Donations to performing arts fall from post-Covid peak, survey shows
Philanthropic giving to performing arts organisations has dropped off since a spike in April, new survey data suggests. Regular re…
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Outdoor art gallery will become home to outsider art
A structure earmarked for demolition by Thanet council is to be turned into an outdoor art gallery and museum by The Stretch chari…
Arts workers’ skills bolstered frontline Covid responses
Creativity, compassion, collaboration and a tendency towards efficiency meant arts workers were highly responsive in a time of cri…
Neil Mendoza praises Government’s emergency funding response
The Cultural Recovery Commissioner advised organisations to "stop asking for stuff; tell us what you can do to help".
New National Centre to promote knowledge sharing between arts and higher education
Research England will bankroll the partnership between four regional universities and The Culture Capital Exchange following a suc…
Arts Council England freezes £223k grant over fraud allegations
The funder refuses to say how many other grants are under investigation amid complaints it awarded Cultural Recovery Fund money to…
Digital revolution ends 131 years of exam tradition for music students
A new music exam that focuses on students’ performance, lets them choose what to play and is 100% assessed online via video…
DCMS Committee launches inquiry into music festivals
A new inquiry has been launched to consider Government policy that supports the survival and return of music festivals in 2021. Th…
£10.7m arts and culture funding for Wales
New bids for funding won't be accepted as the Welsh Government prioritises existing applications.
Cuts “will cripple the arts and humanities at Roehampton” say staff and students
The University of Roehampton has announced plans to cut £3.2m from the budgets of the schools of Arts and Humanities. Signif…
EXCLUSIVE: Due diligence checks on emergency grants were automated
New software that assesses thousands of applications at once gave Arts Council England funding applicants a red, amber or gre…
Scotland sees female representation in theatre soar
Women artistic directors remain seriously underrepresented in Scotland’s highest funded companies despite great strides towa…
Lottery funds commercial panto company deal
Lottery operator Camelot says money for a seat buying scheme has not been diverted from not-for-profit arts activities.
‘At risk’ Enfield theatre faces demolition
London's Enfield Council has approved plans to demolish a local theatre against the objections of the Theatres Trust. The trus…
Cut-price ACE Edinburgh showcase to go ahead
Arts Council England (ACE) is pressing ahead with plans to fund an Edinburgh Festival Fringe showcase in 2021. A consortium compri…
London to display art on ‘the largest digital canvas in the world’
The centrepiece of a £1bn commercial redevelopment of an area in central London will be 2,000 sq m of 8K resolution, 360-deg…
New award for cultural organisations with a ‘communities-first’ mission
Publicly funded arts bodies that have responded to the pandemic by putting their communities first, despite the hardships they fac…
Equalities Minister held to account for remarks on segregation
101 members of the Black Writers’ Guild have condemned claims by Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch that some authors of best…
New support to boost digital developments in museums and galleries
Museums and galleries are being invited to apply for new funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to kick-start, scale up, a…
“Out of touch and and unempathetic”: artist fury at Perry comments
Artists have reacted angrily to comments by Turner Prize-winner Grayson Perry, who claims a side-effect of Covid-19 will be cleari…
Call to boycott casting company over option to exclude disabled actors
Performers and advocates are outraged after casting directors were able to list roles as unavailable to D/deaf and…
The second lockdown: Rehearsals and streamed performances allowed
Venues can open as places of work, Culture Secretary says as income supports are extended.
Final Culture Recovery Fund revenue grants awarded in England
A further £75m of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) has been awarded in England. 35 organisations that appl…
West Midlands artists pledge ‘genuine action’ for Black creatives
Artists and arts organisations in the West Midlands have collaboratively developed a pledge to take "genuine action" on…
