Sky Arts live TV to be available on Freeview
The UK's only TV channel dedicated to culture, Sky Arts, will be made available on open access FreeviewTV from September, thou…
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Commission to improve diversity of London’s statues and streets
The newly-launched inquiry into diversity in the capital's public realm will be guided by Black cultural groups and Arts Counc…
£2.25m to support grassroots music venues
£2.25m of the Government's £1.57bn culture rescue package will be used to save grassroots music venues from insolv…
Arts centre rejects claims of Covid ‘smokescreen’
Staff at Perth Concert Hall and Theatre allege Covid-19 is being used as a "smokescreen" to pursue pre-planned restructu…
Silence on support for ‘crown jewels’
Tate Gallery will be one of the beneficiaries of the Government’s £1.57bn bailout. But as major organisations consult…
£1.6m raised for theatre freelancers
A fundraising drive for theatre freelancers is helping to keep the profession alive, UK Theatre's Chief Executive has said. Th…
Museum and gallery reopening attracts less than 10% of normal visitor numbers
Daily visits to DCMS-sponsored musuems and galleries averaged just 8.6% of normal traffic in the week after they reopened, accordi…
ACE and Google join forces on childrens’ art collection
Lockdown art projects by children and young people will be showcased as part of a new collaboration between Arts Council Engl…
New theatres in Southport and Prescot feature in Liverpool region’s recovery strategy
Two new theatres are at the heart of an economic recovery plan for the whole of Liverpool City Region. The 'Building Back Bett…
Redundancy support campaign to help BAME and migrant workers
Practical and immediate help and programmes for Black, Asian, ethnically diverse people and migrant workers facing redundancy in t…
Palladium demos live performance under Covid-19 restrictions
A pilot performance at the London Palladium operating at 30% capacity has demonstrated the ten measures needed to implement the go…
Growing US Covid fears are lowering audience confidence
The continuing rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States is offering a glimpse of how UK audiences could react to a 'second…
£1.5m boost for City of Culture community work
Major grant awards from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) and the London 2012 legacy fund will support Coventry City of Culture Tru…
Mayflower in talks to run Nuffield venue
Nuffield Southampton Theatres was cited as an early victim of the Covid-19 crisis when it went into administration in May. But a n…
Lottery money to be spread further and thinner
After a four-month closure, Arts Council England has reopened its project grants programme to more people and organisations than e…
Arts sector worst hit as other industries emerge from lockdown
Ongoing closures mean the impact of Covid-19 is more severe for arts and entertainment than any other industrial sector – an…
Too little, too late: MPs slam ‘consistent failures’ to save the sector
A scathing new report says the Government’s inadequate response to the threat posed by Covid-19 risks undermining its own &l…
Performing venues to reopen 1st August
From 1 August, indoor performing arts venues in England will be permitted to re-open with socially distanced audiences, the Govern…
Bristol removes Black Lives Matter protest statue
Bristol City Council has removed a statue of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid a day after it was erected. The sculpture by ar…
Non-profit venues lose out under emergency VAT rules
Cultural venues exempt from VAT will gain nothing from new rules meant to benefit the sector, while commercial operators will be s…
Creatives reject use of term ‘BAME’
Belgrade Theatre will stop using the terms 'BAME', 'BAMER' and 'POC', saying they strip away individu…
Four UK venues announce closures in one day
Four UK music venues announced plans to close on Wednesday amid the pressure of the pandemic. Manchester's Gorilla and The Dea…
Fears for ‘forgotten’ freelancers
Government support for the self-employed runs out in two months’ time – but up to a third of creative freelancers aren…
Museums and galleries ‘will need support until spring’
Last year was a positive one for the UK’s attractions. But with tourism scuppered and a fast fall in visitor numbers, the Br…
