NPOs rejected Arts Council-backed YouTube network
The lack of a marketing strategy in the first few years of the programme and the diminishing dominance of YouTube led to underwhel…
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Back reading to tackle loneliness epidemic, Government urged
A new report calls for £200m investment and a national reading movement to improve the UK’s mental health, wellbeing a…
New Artistic Director at Bolton Octagon
Lotte Wakeham has set out her vision for the theatre, which includes “tonnes of participatory work” as the venue under…
Factory Manchester overspend nears £20m
Changes to block out noise, alongside rocketing design and construction costs, have added millions to the project’s budget,…
Disused Edinburgh tram depot becomes artists’ workspace
Following a £1.3m redevelopment, Leith Walk Studios will open as a flexible workspace for businesses, entrepreneurs and arti…
Mackintosh theatre purchase falls through
The current owner of the Ambassadors Theatre in London’s West End has withdrawn from plans to sell the venue to Cameron Mack…
Theatre company stands by Anthony Ekundayo Lennon decision
Michael Buffong, Artistic Director of Talawa Theatre Company, said he was always aware of Lennon’s ‘unique and complic…
Government plans social prescribing academy
The institution will champion non-drug treatments and create a body of knowledge to support healthcare workers.
Detained Russian theatre director goes on trial for fraud
Well-known critic of Russian censorship, Kirill Serebrennikov, faces up to a decade in prison following accusations of embezzling…
Stoke to go ahead with culture plans despite budget cuts
A City Council fund originally set up in the wake of the city’s unsuccessful bid for UK City of Culture 2021 will be cut by…
More evidence on music education woes
Poorer children are half as likely to take music lessons as those from better-off families, a new study by the Musicians Union has…
Multimillion-pound renovation for Edinburgh Theatre
The King’s Theatre will close for two years and see capacity reduced from 1,300 to 1,100 to provide more space for hospitali…
Board shadowing initiative in Yorkshire theatres aims to improve diversity
Ten members of Artistic Directors for the Future, a programme supporting theatre professionals from diverse backgrounds, will be g…
Cautious proposals for early years Artsmark award
A report has concluded that extending the award would be of limited use unless a new scheme were to incorporate professional devel…
‘Live to digital’ screenings aren’t diversifying audiences, research finds
Screened versions of live performances are mostly made by large organisations and consumed by those that would attend the arts any…
‘Open abuse’ directed at Creative Scotland staff during funding row
Appearing before a parliamentary culture committee, the national funder’s bosses said the organisation would never seek to &…
Government to write to universities about widening facilitating subjects
After music’s exclusion from the Russell Group’s list of ‘facilitating subjects’ was criticised in a Lords…
Wales urged to consider moving music services away from local authorities
The Government has also been advised to establish national pop and rock competitions, and significantly increase funding for music…
Politicians back calls to save Black Cultural Archives
As a four-year funding agreement with the Heritage Lottery Fund comes to an end, taking away two thirds of the organisation’…
New campaign for post-Brexit freedom of movement
The Incorporated Society of Musicians is calling for a two-year working visa to allow musicians to move freely around the European…
Public supports doctors prescribing dance, poll finds
56% of Brits agree with Government plans to empower GPs to prescribe dance to patients to combat loneliness, according to YouGov d…
Live music industry plagued by institutional racism, MPs hear
The DCMS Committee has been told that musicians are increasingly coming from wealthier backgrounds as record labels transfer risk…
Waltham Forest embraces urban nature for culture year
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the borough’s diversity was ‘an asset to be unlocked’.
More arts education needed to improve surgery skills, says academic
A professor at Imperial College London says that young people need a more rounded education, including creative subjects, to tackl…
