Welsh government boosts its support for grassroots venues
17 music venues will share funding of over £700k to help improve facilities and make venues more accessible.
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Survey to review pay transparency for live music freelancers
Music sector body LIVE has launched a survey to understand and identify changes required to improve the experience of freelancers…
New lottery operator unable to meet pledged targets
New lottery operator Allwyn has admitted that it will not meet its original pledge on donations to good causes at the start of its…
Art gallery put up for sale after funding runs out
An art gallery in Great Yarmouth that opened three years ago has been put on the market after failing to cover running costs once…
Council spending on culture drops by 43% since 2010
Council spending on cultural services fell by 43% between 2010-11 and 2022-23 in real terms, according to analysis by The Guardian…
Actors’ charity reports voter fraud claims to police
Police are investigating alleged electoral fraud at the Actors Benevolent Fund (ABF) following suspicions of voter irregularity at…
DCMS Minister in Saudi Arabia for ‘cultural collaboration’ talks
Official visit by Arts Minister Lord Parkinson follows deal between France's Pompidou Centre and Saudi Arabia on major culture…
Melvyn Bragg: Arts industry ‘needs radical overhaul’
Labour peer describes UK arts provision as 'dangerously patchy' and calls for 'industrial revolution for the arts'…
Bournemouth Council proposes £1.7m arts funding cuts
Cost-saving proposals, which include removing the council’s arts development functions, no longer funding a local festival a…
DCMS restarts search for a new V&A chair
Ministers have had to restart the process of recruiting a new chair for the V&A Museum, according to a report from Sky News. I…
Equity and ITC strike pay deal for theatre workers
Equity and ITC said that they hoped the outcome of their negotiations would serve as a positive example for the theatre sector.
Music streaming code of practice published
A code of practice to provide clarity over methods of calculating and reporting revenues from music streaming has been published….
Artists working with immersive tech to get £6m support
Immersive Arts, a UK-wide three-year programme backed by the UK’s four arts councils, expects to support over 200 artists an…
Museum struggles to attract visitors after revamp
Dorset Museum and Art Gallery needs to triple its current footfall to meet increased running costs following a £16.4m expans…
Two theatres added to ‘at risk’ register
The inclusion of Sheffield’s Abbeydale Picture House and Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre takes the list’s total of t…
Fourth round of Cultural Development Fund opens
A pot of £15.2m will be available for cultural organisations across England in the latest round of funding under the governm…
MPs urge action to tackle ’endemic’ misogyny in music industry
Parliamentary inquiry finds women working in music have had their 'lives ruined' by men who have never been held to accoun…
Theatre faces criticism for going cashless
The Plaza Theatre in Romsey, Hampshire has defended its decision to go cashless after receiving criticism on social media. They wi…
Frazer: Philanthropy ‘key to widening arts access’
Culture Secretary says the denigration of corporate sponsorship and donations needs to end if arts and culture institutions are to…
UK visual artists earn £10m in royalties during 2023
Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has announced that it distributed £10.1m in Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) ro…
Council plans £500k art fund after government cash boost
Suffolk County Council said that a £600m government support package to help local authorities with the cost of social care w…
Learning music keeps brain healthy in later life
People who play a musical instrument or sing have better brain health as they age, a study by the University of Exeter has found….
Royal Ballet School announces regional training hub
Charity says it hopes to open more training hubs across the UK as part of efforts to improve access to dance and grow commercial r…
Reading Council submits £13.7m theatre revamp plans
Reading Borough Council has submitted plans for a £13.7m overhaul of The Hexagon theatre. The proposals include the demoliti…
