Well behaved audiences mean opera houses are safer than supermarkets, experts say
Full audiences should be allowed at opera and classical concerts, according to a leading German medical institution, because the c…
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New support for building a more inclusive commercial music sector
Employment opportunities for Deaf and disabled people in the commercial music sector are being given a boost by a new three-year p…
Planning reform could put arts venues at risk
An 84-page plan to overhaul the system makes no mention of protecting arts and cultural venues.
Belarusian actors quit in support of sacked director
A whole company of actors in Belarus has resigned after their director was fired for participating in political protests. Pavel La…
Wigmore Hall to hold 100 concerts ‘with or without an audience’
Wigmore Hall will hold 100 concerts before Christmas "with or without an audience," its Artistic Director says. John Gil…
‘Love Culture Week’ to jump start sector
The Government is promoting 'Love Culture Week' to encourage Britons to visit and support cultural organisations. The effo…
Welsh organisations ‘cautiously welcome’ funding
Welsh arts organisations have cautiously welcomed £53m in emergency funding, according to news outlet Nation Cymru. Dafydd R…
Plea to save sector as support for freelancers ends
The imminent end of income support for freelancers "will be devastating for them and for the industry," union leaders sa…
Loans can pay for freelancers, ACE says
Organisations applying to DCMS' £270m repayable finance scheme can ask for money to employ freelancers when government&n…
A-level music uptake nearly halves
The uptake of music at A-level is continuing to decline, with a 47% drop in entries since 2008. Music unions are continuing to cam…
£55m Capital Kickstart Fund announced
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a new £55m fund for capital projects. Only existing ACE capital grant holders…
Victory for amateur arts as restrictions are relaxed
Non-professional brass, wind and singing groups can now practice and perform together. Their return follows new research that indi…
Freeze or cut pay to get funding, sector told
Funding bodies will enforce "pay restraint" at the organisations getting recovery money – but won't be exercis…
‘Suggestions, Oliver?’ Government pivots back to allowing indoor performance
The arts sector's lukewarm reaction underlines most venues' inability to reopen with socially distanced audiences.
Industry bodies campaign to stop schools sidelining music
A UK-wide campaign is aiming to ensure music is at the heart of post-lockdown school life and that all children and young people c…
Poets protest as Shakespeare is compulsory but poetry is optional at GCSE next year
Leading poets including poet laureate Simon Armitage have joined former children’s laureate Michael Rosen in criticising Ofq…
Class divide revealed in digital consumption
Engagement with digital culture grew during lockdown, with the number of people consuming digital culture increasing among all soc…
Artists show solidarity with Beirut victims
Grassroots fundraising efforts by artists – not all with ties to Lebanon – have sprung up around the world to support the arts com…
Winners and losers as planning processes consider new arts facilities
Plans for the Grade II-listed Palace Theatre on Swansea’s High Street would see the 132-year-old venue become a new home for…
Instrument studies find low risk of Covid transmission
One study found fewer aerosol particles "were produced when playing than when breathing alone".
‘Cultural contract’ to be condition of Welsh emergency funding
The Welsh Government will require organisations to commit to fair pay rates, but has not responded to calls for a universal basic…
Covid-19 victims to be remembered in Derry theatre
The Derry Playhouse will be placing photos on empty seats when it reopens in September. The auditorium capacity has shrunk from 15…
Arts studio network to address threats to Liverpool’s arts infrastructure
35 arts studios in Liverpool city region are to be connected through a new network that aims to provide a voice for the studios, r…
Music sector embarks on audits aimed at dismantling racism
40 organisations and groups from across the music sector will be the first to use a new diversity and inclusion audit tool to help…
