Arts Council of Northern Ireland consults on new 5-year strategy
Political deadlock has led to the current strategy being extended for a year.
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Brexit voters more likely to shun the arts, research finds
Arts and museum attendance are higher predictors of Remain voting than arts participation and library usage, both of which are les…
Jeremy Wright becomes new Culture Secretary
Matt Hancock’s promotion to Health Secretary means the lead role at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is…
Tate St Ives becomes Museum of the Year
The Art Fund’s annual prize was awarded to the Cornwall-based gallery last week, which was praised for its “deeply int…
New Executive Director for Tobacco Factory Theatres
Mary Caws, who has held similar roles at Theatre Royal Stratford East and Watford Palace Theatre, will take up post next month.
Russell Group universities urged to revise A level subject advice
ISM Chief Executive Deborah Annetts told peers the current selection of ‘facilitating subjects’ was not based on evide…
Green light for artistic quality measurement scheme
Counting What Counts Ltd has won the £2.3m contract to deliver the quality measurement system that England’s larger ar…
DCMS proposes tenfold increase in society lottery sales limit
The Government is consulting on proposals that include increasing the amount society lotteries can raise to £100m a year, bu…
Actors criticise audience members for watching World Cup during performance
Cast members at Nottingham Theatre Royal’s performance of Titanic The Musical labelled two front-row audience members &ldquo…
Gig-goer wins diabetes discrimination case
A judge awarded £2,000 in compensation to a woman with type 1 diabetes whose bottle of Lucozade was confiscated by security…
Europe rejects controversial copyright law
The European Parliament has rejected the Copyright Directive after its controversial Article 13 was criticised by campaigners for…
Arts teacher numbers plummet by almost a quarter
9,000 secondary school arts teachers have left their jobs in England since 2011.
Creative business growth stunted by lack of finance
Creative enterprises often rely on informal funding and believe financiers do not understand their business fully, new research fi…
1,500-seat theatre added to Olympia creative hub plans
The new theatre will be part of the £700m, 73,000 square foot development, alongside other additions including a second perf…
Future of Museums at Night festival unclear
The May event in London will be replaced by a new festival from 2019, and the overall future of the initiative outside of the capi…
Police investigate fresh allegations against Kevin Spacey
London police are now investigating a total of six allegations against the actor, following complaints received between February a…
Water damage at Lighthouse theatre
Poole’s Lighthouse theatre remains closed after work on the stage triggered the sprinkler system, causing “extensive w…
Most Scottish museums and galleries not using new tax relief
Three-quarters of organisations are not taking advantage of the Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief, which applies from 1…
Stage manager with broken feet sues for £100k
Andrew Parish, whose feet were crushed in 2015 by a counterweight during a rehearsal of Snow White in Llandudno, is suing pantomim…
Data breach at Ticketmaster poses risk of identity theft
Affected customers, whom the ticket seller has reportedly already contacted, have been advised to change their passwords after the…
Arts Council England board member strip searched by police
Spoken word artist George the Poet said the unprovoked incident took place last Thursday after a performance in London, when polic…
Scotland plans to make culture central to policy-making
A draft of the first Scottish culture strategy to be produced in a decade reveals plans for a new cultural leadership post within…
Part of charred Glasgow School of Art building to be demolished
Glasgow City Council has confirmed it will take down the south façade of the Mackintosh building for safety reasons following a m…
Arts and health charity CoolTan Arts to cease trading
The charity is closing due to financial difficulties, according to a letter seen by publication Third Sector. It follows multiple…
