Labour challenges Scottish Government over Covid support for artists
Labour culture spokesperson Claire Baker has asked the Scottish Government to clarify why First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is claimi…
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Tate wins court battle to keep its viewing gallery
The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim that visitors' use of a viewing gallery in a new extension to Tate Modern constitutes…
Digital boom sustains museum audiences but not income
Volunteer programmes have been suspended and freelance contracts are at risk as museums take measures to sustain themselves throug…
National Theatre Wales leads on new digital productions
Job opportunities for theatre makers will be created during the period of social isolation through a partnership offering a high p…
Cultural Industries brief for former Shadow Culture Secretary Tracy Brabin
The Labour MP’s recent report on the role of culture confronted “the perception, and the reality” that arts, cul…
Lockdown is prompting engagement with classical music, research finds
Research conducted in late March for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) among over 2,000 adults found that six out of seven Br…
Committee invites evidence to support a review of Covid-19 emergency measures
Urgent letters to the Chancellor of the Exchequer are already highlighting the plight of arts workers and businesses falling throu…
Developers propose arts space for Peterborough property renovation
Property developers are proposing "arts related uses" for the ground floor of a project to revive the derelict Whitworth…
Users of audio description invited to ‘think big’ about better technology
Audio description charity VocalEyes is inviting users of this technology to tell them what the characteristics of a "perfect…
Gift Aid rules to be relaxed for cancelled performances
The Government has indicated that it will enable theatres and other cultural venues to keep Gift Aid on payments made for events c…
Artrix falls victim to Covid-19 trading losses
The Bromsgrove arts centre was returning to financial health following local authority cuts, but the coronavirus crisis has proved…
Council loses bid to save Reading Prison as an arts venue
Reading Borough Council's bid to buy Reading Prison from the Ministry of Justice and convert it into an arts venue has failed….
Theatre becomes field hospital for patients with coronavirus
Venue Cymru in Llandudno has been requisitioned by the local Health Board and turned into a field hospital for patients with coron…
Costume makers turn their hands to protective clothing for healthcare workers
A team of Hastings-based costume makers who normally work in the performing arts have come together to make protective clothi…
Visitor figures for 2019 withheld as musuems deal with closure
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has withdrawn its annual figures, released last week, showing large increase…
Heritage emergency fund invests further in digital skills
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is making a £50m Heritage Emergency Fund available for stabilising operations and…
North and Midlands bear the brunt of gig cancellations
Data compiled by events guide The List suggests Wigan – where the live music scene represents a quarter of the town's events -…
Campaigners fight for fairer deal for artists in Ireland
The Covid-19 Crisis Response Award of €1 million for Irish artists to create online work has been met with dismay by Ireland&…
UN proclaims value of artists – but no payment
Creative practitioners are being told “you have the power to change the world” but responses to its creative brief wil…
Edinburgh faces jobs crisis as festivals announce cancellations
Jobs in the wider tourism sector that rely on income from visitors to Edinburgh's festivals are now in jeopardy as Edinburgh I…
North Somerset to benefit from Performing Arts Centre partnership
Valley Arts and a Multi-Academy Trust in the Chew Valley are submitting a two-stage plan to Bath & North East Somerset Council…
Economic downturn threatens legacy fundraising
Pessimism over house prices and share prices for the rest of 2020 has led Legacy Foresight to revise its forecasts for legacy…
Covid-19: Funders reveal plans for the survival of the sector
£11m for Scotland, £7m for Wales and £1m for Northern Ireland as their arts councils announce plans to support o…
Call for major Covid-19 public art project
The Government should support a multimillion-pound public art project during the coronavirus outbreak, Hans-Ulrich Obrist has…
