Councillors chastised for coercing company into censorship
An artist, her commissioners and the council say the pressure to remove a nuclear-themed artwork was misguided. So why h…
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Large venues must use vaccine passports from September, PM says
Nightclubs and other large venues in England will only be open to fully vaccinated people from September. Prime Minister Boris Joh…
£1m fund to develop digital volunteering
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is seeking applications for funding to create "at distance" volunteering oppor…
Theatre Artists Fund to become bursary scheme
The Theatre Artists Fund, a grassroots scheme supporting theatre freelancers throughout the pandemic, will become a two-year bursa…
Inclusive orchestras will attract more corporate support
Research from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) indicates orchestras that prioritise inclusion, education and wellbeing are m…
Opera director Sir Graham Vick lost to Covid-19
Birmingham Opera Company Founder and Artistic Director Sir Graham Vick has died of complications from Covid-19, aged 67. Vick foun…
Scottish councils get £7m to fund music tuition
The Scottish Government has moved ahead with plans to scrap instrumental tuition fees, pledging £7m for councils t…
Apply to apply to Culture Recovery Fund, says ACE
Applications for a share of £20m of Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) money have opened with a new pre-application stage. Arts Cou…
‘Strong rise’ in arts and entertainment job opportunities
The Office for National Statistics has reported "strong rises" in job vacanices in the arts, entertainment and recr…
London appoints freelancers to shape future of creative work
Fifty performing arts freelancers have joined a City of London project investigating the future of self-employed creative work. Th…
Legislate fair payment from music streaming, inquiry says
After a nine-month-long inquiry, MPs have recommended "a complete reset" of music streaming to better compensate creator…
Union challenges Southbank Centre ‘fire and rehire’
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has urged Southbank Centre to rethink a restructure of host roles at the Haywa…
East Anglian councils collaborate on City of Culture bid
Great Yarmouth Borough Council and East Suffolk Council have announced a joint City of Culture 2025 bid, the first collaborative e…
Live music revenues forecast to recover by 2025
Global live music revenues are expected to reach pre-pandemic levels by 2025. New analysis from PwC says live music revenues fell…
Glasgow cultural operator to cut 500 jobs
Glasgow Life says it's unrealistic to expect it can reopen 80 of its venues, including several libraries and the UK's only…
A million people took up an instrument in lockdown
Polling commissioned by UK Music shows about a million adults took up an instrument in lockdown. The survey highlights how im…
£100k fund launches for period instrument ensembles
The Continuo Foundation has opened applications for a second wave of grants for period instrument ensembles after f…
Masks to stay in arts venues as Stage 4 opening confirmed
The Government "expect and recommend" masks in enclosed public spaces – and cultural venues are taking the lead.
Venues, agent drop comedian over racist tweets
Several venues have cancelled planned performances by Andrew Lawrence after the comedian made racist remarks online abou…
Isle of Skye cultural centre up for sale
The future of Isle of Skye's largest cultural centre has come into question after it was put on the market. The Aros Cen…
Manchester mill to become late-night music venue
A former mill is set to become Manchester’s newest music venue after being granted an entertainment licence by Bury Council….
Medway’s City of Culture bid on track despite UCA closure
Medway Council promises a "resilient" bid as local politicians and students oppose the University of Creative Arts&rsquo…
Arts employment stable through 2020, DCMS stats say
Annual data collected by the DCMS shows employment in the arts at the end of 2020 was comparable to 2019. The cultural sector acco…
Arts organisations fundraise via virtual reality
Fifteen UK arts organisations including the Tate galleries, Turner Contemporary and National Galleries of Scotland have hosted exh…
