General election: Arts leaders seek funding pledges
Sector leaders call for arts, culture and the creative industries to be central to policy plans of parties contesting the forthcom…
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Concern expressed over axing of Scotland’s Culture Minister
First Minister John Swinney's decision to axe Scotland's Minister for Culture is causing concern in Edinburgh's festiv…
Parents and carers in the performing arts face growing pay gap
Report finds evidence of unsustainable working conditions and a growing pay disparity for parents and carers working in the perfor…
Creative Scotland accused of misleading MSPs
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has demanded "a very full and comprehensive explanation from Creative Scotland&quo…
Music Venue Trust announces ‘Artist Pledge’ campaign
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has launched a new campaign calling on musicians to support grassroots music venues. 'The Artist Pledg…
Arts projects to benefit from lottery fund expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund, which has previously funded arts projects supporting wellbeing, young people and the elderly,…
French artistic residency programme opens
The third edition of a UK-France programme that provides opportunities for visual artists from both countries has opened for appli…
Arts education: Call for four hour minimum entitlement
Campaign group says fundamental changes to the schooling system are necessary to address 'erosion and inequality'…
British Museum locates further stolen items
The British Museum has found a further 268 items that went missing or were stolen from its storerooms. The Guardian reports that t…
Orchestras ‘vital’ part of UK cultural heritage, survey reports
A survey has shown that 70% of people agree that music is important to their well-being.
English Cathedrals partners with arts curator
English Cathedrals has launched a new partnership with a consultant arts curator to offer support and advice to any cathedral expl…
Proms reports record online sales amid queuing system ‘chaos’
Disappointed music fans have vented their frustration at Royal Albert Hall's online ticket booking system branding it 'an…
Arts ‘a bridge to success’ after Goldsmiths league table leap
The warden of Goldsmiths, University of London has said that studying creative arts, social sciences or humanities is "a brid…
Frequent engagement with the arts decreasing
Proportion of people attending arts events on a weekly basis has fallen by 14 percentage points over the last two years, according…
Welsh arts organisations share £675,000 grant
Arts organisations in Powys are set to benefit from a share of £675,000 of grant funding from the government's Shared Pr…
Controversial ACE guidance ‘linked to Israel-Gaza conflict’
Arts Council England confirms that it discussed controversial changes to its Relationship Framework with the Department for Cultur…
Equity votes to support WNO chorus
Members of performers' union Equity have voted unanimously to pass an emergency motion supporting the Welsh National Opera (WN…
Concerns of ‘digital divide’ across cultural organisations
Research finds a 'huge range of effectiveness' between different cultural organisations when it comes to web pages focused…
Musicians quit festival over Barclays sponsorship
More than 100 performers have cancelled appearances at the Great Escape music festival in Brighton in protest over claims that eve…
Frazer defends Saudi trade mission amid ‘art washing’ concerns
Culture Secretary says the UK can 'support positive social change' in Saudi Arabia through engagement and relationship bui…
Royal Albert Hall and Royal Philharmonic extend partnership
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's (RPO) status as the Royal Albert Hall's (RAH) Associate Orchestra will be extended to 2…
UK’s soft power strategy ‘must involve creative sector’
Report warns UK risks 'self-inflicted economic and diplomatic damage' unless government boosts its support for creative in…
Arnolfini statement criticised by Israel support organisation
A group of lawyers that supports Israel has criticised a statement made by the Arnolfini last week in which the art gallery a…
Parts of heritage sector ‘on brink of collapse’
Heritage Alliance calls on government to do more to help the heritage sector and establish an Arts Council England-like national s…
