Abandoned church to become arts and music venue
Ipswich Council has granted planning permission for St Clement's Church to be repurposed into an arts centre and music ve…
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Half victory for Arts Council England in disability discrimination case
The funder has been cleared of indirect discrimination but its lawyer admits "there was perhaps a lack of a full underst…
Swansea Council opens £50k Cultural Fund
Swansea Council has opened a £50,000 Cultural Fund to help its local arts and culture sector bounce back from…
Watchdog called to probe music labels’ market dominance
The Government has responded to a critical inquiry on streaming with a 12-month schedule of research and working groups to challen…
Almost half of independent cinemas are operating at a loss
47% of independent cinemas, film festivals and exhibitors are operating at a loss, according to a new survey by the Independe…
Firstsite wins Art Fund Museum of the Year
Firstsite Colchester has won £100,000 and the title of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021. The art gallery, which celebra…
£14.5m for AI to curate national heritage collection
AHRC’s investment will support artificially intelligent programmes to create unified virtual collections of the UK’s m…
Tate Modern was UK’s most visited museum last year
Data from the last quarter of 2020 has revealed Tate Modern to be the most visited museum in England last year. The museum attract…
Blackpool begins work on £13m Showtown Museum
Work has begun on Blackpool’s Showtown Museum after delays caused by the pandemic. The £13m project, which will tell t…
NI venues press Executive for full reopening date
Music and theatre venues are calling for Northern Ireland's Executive to end its one-metre social distancing rule. The restric…
Equity warns of hardship over Universal Credit cut
Performers face financial hardship if the Government proceeds with plans to cut a £20 per week Universal Credit uplift. 53%…
Auction to split proceeds equally between artists
Educational arts charity Art UK has opened an auction fundraiser which will split proceeds equally between all participa…
New culture strategy for North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire Council has appointed creative consultants Beam to determine its new culture and heritage strategy. T…
Heritage tower demolished after Dorries overturns listing
The heritage sector has criticised new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ decision to overturn Dorman Long Tower’s Grad…
National Insurance hike ‘deeply damaging’ to creative freelancers
The tax increase will be a "double whammy" for some self employed creatives, as income support dries up in October.
Birmingham 2022 releases festival details
Birmingham 2022 has released details of the six-month festival set to run across the West Midlands as part of the Commonwealth Gam…
Vaccine passports put on ice
In yet another U-turn, vaccine passports will become England's 'Plan B'. What can venues expect this winter?
Dormant accounts invested in arts development scheme
£500,000 of unclaimed money has been granted to a development programme for Northern Irish arts organisations. Arts & Bu…
Sony merger to be investigated
A proposed merger involving music label Sony will be probed further after concerns about the deal were raised. The Competition and…
Nadine Dorries reads from the same script
The new Culture Secretary's pro-Brexit stance and history of controversy have the left-leaning arts sector worried.
Deprived areas benefit most from culture
New research indicates cultural engagement improves wellbeing in England’s poorest areas the most, but unequal access remain…
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery is moving house
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery will move out of Apsley House, allaying concerns it could be closed indefinitely. Work will no…
Northern Ireland opens £5m recovery programme
A recovery funding programme for Northern Irish creatives has been opened by Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) and the…
New music publishing service for composers
Music management companies HarrisonParrott and Polyarts have launched a new music publishing service, Birdsong. Birdsong will work…
