Lancashire scraps City of Culture bid
Lancashire creatives have reacted to its council's decision to pull out of bidding for UK City of Culture 2025. The team behin…
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Creatives call for device tax to generate arts funding
A major collection society says the levy could provide up to £300m per year. What would it look like and how would it work?
Centre for early career playwrights set for South London
Battersea’s Theatre 503 is set to build a new centre for early career playwrights in Nine Elms, Wandsworth. The project has…
Scottish Government awards £1m to Edinburgh’s festivals
The Scottish Government has awarded a cash injection to Edinburgh’s festivals to support their safe return this su…
Brexit Minister offers few answers, defends record on EU touring issues
DCMS had to wait for a green light from Lord Frost to begin bilateral negotiations on touring, few of which have been ag…
Giant dragon to lead The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant
Details of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant have been released, with the procession to be led by a giant dragon pup…
Covid-19 forces Royal Ballet cancellations
Royal Ballet has cancelled several performances after its dancers were forced to self-isolate. Its Summer Draft Works series was d…
Warwick Arts Centre completes £25m redevelopment
Warwick Arts Centre will soon reopen for a season in Coventry's year as UK City of Culture, having completed a four-year, &pou…
Sadler’s Wells under pressure to axe Barclays sponsorship
Climate change activists are urging Sadler’s Wells to end its relationship with Barclays. The theatre currently runs The Bar…
UK and Australia announce cultural exchange programme
The UK and Australia have celebrated their new trade deal with details of a cultural exchange programme, the first between the two…
More than half of Scots ready to attend live events
Research from Creative Scotland suggests more than half of Scots are ready to return to music, theatre and comedy performances. 59…
New music board to boost West Midlands industry
The West Midlands Music Board will prioritise the economic growth and recovery, inclusion, representation and advocacy of its loca…
Dowden criticised for ‘photo op’ in Portsmouth visit
Oliver Dowden’s recent visit to Portsmouth has been branded a ‘photo op’ by venue representatives who were…
Independent music labels continue to increase market share
The UK’s independent music labels made up more than a quarter of all music consumed in 2020, according to data from the Brit…
Culture Recovery Fund round 3 opens soon
DCMS says it will open a third round of the flagship emergency arts funding programme soon, although a date has not been announced…
Wakefield Council to bid for City of Culture 2025
Wakefield Council has launched a bid for City of Culture 2025. The bid will include the city of Wakefield and surrounding district…
Barbican Centre workers call for change to ‘inherently racist’ management
Sir Nicholas Kenyon has resigned as Managing Director two weeks after current and former staff went public about their experiences…
Museums and libraries in Wales to share £1.1m
Eight museums and libraries across Wales will share £1.1m of funding from the Welsh Government’s Transformation C…
Arts company says ‘art should be a safe space for debate’ amid transphobia row
Artichoke says it will keep Jess de Wahls' contribution to exhibition which provides a platform for "all women, tran…
Mercury Theatre to reopen after £11.3m investment
Colchester’s Mercury Theatre is reopening following a five-year campaign that raised £11.3m to refurbish the venu…
Arts industry sees highest five-year increase in insolvencies
The arts, entertainment and recreation industry suffered the biggest increase in insolvencies over the last five years, according…
Glyndebourne announces new fund for freelancers
Glyndebourne has announced plans to launch a freelance fund for its contractors. The Glyndebourne Freelancer Fund commits to ring-…
Culture Recovery Fund missed out vital parts of the sector, inquiry finds
DCMS "must urgently consider" events insurance and other non-cash supports, MPs say, raising "big questions" a…
Unions publish open letter opposing higher education cuts to arts subjects
Seven trade unions have published an open letter to Boris Johnson opposing proposed funding cuts to creative arts subjects. Equity…
