Extra £3.5m for Coventry 2021
DCMS has awarded the additional funding to help Coventry City of Culture host Covid-safe events. The latest financial bo…
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Battersea Arts Centre brings in ‘pay what you can’ model
The National Portfolio Organisation has pursued its plan to widen access in spite of the pandemic and says funders have been "…
Southbank Sinfonia merges with St John’s Smith Square
The partnership will afford more stability to both organisations as they aim to create "one of the most accessible and creati…
Politicians urged to commit to a culture-led recovery
Creative workers and culture lovers are being encouraged to join a national campaign for all mayoral candidates to sign a Cre…
Musicians have been ‘professionally paralysed’ by Brexit, report shows
Personal testimonies from musicians facing economic disaster as a result of Brexit have been drawn together in a new report. 25 st…
Disabled artists to share £717k in Unlimited commissions
Out of 468 applications, 34 artists have been selected for the 2021 Unlimited commissions. The commissioning programme f…
Outdoor cinema, comedy show and circus night club number pilot events
Nine events in April and May will be used as test pilots for the Government's plan to return to live events this summer. The E…
£262m awarded for second round of Culture Recovery Fund
Some organisations have managed to double dip as more than 1,200 receive support from the emergency arts funding scheme for the fi…
Freelancer problems are ‘rooted in a wider story of inequity’, report says
A new report covering a year of research and analysis by the freelance performing arts workforce is proposing a new model that rev…
Festival UK 2022 rejects critics’ claims of nationalism
Critics call Festival UK 2022 "nationalistic imperialism" and "a showcase for the Government". The creatives i…
Major shake-up for BBC arts
BBC cuts prompt an internal restructuring that will link classical music with arts and factual programming and remove a layer of e…
Glyndebourne wind turbine generates record output
Glyndebourne’s 67 metre wind turbine generated its biggest output to date last year, producing 1,820 megawatt-hours (MWh) wi…
Trafalgar Entertainment acquires HQ Theatres
Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire look set to repeat the commercial theatre growth model they perfected as founders of th…
Plan to rejuvenate historic African Caribbean Culture Centre
A historic cultural centre that fell into disrepair under council ownership could be given new life. Stewart Wellington, a child o…
The Louvre puts its collections online
The French institution has launched a new website with high-resolution, digitised versions of 75% of its collection. Previously, o…
Disability Arts Alliance demands potential vaccine passport be fully inclusive
There is concern that vaccine passports to return to cultural activity could be discriminatory, excluding disabled artists and aud…
Manchester culture worth £292m pre-pandemic
Manchester City Council is urgently refreshing its culture rescue plan as annual analysis shows arts organisations' value to t…
Chanel backs National Portrait Gallery to reframe narratives about women
The luxury French fashion and fragrance brand Chanel has pledged to support the contemporary arts as they emerge from the pandemic…
Scotland supports digital development as a route to recovery and resilience
The Scottish Government has launched a £1m Creative Digital Initiative programme to support small and medium-sized creative…
Merseyside theatre operator buys venue from Trust
Regal Entertainments, the operator of St Helens Theatre Royal for 22 years, has taken over its ownership. The Theatre Royal Charit…
Brighton Festival 2021 to open with theme of ‘care’
Brighton believes it will be the first UK city to launch a major outdoor and online multi-arts festival since lockdown. The Bright…
No insurance scheme while events remain uncertain
DCMS Minister Caroline Dinenage says the much-vaunted measure runs the risk of giving false confidence to festivals: "I just…
Ten teams selected for Festival 2022
Following a £3m research and development phase, diverse teams of artists, scientists and engineers will receive £…
DCMS and ACE face inquiry into Culture Recovery Fund following due diligence issues
Arts Council England has investigated 46 suspected cases of fraud and revoked three grants worth a total of £570,000.
