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 &#…
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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…
Black, Asian and minority ethnic writing bursaries to explore South Downs landscape
A new creative writing programme for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse writers is offering bursaries to explore the landsca…
Budget 2021 receives a warm welcome from arts sector (freelancers excluded)
Another £300m for the Culture Recovery Fund, a wider safety net for the self-employed, and continued VAT and business r…
Cabotage crisis: Orchestras may be forced to tour illegally
The Association of British Orchestras says there are three options moving forward: a new deal with the EU, financial support from…
Only 15% of ‘BAME-led organisations’ awarded emergency grants definitively are
New research highlights a disparity between organisations that say they are BAME-led receiving higher funding awards than those wi…
Urgent support needed for festivals, DCMS Committee Chair says
DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight has called on the Chancellor to provide urgent Government support to enable the festivals&…
Coventry 2021 will be ‘a return to live’
The UK City of Culture year will press ahead with a full calendar of festivals and events from May 15 – two days before the…
Huge job cuts expected at V&A
Huge job cuts at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) could be imminent, with curators and conservators expected to…
Cultural recovery plan launched for Brighton & Hove
A cultural recovery plan for Brighton and Hove has been created by local cultural organisations and industry profes…
Young entrepreneurs favour creative ventures, survey suggests
Music, art, media and design are the most popular start-ups for young entrepreneurs, data collected by web domain company GoDaddy…
Museum visitorship falls 91% during pandemic
Annual data on DCMS sponsored sites confirms a decimation of visitor figures since the pandemic hit the UK. Fifteen museums and ga…
Invest 50p per person in culture for Covid-19 recovery, manifesto urges
Local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber are being called on to "defend and when possible increase" spend…
Study seeks arts on prescription expertise
Researchers are seeking healthcare professionals with experience prescribing arts activities for a new study. Dr Anita Jensen and…
Inclusion programme to create 60 drama provision placements
A new initiative will create 60 paid job placements for young people to act as inclusion facilitators in school drama programmes….
Cubans demand resignation of Culture Minister
More than 9,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding the removal of Cuba's Minister of Culture, A…
‘Woke minority’ fights back against contested heritage policy
As Oliver Dowden establishes a working group on "retain and explain", arts workers afraid of exclusion, censorship and f…
£6.9m emergency funding for Northern Ireland’s creatives
More than 1,500 people working in Northern Ireland's creative economy will benefit from an additional £6.9m emergen…
Coventry seeks 5,000 volunteers for UK City of Culture
5,000 volunteer 'city hosts' are needed for Coventry City of Culture. Coventry City of Culture Trust and Coventry Universi…
PRS for Music seeks views on livestreaming licences
PRS for Music has called for views on its controversial livestreaming licences. The society has been criticised for failing to con…
Surrey venues draw sightseers, spending and social benefits, study finds
New research shows 70% of visitors to Surrey arts venues would not have come into town – and spent an extra £40 o…
European network calls for ‘sustainable plan’ to reopen museums
An independent network of national museum organisations is calling for "a comprehensive and sustainable plan" to re…
Creative industries outside London most hard hit by pandemic, survey reveals
A Creative Industries Federation (CIF) survey has revealed that creative freelancers, micro businesses and those de…
Covid transmission study to redefine ‘outdoor’ theatre
Imperial College researchers will estimate the probability of infection at two theatres and consider whether a covered venue can &…
