Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts pilot gets underway
The Irish Government has chosen 2,000 artists and creative arts workers to participate in its Basic Income for the Arts pilot…
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Funding boost for social change arts programme
A programme designed to drive social change through high-quality participatory arts projects has been handed a funding boost. Cart…
Truss appoints Donelan Culture Secretary
Former Education Secretary Michelle Donelan becomes 11th Culture Secretary in last decade.
Arts Council Wales seeks views on future of arts
Arts Council Wales is calling on audiences and people involved with arts and culture to help it shape the future of the arts in th…
Call for BBC to give music higher television profile
The BBC should give new music more prominent exposure on television, the man in charge of the Mercury Prize has said. Geoff Taylor…
Norwich Theatre becomes RSC Associate Partner
Norwich Theatre has become an Associate Partner Theatre of Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The organisations said the formal part…
Bristol festival showcases East and South East Asian art
Bristol’s first ever East & South East Asian (ESEA) arts and culture festival is taking place this weekend. MOON FEST wi…
Cost of living enquiry to explore impact on fundraising
The enquiry is one of eight scheduled over the next two years that will consider challenges facing arts, culture and heritage fund…
Worcester consults on arts and culture strategy
People in Worcester have been invited to give their views on a five-year arts and culture strategy. A draft strategy put together…
Manchester cultural grants programme opens
Arts and culture organisations in Manchester will be able to apply for up to £40,000 a year as part of the latest round of t…
Dorries departs from DCMS
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has announced she is stepping down. During her year-long tenure, Dorries instructed Arts Council…
Green energy funding for London’s Creative Enterprise Zones
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged £1.2m to enable workspaces in London’s nine Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZ) to…
Former Turner Contemporary worker wins redundancy tribunal
A tribunal rules the former staff member, who worked on a zero hours contract for ten years, was eligible for redundancy as h…
Study recommends changes to ticketing practices
Report recommends changes to ticketing practice to make changing or cancelling tickets simpler.
Liverpool invests £1.6m in music development
Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority is investing £1.6m in its LCR Music Board. First set up in December 2018, the…
Scottish bursaries for artists and craft makers
Visual artists and craft makers in Scotland can now apply for bursaries to put towards their creative development. The Visual Arti…
Energy prices could force closures, venues warn
Art sector leaders warn venues face permanent closure without government support, with others expecting to become 'warm banks&…
VAT refund scheme for museums and galleries reopens
The scheme, which is available to museums and galleries that provide free access to the public, is reopening to widen access to ar…
Unboxed attracts fraction of target audience numbers
Nationwide festival Unboxed: Creativity in the UK has only reached a small portion of its intended audience, according to an inves…
Protestors shun Science Museum over coal sponsor
Over 1,000 tickets for a late night event held at the Science Museum yesterday (31 August) went unused in protest over the museum&…
New digital fund for artists in Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has launched a £40,000 fund to support artists working with digital technology….
ACE refuses to release ‘sensitive’ race and disability documents
A Freedom of Information request to see the minutes of the funder's Race and Disability Advisory Group is denied on the basis…
Dealers select contemporary artists for British Art Fair
British Art Fair has announced the launch of a new platform, SOLO CONTEMPORARY, to show “the very best contemporary British…
Creative Scotland reopens touring fund
Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has opened for a seventh round, inviting applications from companies,…
