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…
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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…
South Bank arts venues’ economic impact down £330m, report claims
Five major UK arts institutions are appealing for public and private investment after losing half their income due to Covid-19.
Northern Ireland plans arts reopening July 26
Northern Ireland's Executive aims to have arts and music venues reopening from July 26. The decision, to be ratified on July 2…
City of London launches review into racism at Barbican Centre
The centre's funder has stepped in after former and current staff called it "institutionally racist" and lobbied for…
Three new bids in City of Culture 2025 race
Derby, Gloucestershire and Conwy County have announced their intention to bid for UK City of Culture 2025. Derby City Co…
ABRSM diversifies its woodwind syllabus
The music exam board has added 70 works by composers from underrepresented backgrounds to its woodwind syllabus to "spark int…
Coventry 2021 weighs options around social distancing
The City of Culture must take audiences' comfort into account, its Creative Director says, as the upcoming change to restricti…
Festivals in Wales frustrated by lack of lockdown end date
Festival organisers in Wales are pleading for an end of lockdown date so they can plan ahead. Outdoor events of up to 4,…
Dowden confirms choirs can resume at stage 4
After concerns that amateur arts groups could once again be forced to wait, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has taken to Twitter t…
Camelot delivers highest ever lottery return to the arts
The National Lottery operator generated £1.88bn for good causes in spite of the pandemic, but withheld £59.2m to boost…
Diverse commissions win fourth plinth competition
Artists Teresa Margolles and Samson Kambalu will have their sculptures displayed on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth after win…
Rural arts centre planned at former costume museum
Shambellie House Trust aims to turn Scotland's former National Museum of Costume into a rural arts centre. The Scottish Govern…
Half of Northern Irish arts organisations unsure about future sustainability
A survey by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) reveals 55% of organisations in receipt of emergency funding will survive…
EU advises ‘promoting’ vaccination of cultural workers
New EU guidelines around Covid safety in the cultural sector say vaccination of its workers "should be promoted to ensur…
Reopening without masks or insurance places productions at risk
As Covid case numbers grow, the cultural sector must balance financial considerations and social responsibility without…
Rivington Music Festival cancelled over low ticket sales
Bolton's Rivington Music Festival has cancelled after ticket sales fell below viability. Andrew Suter, Projects Manager at Riv…
Lockdown delays halt theatre reopenings in Fife
Kirkcaldy's Adam Smith Theatre is to remain closed until June 2023 due to delays in renovation works. Operator OnFife said the…
Theatres raise concern over offshore immigration centres
A coalition of theatre companies have written to Priti Patel, raising concerns about proposed offshore immigration centres due to…
£60m shared between 20 heritage organisations
Twenty heritage organisations in England will receive a share of £60m in a new wave of funding from DCMS. Culture Secretary…
Scotland scraps music tuition fees in schools
The Scottish Government has become the first in the UK to commit to free instrument tuition. A similar policy in England “se…
UK festivals team up with Europe to imagine future possibilities
Independent festivals across the UK and Europe will work together to explore their future under a new partnership. The &lsquo…
Half of 2021 festivals have been cancelled
The "unfortunate milestone" is the result of delays to reopening, silence over insurance and a dearth of new guidance th…
