Public nervousness could slow economic recovery, research shows
A poll of more than 28,000 people across 14 countries has found that people in the UK and Canada are the least likely to believe b…
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Arts and media stars join campaign to support creative sector workers
One in seven practitioners working in the creative industries have said their finances will run out by the end of April, and half…
Digital delivery at the forefront of Wales’ drive to embed arts in schools
Funding for creativity has been renewed in the run-up to a new cross-disciplinary curriculum in Wales that will see Expressive Art…
Up to £1 billion income losses face Arts Council England NPOs
The £90m emergency fund earmarked to support ACE’s National Portfolio Organisations and Creative People and Places con…
‘Protect us or lose us’ warn artists
Leading representative bodies have set out their concerns for visual artists, telling the Chancellor of the Exchequer why coronavi…
Record number of viewers chose subtitles for live-streamed musical
A record 12.8 million people around the world watched a free live stream of Phantom of the Opera, 2.5 million of them using the ac…
Glasgow art students ‘shortchanged’ by online degree show
Students at Glasgow School of Art (GSA) are calling for a refund of their £8,000 fees following the cancellation of their de…
DCMS rejects furlough pay top-up for museum staff
Bosses at England's national museums and galleries are being told by DCMS officials that instead of topping up staff wages wit…
Organisations join forces to secure a future for the cultural sector in the West Midlands
A coordinated focus on strategy, planning, communication and campaigns will enable a region-wide response to the current situation…
Artists’ fears laid bare in baseline survey before the Covid lockdown
As the crisis took hold, 60% were expecting their income to be more than halved, and over one-third were predicting to lose more t…
Arts universities win £1.4m for knowledge-sharing projects
Students will be at the heart of programmes for developing entrepreneurial skills and using theatre techniques to improve patient…
Unions join forces to demand fairer treatment of freelancers
An open letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is asking for seven key points to be addressed in the Government…
Fear of virus will deter theatregoers from returning, survey finds
Most theatregoers will not immediately be ready to return to theatres even when they reopen, according to a survey among 2,76…
Inquiry to investigate equalities impact of government’s Covid response measures
Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee has launched an Inquiry in response to concerns raised by the Equality and Human R…
2019 saw growing threat to artistic freedom in Europe
An in-depth analysis of 711 acts of violations of artistic freedom that took place in 93 countries last year has found that nation…
Grantium “impasse hell hole” unleashes Twitter storm
Desperate pleas from those who are losing their livelihoods have revealed the stress that Arts Council England’s grant appli…
City of Culture responds to Covid-19 pressures
A test event for the launch of Coventry City of Culture has been cancelled and the money earmarked for it, and for the Godiva Fest…
‘Trickle-down funding for artists doesn’t work’, and Arts Council England knows it
Artists have spoken out against an emergency funding formula that assumes a cultural ecosystem exists and will support artists thr…
Council offers lifeline to Artrix
Bromsgrove District Council has told residents it is committed to reopening the town’s theatre and arts centre, which ceased…
Rural touring schemes suffer heavy burden from cancelled performances
The number of event cancellations at small rural venues is placing “an immense personal toll” on those who programme p…
Parliamentary group doubles down on diversity in the creative industries
Universities have been tasked with identifying ‘what works’ for creative organisations aiming to become more inclusive…
Grim outcomes for artists and organisations as the impact of the lockdown starts to bite
Family and friends are helping artists to make ends meet as their incomes – and those of the organisations that contract the…
Theatre technicians join Cardiff’s emergency hospital team
Theatre and lighting technicians who usually build festival sites and TV sets are helping to turn Cardiff's Principality Stadi…
Edinburgh’s festivals face pressures for a ‘rethink’
Council chiefs have said the cancellation of Edinburgh's summer festivals is providing an opportunity to shape their future di…
