Education blueprint ‘lacks commitment to creativity’
The Department for Education’s employment skills policy document offers scant support for the creative industries…
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Weston Culture Fund awards over £30m to arts organisations
A new fund established in response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has awarded over £30m to more than 100 cultural or…
£11.8m boost for Bristol studios
Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios has been earmarked for a £11.8m expansion that will add three new sound stages to the fa…
Northern Irish arts sector left in limbo as funding is delayed
Organisations clamouring for support have released a five-point recovery plan amid a projected £16m funding shortfall.
Hazlitt Theatre to return to contractor in council U-turn
Maidstone Council has decided to continue its contract with Parkwood Leisure to run Hazlitt Theatre. The council had decided at a…
Historic music hall added to Theatres at Risk Register
A historic music hall near Bury is the latest addition to a register of UK theatres at risk of demolition, redevelopment or perman…
Sky appoints ‘cultural ambassadors’ to nurture creative talent
Television channel Sky Arts has launched a cultural ambassadors programme to nurture up-and-coming creative talent. Five ambassado…
Rescue package will see 165-year-old theatre bought by local council
Portsmouth City Council is proposing to buy the city's Grade II listed New Theatre Royal. The theatre – which underwent…
Covid prompts long-term plans for Book Festival to extend its reach
A new strategic partnership with the University of Edinburgh will see the 2021 Edinburgh International Book Festival move from its…
Calculating cultural value: Regional museums worth £6.16 per visit
Arts Council England says its calculations of regional museums' value are transferrable "in principle" and can…
Commonwealth Games cultural programme to boost opportunities for West Midlands
A six month long cultural festival in the run-up to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 aims to reach 2.5 million people throug…
Shock and anger as PRS announces streaming licences
The music industry is furious after steep new tarrifs on streaming live events were introduced with little to no consultation.
Young director scheme ditches Birmingham Rep over Nightingale court
Trustees of a young directors scheme have abandoned plans for an 18-month residence at Birmingham Repertory Theatre over its decis…
Supporting freelancers would be ‘relatively cheap’
A year's worth of income support payments for arts sector freelancers would cost an estimated £880m – less than 1%…
Manchester launches new hardship fund for cultural freelancers
A new £500,000 fund has been created to help Manchester's creative and cultural sector freelancers. The Cultural Se…
New carnival arts centre for the North
Work has begun on turning a former mill in Tameside into a new creative centre dedicated to the carnival arts. Vale Mill in Mossle…
Fear and hope for local authority venues post-Covid
Trusts and companies operating council venues are folding under financial pressure. Can cash-strapped local authorities retai…
Slave trade statues to be removed from City of London
Statues of two prominent figures with links to the transatlantic slave trade will be removed from the City of London's histori…
MPs to focus on performing arts education
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Performing Arts Education and Training is due to start work in March. The Group aims to su…
One in five museums bid for innovation funding to secure their post-lockdown survival
Six in ten museums in the UK were worried about their survival at the end of 2021 – a figure that is likely to significantly…
Last minute update confirms relaxed limits for latest CRF bids
The published ceiling on grants from the second round of Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) awards is an “expectation rather than a…
Medway eyes international recognition with new cultural strategy
The "ambitious and forward-thinking" document will be the cornerstone of a bid for UK City of Culture 2025.
Dowden to examine post-Brexit support for music industry
The Culture Secretary is said to be examining ways to support the music industry amid touring difficulties post-Brexit. The F…
Glastonbury 2021 cancellation highlights need for support
News that Glastonbury will not go ahead in 2021 is a further sign of the need for urgent support, UK Music says. Chief Execut…
