Glasgow School of Art defends ‘hurtful, outdated and offensive’ lecture
Students’ association President pushes for change following upset over a guest speaker’s allegedly racist and transpho…
Posts
Scottish Culture Strategy delayed for election
Culture Secretary and staff fear the key policy document will be buried by other news if it is released before the General Electio…
250-year-old songbook for sale
A rare first-edition copy of a collection of Scots songs is now for sale for £5200. Collector Kevin Brown acquired it from a…
Work begins on School of Digital Arts
The development, which will expand Manchester Metropolitan University's creative, digital and tech facilities, is due for comp…
Musicians call for protections to limit Brexit damage
A new manifesto says freelance workers have “little protection from exploitation” and warns of a grim future for touri…
Fine art gallery opens in Cardiff
Art collector Jamie Aherne has opened what is believed to be the city's first original fine art gallery, Blackwater Gallery. A…
Arts centre boss alleges dismissal over pay cut
Andrew Aldis has alleged he was fired after refusing to take a £4000 pay cut following East Riding Council's restructure…
Arts project from ‘world’s best teacher’ to launch nationwide
Londoner Andria Zafirakou, who won the $1 million Varkey Foundation global teacher prize in 2018, will…
Dance school expands to meet demand
Leanne MacVeigh Dance Academy in Alford, Aberdeenshire has converted industrial units into a purpose-built studio with a &pou…
Swansea’s regeneration to begin
A revamp of the city centre, which includes a 3500-seat arena, will start next week with a view to finishing in 2021, the local co…
Exhibition to support the homeless with art sales
The artwork of young, formerly homeless people will be exhibited and available for sale at Supercity Aparthotels in aid of youth h…
City of Culture ‘changed Hull’s image for the better’
An evaluation says the programme brought “profound but somewhat fragile” changes to Hull’s economy, community an…
Governments opt out of international creativity tests
Maths, science and reading will continue to be assessed against international standards, but DfE says testing young people…
Fundraised income grows by 10% in a year
Publicly funded arts organisations attracted more fundraising in 2018/19, but the growth isn’t keeping pace with inflation a…
Young Brits confused about Mozart
A survey from classical music streaming service Primephonic found three-quarters of young people in the UK (aged 18-34) had n…
Failed theatre company owes council £43k
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, which allegedly owes £5m to several companies for four poor-selling international productio…
Election 2019: what’s in it for the arts? (Part II)
AP looks at the promises set out in party manifestos. This week: Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, SNP and the Brexit Party.
Literary Arts Festival ended by lack of funding
The John O'Connor Writing School and Literary Arts Festival has announced the end of a three year run. Arts Council of Norther…
New radio station to celebrate musical theatre
‘Magic at the Musicals’, produced by Bauer media, is wholly dedicated to the world of musical theatre, targeting &ldqu…
Cultural partnerships to lead high streets regeneration
Historic England envisages the community-led scheme will become a “catalyst for wider regeneration” in a similar way t…
Yorkshire theatre bans plastic toys
The Victoria Theatre in Halifax has issued a ban on plastic children's toys ahead of this year's Christmas panto…
Dresden Museum burgled
Several art treasures collectively worth up to €1bn were stolen from the German institution in the early hours of Monday…
Arnolfini offers address to homeless people for General Election vote
The arts centre is supporting rough sleepers in Bristol to register for a vote, printing voter registration forms, letting people…
March in Cornwall protests arts funding cuts
The event in Redruth saw arts and creative industries professionals speaking up for the self-employed artists in the county who ar…
