Creative sector R&D crucial to post-pandemic recovery
A landmark report makes the case for investment ahead of the next Spending Review, saying innovation is being stifled just as it i…
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Nightclubs threaten legal action over vaccine passports
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and hospitality bosses say they are ready to take the Government to court over its pl…
Project to survey Northumberland cultural audiences
Eight cultural organisations in Northumberland are commissioning research into their audiences ahead of the next National Portfoli…
City of Culture 2025 contest attracts explosion of interest
Adding a seventh city to the longlist of bidders who will receive funding would allow more places to "complete their jou…
War museum faces closure without new premises
War Years Remembered, an independent museum in Northern Ireland, faces permanent closure unless it can find a new home. The museum…
Music publishers launch diversity, equality and inclusion council
The Music Publishers Association is launching a diversity, equality and inclusion council to "address the lack of e…
Theatres and concert halls to reopen in Northern Ireland
Stormont ministers have decided theatres and concert halls in Northern Ireland can reopen to indoor audiences. The changes co…
MPs launch inquiry into National Lottery licence contest
The DCMS Committee is concerned Camelot, the current Lottery operator, has not increased returns to the arts at the same rate as i…
Ministers consider capping admissions to ‘low value’ degrees
Prospective creative arts students may have to compete for fewer places as Government ministers consider capping admissions….
Cast Asian actors in traditionally White roles, guide suggests
Casting artists of colour in roles traditionally played by White actors could “work to balance out [their] historical a…
British Library launches £100k branding project
A £100,000 contract to develop the name and brand of a single digital presence for UK libraries has gone live…
Bristol Old Vic commits to socially distanced shows until March
Bristol Old Vic will continue to host some socially distanced shows to cater for vulnerable people who need extra precautions. The…
£1m in grants saves Leicester arts venue expansion
Leicester City Council has thrown a financial lifeline to Phoenix, one of the city's largest arts centres. Covid-19 related di…
New guide to ’break down stigma’ for autistic creatives
Autistic people face the highest rate of unemployment of all disabled groups in the UK. A new guide aims to change conversations s…
France mandates vaccine passports for cultural venues
Visitors to cultural venues in France now must show a health pass or negative PCR test from the last 48 hours to gain access. The…
Freedom Day? Arts organisations double down on restrictions amid vaccine passport U-turn
Venues are pleading for leniency on isolation rules that threaten to derail their reopening, but audiences remain hesitant.
BBC Proms to reopen at full capacity
BBC Proms will open at full capacity, with audiences encouraged to wear masks and Covid status certification checks on arrival. To…
Liverpool stripped of UNESCO World Heritage city status
Liverpool has lost its title as a UNESCO World Heritage city over an "irreversible loss of attributes" special to the ar…
£34.9bn needed for UK creative industries to ‘bounce back’ by 2025
New modelling from Oxford Economics says the country's creative sectors can more than recover from the loss of 100,000 jobs wi…
Creative degree applications rise as university arts funding halved
Confirmation of the higher arts education cuts comes as applications to study these subjects reach their highest level in a d…
Creative jobs that list salaries attract 40% more applicants
Jobs that list the salary as "competitive" attract 40% fewer applications. Creative Access analysed 500 job listings on…
British Council faces ‘unavoidable’ job losses
The British Council is yet to begin consultation on potential redunancies among its arts team as it pursues up to 2,000 job cuts….
Equity investigates racism in West End show casting
Performers' union Equity says it has received "credible information" that children were racially discriminated again…
Cultural vaccination centres an opportunity to reach new audiences
Art galleries hosting pop-up sites hope to capitalise on increased footfall and reconnect with young locals.
