Strategy to put Gloucester ‘on the cultural map’
Signature events, including a potential UK City of Culture bid, will "signal the cultural regeneration of Gloucester".
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Culture adds £34.6bn to UK economy
New economic estimates show the sector is worth twice as much as sport in a good year.
‘We are sorry’: charity admits history of racism in arts activities
Westway Trust says it "has been, and remains, institutionally racist" following decades of allegations.
Space for the arts and creative workers will drive redevelopment of Town Hall
A new arts and community centre, café and studio workspaces will be created as part of the refurbishment of Walworth Town Hall in…
University/Council agreement to see museum use extended for students and wider community
A new partnership between the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Preston City Council will see the Harris Museum and Lib…
New neighbour set to dwarf arts venues in Gateshead
A £260m leisure complex at Gateshead Quayside is to be built adjacent to music venue the Sage. The development will include…
Community embraces upgrade to London theatre
Camden People’s Theatre, which supports early-career artists making unconventional theatre, is to begin a redevelopment prog…
55,000 arts jobs lost since lockdown
"This is clear evidence of the existence and the scale of a jobs crisis," researchers say.
£166m in loans comes with promise of new grants
A further £400m of Culture Recovery Fund grants and loans has been earmarked for extending another "helping hand&q…
“It’s almost too late for festivals” warns campaign group
The Let LIVE Thrive campaign has written an open letter to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warning that unless the Government acts…
Advance ticket buying picks up
Despite the lockdown across England, advance ticket sales to UK venues during November were at their highest level since the pande…
Museum is among the first Covid vaccination centres
Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds has become one of the UK’s first Covid-19 vaccination centres. It has handed over part…
Scottish organisations call for Culture Act
An eight-point manifesto asks campaigning parties to commit to a National Arts Force and new Office for Cultural Exchange ahead of…
£14m opera rehearsal facility on track
Buckinghamshire Council has approved plans that will see Garsington Opera build a £14m practice centre on the Wormsley Estat…
Fundraising shortfall puts an end to arts centre plans
Plans for a £16m Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dundee have been abandoned after a five-year effort to raise t…
10% of schools aren’t teaching music, survey suggests
Music teachers are putting their health at risk to continue provision under inconsistent and unclear Covid safety guidelines.
Paris Olympics to include breakdancing competition
Breakdancing has been officially added to the Olympic event schedule and is due to enter competition for the first time at the Par…
Research aims to harness AI to support distance learning for dancers
A research programme is setting out to evaluate how digital technologies could be used to support remote learning in performing ar…
Art school faces revolt amid claims of poor teaching and unjustifiable fees
Students at Glasgow School of Art have lashed out at their institution for charging full price for a practice-based fine art cours…
Museums caught in a race to the bottom
Tate becomes the latest institution to announce redundancies as the sector and its workforce warn of a years-long road to recovery…
Covid update – arts exemptions from quarantine and VAT cut extended
Social media users have been pouring scorn on the Government's tweeted announcement of a new Business Traveller exemption. Fro…
York aims for World Heritage status in 2025
A new cultural strategy demonstrates York's commitment to redress the effects of Covid-19 by embedding culture in the city'…
£7m endowment to ‘secure the future’ of RSC’s education work
The largest Paul Hamlyn Foundation grant since 2006 will provide a sustainable basis for the theatre’s ongoing work, plus mo…
Research will reveal how the arts can support social distancing practices
Academics from Northumbria and Brunel Universities are to work with resilience planners from UK cities to explore how art and perf…
