital innovation over the course of the pandemic. Arts Council…
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Isolation exemption for artists reintroduced
Arts professionals returning to England after working abroad need not self-isolate. The exemption for workers returning from amber…
Only 720 UK artists make a living from music streaming
A long-awaited report into music creators' earnings estimates they receive a fifth of a penny per stream, but avoids wading in…
Theatres split over return of digital pantos
Research suggests audiences enjoyed watching Christmas performances online last year, but few may return as theatres focus on draw…
Canning Dock redevelopment to investigate historic slave trade
National Museums Liverpool (NML) has announced the winners of a competition to redevelop Liverpool’s Canning Dock. Architect…
Digital tax switch delayed until 2024
The Government has pushed back plans to digitalise the tax system for sole traders with annual income over £10,000. The…
£18m Sunderland venue set to open
Sunderland’s newest music and performance venue The Fire Station has released details of its opening programme. Operated by…
Council criticised over mixed messages on theatre sale
A £191,000 Culture Recovery Fund grant was meant to help the theatre reopen and reach new audiences. Now, locals can't g…
‘Splitter vans’ permitted for EU touring artists, DfT says
British musicians touring the EU can now travel in the same vehicle as their equipment. The Department of Transport has confirmed…
Immersive exhibition merges art with science at COP26
An immersive art installation opening this weekend will mark the UN's Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow. Polar Z…
PRS reports gender and ethnicity pay gaps
PRS for Music has narrowed its gender pay gap but white employees earn up to 26% more than those of colour. The collecting society…
Unvaccinated dancers bid to keep their identities private
Professionals on Strictly Come Dancing who refuse to get vaccinated are trying to keep their identities hidden. The Time…
Northern Ireland drops social distancing in arts spaces
Northern Ireland is set to remove a one-metre social distancing rule in all settings bar hospitality. The move will be welcom…
Citizens’ assembly to shape culture in Coventry
Art for the People, believed to be the first citizen's assembly for arts and culture, will decide on projects for the Cit…
Salisbury named UK’s art buying capital
Research by art marketplace Artfinder has ranked Salisbury as the top art buying location in the UK. The Wiltshire city ranke…
UK ranked second most artistic country in Europe
A study comparing the cultural performance of different nations has named The Netherlands the most artistic country in Europe, bea…
Council axes popular blues festival
The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been cancelled by Colne Town Council due to rising costs. Council chair, Liberal D…
British Museum ventures into NFT sales
The British Museum is dipping its toe into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by selling more than 200 digital postcards depicting th…
Scotland hires freelancers as arts tutors
Up to 50 freelancers will be employed as arts tutors in some of Scotland's most remote and culturally distinctive communities….
Peterborough to deliberate on new cultural strategy
Peterborough is set to decide a new 10-year strategy to turn the area into a "cultural hotspot". The proposed…
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme officially opens
The Government's insurance scheme for events has officially opened with an extra £50m to cover potential Covid-related c…
Few of ACE’s priority places are among the lowest funded
Fifty-four priority areas for investment have high rates of deprivation and low cultural engagement, but some of the low…
£270m arts premium for schools on hold
The quiet suspension of the election pledge is "sadly another example of the disregard shown by the Department for Education…
£330k boost for music export scheme
A grants programme to help UK music companies market their products and projects overseas has been given a £330,000 boost. T…
