Disability campaign challenges Government over exclusion from reopening trials
Requiring venues that want to reopen early to exclude vulnerable people breaches the Equality Act, campaigners say. The Government…
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Vaccine passports could end social distancing in venues, arts leaders say
England's arts leaders have called on political party leaders to investigate how Covid status certification could reduce the n…
Arts organisations pledge to show salaries
A campaign aims to reduce pay gaps and increase diversity in recruitment, but some say keeping the salary quiet improves incl…
More first timers visit at US cultural organisations
Cultural organisations in the US are reporting an increase in new visitors despite overall visitor numbers decreasing. Data c…
UNESCO reports on the pandemic impact on museums
Museums worldwide are under severe strain due to the pandemic, reporting a 40-60% drop in revenue and an average 70% drop in…
ACE defends Culture Recovery Fund distribution
Serota and Henley told MPs they could not have handled the emergency funding response any better, failing to acknowledge the&…
Initiatives to unlock an anti-racist arts sector
Two new programmes aim to move organisations beyond the statements of solidarity expressed last summer through distinct but comple…
Confusion over ongoing ban on amateur performance
Having promoted singing and brass instruments as safe last summer, the Government now believes they are more likely to spread Covi…
O2 to host test reopening event with 20% capacity
The 2021 BRIT Awards ceremony will host a live audience of 4,000 at London’s O2 indoor arena. This latest ad…
Delegates office launched for Coventry City of Culture
Coventry City of Culture Trust has launched a delegates office where arts professionals can connect and get their bearings. I…
Activities of Cultural Renewal Taskforce suppressed
DCMS has refused requests for information and interviews about the ambiguous activities of the recovery committee amid a…
New award to honour musicians tackling climate issues
A new award is shining a spotlight on music creators provoking new thinking on climate change, social cohesion and the environment…
Free Word to leave its London home
Arts producer Free Word has to move out of its mutli-purpose London venue at the end of May. The building is being sold by its lea…
Online festival to celebrate arts in education
Nine education unions and associations are teaming up to launch a festival celebrating the arts in schools. The Festival of School…
Hospital launches cultural hub for patients and staff
A bespoke studio space that will host a participatory programme of arts activities, residencies and workshops has opened at Chelse…
Beachfront performance venue opens in Brighton
The Electric Arcade, a year-round live performance and film venue, opens this month on Brighton beach. Due to Covid restrictions i…
Promoters called out for selling tickets to shows unable to take place
Tickets are still being sold for shows in June that will not take place under the Government’s roadmap for reopening live ev…
Former Royal Ballet choreographer Liam Scarlett dies aged 35
Liam Scarlett, former Royal Ballet choreographer and artist-in-residence, has died a day after the Royal Danish Theatre repor…
50% of comedy workers have lost half their income, survey suggests
Comedians are making just 5% of their pre-pandemic income from streamed shows while half of off-stage workers have no live gigs bo…
Music festival launched as part of research pilots
Festival Republic has joined the Government's Events Research Programme (ERP), hosting a music event at Liverpool's Sefton…
Science Museum blasted over Shell sponsorship of climate exhibition
Activist group Culture Unstained says the museum is giving "dangerous legitimacy" to the oil company's claim it is a…
Arts Council of Wales appoints diversity lead
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has appointed Andrew Ogun as Agent for Change – a new role leading the organisation’s…
Vaccine passports could deter more people from venues
New research hints at the complexity of Covid status certification as debate rages over its use in cultural spaces.
Government raises penalty for damaging monuments to 10 years in prison
The maxiumum penalty for criminal damage to public monuments has been raised from three months' to 10 years' imprisonment….
