New body to champion Welsh creative industries
Creative Wales will initially focus on developing the country’s music, screen, digital and gaming industries.
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Battersea Arts Centre becomes relaxed venue
Battersea Arts Centre will become a fully relaxed venue from Friday. Artistic Director Tarek Iskander said spaces at the south Lon…
Theatre director Terry Hands dies
Lifelong theatre director Terry Hands has died aged 79. Hands, who worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatr Clwyd, was…
No sign of Scottish Culture Strategy
Scotland's Government is yet to release its new Culture Strategy, despite the document having been ready to publish months ago…
Arts centre faces closure as landlord hikes rent by 300%
The independent venue funds high-profile exhibitions by dressing celebrities like Bob Dylan, Kanye West and Angelina Jolie. But af…
Arts centre planned for Sheffield
Sheffield will receive a new arts centre as a London-based organisation relocates to the area. Arts Catalyst, a charity that commi…
V&A Dundee welcomes its millionth visitor
V&A Dundee welcomed its millionth visitor on Tuesday, about 500 days after it first opened. Seven-year-old Nalani Becker of Be…
Life after Brexit: New advice on copyright and Creative Europe
Here’s what your organisation needs to know about funding and regulatory changes now that the UK is out of the EU.
New fund for West Midlands’ creative industries
West Midlands co-investment fund The Ark Hub has struck a deal to bring investment to the region's creative industries. CEO Ru…
Actor sues Royal College of Music over ‘stage fight’ injury
An actor is suing the Royal College of Music (RCM) for £125,000 for breaching health and safety regulations after he was inj…
Council hunts for venue operator to ‘reinforce’ arts centre’s importance
Carlisle City Council is seeking "an experienced operator" to run one of the city's major arts and entertainment ven…
Edinburgh concert hall plans scuppered by legal challenge
Delays and cost overruns to the £45m project are likely as it downsizes to avoid a long and expensive legal battle.
Groundlings joins list of 30 UK theatres ‘at risk’
Groundlings Theatre in Portsmouth has been added to the Theatres Trust's Risk Register following a devastating burglary. The t…
Glasgow to host year-long Canadian culture programme
A year-long programme of Canadian culture has been launched in Glasgow. Sarah Fountain Smith, Deputy High Commissioner for Canada…
Eight-month-long libraries strike ends
An eight-month-long strike by library workers has ended with their employer agreeing to many of their demands. Bromley libraries&#…
ABRSM ‘kicked out of China’
The music exam board’s inability to operate freely in one of its biggest markets may become problematic as domestic exam num…
Tate to pay Head of Coffee more than curators
Tate has defended a job advert that offers a Head of Coffee a higher salary than most curators. The £39,500 s…
Not worth the effort? Contenders drop out of UK City of Culture race
Two of seven cities that expressed interest in the title for 2025 have decided not to bid, and a third is reconsidering its stance…
Scotland’s most visited art gallery could close
Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art could be closed in a bid to help save £50m in council spending. Glasgow City Council has…
Change ticket resale practice or face court, StubHub warned
Ticket resaler StubHub has been warned to make changes to its website or potentially end up in court. The Competition and Mar…
New partnership to support Midlands dancers
A new partnership will provide training and treatments for dancers in the Midlands. DANCE CLINIC will work with Birmingham's D…
£4.5m to reopen troubled Welsh art centre
Plans for £4.5m works to reopen a troubled arts centre in Wales have been announced. Awen Cultural Trust want to retain and…
Swansea theatre to become cultural hub
Swansea's historic Grand Theatre will become a cultural and digital hub for diverse communities. Race Council Cymru, the…
Massive boost to grassroots music as venues’ business rates are slashed
Trade organisations are celebrating the Government's decision to cut business rates for small and medium-sized grassroots musi…
