Children from deprived areas shut out of music qualifications
Research finds that “large geographical areas are completely without music provision at A level”.
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Cultural attractions still fall short on accessibility, finds report
Only one in four of the top 100 venues are considered to be more than 90% accessible.
No let-up in arts A level decline
Early figures suggest that the trend away from studying some arts subjects at GCSE may be bottoming out, but A level entries conti…
Case builds for ‘commercial justification’ of the arts
As a Government spending review approaches, Arts Council England and the Creative Industries Federation have joined forces to put…
Youth Music calls for music curriculm changes
Researchers monitoring the progress of a Youth Music programme linking community music organisations with school music departments…
New cash for cultural development of high streets
A £62m government fund for regenerating England's towns and cities will be spent converting disused or underused heritag…
Herfordshire council nets £469k from art work sale
450 items have been sold from the County Council's School Loan Collection as the service had become "less relevant to the…
Aberdeen gallery revamp faces major budget shortfall
The gallery and museum, which is due to reopen in the autumn following a major renovation, is facing the possibility of a £9…
Fire Exit to close as funding ends
Leading playwright and theatre maker David Leddy is planning to "stop working in theatre and pursue a new career" after…
Immigration controls place Edinburgh’s festivals at risk
Artists are facing a humiliating visa application process to take part in the city's festivals, according to MSP Gordon MacDon…
Norwich theatre company opens artists’ hub
Curious Directive, which focuses on science-led theatre, has a new permanent base in a 15th century church in central Norwich. The…
Former Tesco CEO invests in Liverpool arts college
Sir Terry Leahy and entrepreneur Bill Currie are handing a seven-figure sum to LMA in return for a 20% stake in the business. The…
Boston museum bans two people following racism complaint
The Museum of Fine Arts has revoked the membership of two visitors who were accused of making racist remarks to middle school stud…
Russell Group scraps A Level subject guidance
The move by the elite university group has led to renewed calls to reconsider the controversial EBacc performance measure.
Grassroots venues face discrimination on business rates, says UK Music
The industry body says 124 venues would save more than £4,000 each a year if they were offered the same discounts as pubs an…
Peers slam Government for ignoring post-Brexit visa recommendations
Lord Jay of Ewelme said the Government had failed to address concerns “that applying the current visa system to EU nationals…
Volunteers pursue bid to turn landmark into arts hub
The sale of Cemetery Junction arch, advertised for auction by Reading Borough Council, has been suspended to enable the local…
Arts executives to create work for London Design Festival
Senior figures from ten of London's leading cultural organisations are working with designers to create “a legacy piece…
Car park closure threatens Birmingham cultural venues
A multi-storey car park used by visitors to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Library of Birmingham and Symphony Halls is to be so…
Wheelchair users barred from online bookings
New research finds only 4% of bookings that included wheelchair access needs were made online, compared to 60% of all transactions…
Campaign champions impact of Scottish visual arts
Art in Action is calling on politicians to “think differently about art” and place it at the heart of their decision-m…
£1m from BP boosts Aberdeen gallery plans
Aberdeen Arts Gallery, which has been closed for refurbishment since 2015, has accepted £1m from the oil giant to create the…
York Theatre Royal backs arts hub for armed forces
The theatre is working with the Soldiers' Arts Academy to establish an arts hub where serving and ex-service personnel an…
Campaigners fight for Reading Gaol arts project
Matt Rodda, MP for Reading East, has launched a petition in support of a community campaign to preserve Reading Prison as an arts…
