Online engagement has shifted as the Covid crisis continues, research finds
Interest in virtual museum tours was shortlived, suggests US research, which finds that ‘things to do with kids’, &lsq…
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BP absent from judging panel for BP-sponsored portrait award
For the first time in 23 years there was no representative from BP on the judging panel for this year's annual BP Portrait Awa…
Merger strengthens theatre and dance representation in Northern Ireland
A new and stronger support agency for theatre and dance in Northern Ireland has been formed out of the merger of Theatre NI and Da…
Predictions for theatres reopening stretch into 2021
The latest announcement by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) states that all its theatres will be closed until Sunday 28 June….
DCMS collects data on take-up of coronavirus schemes
Business leaders in the digital, culture, media, sport, gambling, telecoms and tourism sectors are being urged to complete a DCMS…
E-book borrowing boosts library membership during lockdown
The total number of library service users grew in the first three weeks of lockdown, as 120,000 people joined their local librarie…
Half of all recording studios could fail within three months
The Music Producers Guild's Executive Director Olga FitzRoy has warned that half of all commercial recording studios could go…
Administrators called in at Nuffield Southampton Theatres
Unprecedented pressure on cash flow in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown has forced Nuffield Southampton Theatres into administ…
Video on demand success sparks dispute between cinemas and film studio
The historic model of cinemas releasing new movies in an exclusive period before they are released as Premium Video-on-Demand (PVO…
One in five musicians may not return to their career, research finds
Musicians have added their voices to calls for urgent Government action to protect freelance workers who are falling through the s…
Furlough restrictions on volunteering to continue
There is no prospect of a change in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rules to allow staff at charities to volunteer for the or…
Cancellations and refunds under scrutiny from consumer watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating reports of businesses failing to respect cancellation rights during t…
University to lead arts-based research into mental resilience in young people
Interventions that have been supporting young people’s resilience to and recovery from mental health crises elsewhere in the…
Freelands Foundation steps up with emergency funding for artists
All artists and visual arts freelancers living in England and Northern Ireland who are experiencing financial hardship as a result…
New Forest set to lose cultural facility
Arts groups are lobbying New Forest District Council to save a former sports and social club owned by oil refinery operator Esso f…
Crisis puts an end to plans for £4m art gallery
Plans to build 'The Paddock', a £4m art gallery in Sherborne, Dorset, have had to be abandoned. Dorset Council appro…
Lockdown sees major boost in engagement with digital culture
A quarter of those who have accessed cultural content online since the coronavirus crisis began have done so for the first time, r…
US theatre reveals plans for managing social distancing
Full details of how one US theatre in Pittsfield Massachusetts is planning to manage social distancing in its auditorium have been…
Museums face strict re-opening rules
Museums and galleries across Europe are preparing to open, but the impact of social distancing measures and a lack of tourists rai…
Scottish Government plugs some gaps in emergency funding
A £100m package of additional grants from the Scottish Government will give a lifeline to some small and medium sized busine…
London mayor steps in to support ‘at risk’ culture and creative businesses
Grassroots music venues, artist studio workspaces, independent cinemas and LGBTQ+ venues will share a fund that aims to catch thos…
Artists face Catch-22 as studios close while debts mount up
As Scotland’s emergency funding is overwhelmed by demand, the Scottish Artists Union is highlighting the plight of visual ar…
Actors offer PPE advice to “exhausted” healthcare workers
Clod Ensemble's Performing Medicine, the team that delivers creative training for healthcare professionals and students, has r…
LEP match-funds crowdfunding campaign to support theatre
Fareham-based Blackbox Theatre has been among the first to receive support from a match-funding initiative launched by Solen…
