Nottingham arts win grim victory in council funding U-turn
A campaign to reduce proposed funding cuts has succeeded but organisations will still lose thousands of pounds.
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Crystal Palace Bowl set for ‘return to glory’
Attempts to revive the Crystal Palace Bowl as an outdoor performance venue are to be boosted by ‘South Facing’, a mont…
Covid-safe events to be tested in Liverpool
The city of Liverpool will be among the test-beds for the Events Research Programme (ERP) that will inform the government’s…
Artworks by women just 4% of global auction sales
A worldwide study of the secondary art market reveals that "while the average John Smith makes it into auction, the average J…
Digital art work smashes auction house records
A digital collage by artist Beeple has sold for a record $69.4m in an online auction, paid for using the cryptocurrency Ether…
Just over half of emergency arts funding has been distributed
An investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund found £335m of awarded funds were still sitting in DCMS' coffers last mo…
Jerwood launches £1m Blue Sky Fund
The Jerwood Foundation has announced the launch of its Blue Sky Fund, a £1m donation to the Theatre Artists Fund and Help Mu…
No date for Grantium upgrade launch
A planned upgrade to Grantium, Arts Council England's (ACE) applications portal, has been delayed once again. The system's…
Women hire more balanced casts than men, study finds
New reports highlight gender gaps in theatre and music as UNESCO warns the pandemic will be watershed for equality – on…
ACE’s third annual SXSW showcase will be digital
Arts Council England and producer British Underground will present this year's South by Southwest festival showcase online. Th…
Manchester organisations create 40 Kickstart roles
A consortium of arts organisations have joined forces to offer 40 paid work placements in Manchester. Manchester Internationa…
Music education must be ‘front and centre’ as schools return
The Government faces calls to ensure music education is part of the catch-up curriculum after up to 10% of schools stopped teachin…
New Normal Manifesto to create safe spaces for Black artists
A community of diverse freelance artists has published a manifesto in response to the Black Lives Matter movement a…
Orchestras, opera companies and choirs add £1.6m to public health
Up to two thirds of UK orchestras are already working in health and social care settings. With NHS support, they could be "at…
20,000 National Trust sites threatened by climate change
Nearly a fifth of National Trust sites could be at "high risk" over the next 40 years due to climate change. In a worst…
£1.5bn cost pressure on councils’ cultural services
Cultural services at local authorities in England face a funding gap of more than £1bn amid the pandemic. The National Audit…
‘Mental health crisis’ among musicians is worsening, charity warns
Even with a light at the end of the lockdown tunnel, musicians' mental health is suffering due to "substantial uncer…
Banksy auction to raise funds for NHS
A Banksy artwork which appeared at Southampton General Hospital during the first wave of the pandemic is to be auctioned to r…
Amsterdam hosts 1300-person dance party as Covid-19 experiment
An electronic music dance party in Amsterdam aims to determine whether festivals can reopen safely. The experiment by Fieldlab, a…
Science Museum to reopen as vaccination centre
A year after it first closed, the Science Museum in London will reopen as an NHS vaccination centre. Thousands are expected to be…
Tech companies join forces to link video performances into ticketing systems
Video capability is being integrated into Customer Relationship Management systems for the cultural sector through a new partnersh…
New opera company to launch in the summer
Red Squirrel, a new opera company dedicated to bringing life to "unknown and neglected operatic works", has announced it…
New art gallery proposed for Oxford Street
Westminster's Labour councillors are proposing to turn Oxford Street's vacant Debenhams store into a gallery space. The &#…
Budget a ‘missed opportunity’ for authors
The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) has called the Budget a "missed opportunity" and says it is d…
