Creative wellbeing programme for new parents launches
A new creative wellbeing programme to support new parents will launch in Flintshire next month. The Creative Minds initiative has…
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Legal ruling raises prospect of huge savings for museums
Calls for government body that sets business rates for museums and galleries to review its methodology following latest legal…
Drop in British artists booked for European festivals
The number of UK musicians booked to play festivals in Europe has fallen, according to analysis by Best for Britain. The campaign…
Art trail explores impact of slave trade
A public art trail reflecting on colonial histories launched in seven cities at the weekend. Created by The World Reimagined, the…
Seven cities make Eurovision 2023 shortlist
Seven UK cities are in the running to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The shortlist features Birmingham, Glasgow,…
Repatriation: Museums must be ‘transparent’ about collections
Fresh guidance on repatriation calls for museums to tell the full stories behind their collections, including items that may…
Arts businesses have six months to register banking disputes
The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) has announced that cultural and creative sector businesses in the UK have six month…
Brunel Museum to support young women in engineering
The Brunel Museum has announced it will use funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund to create a new programme in suppor…
Heritage Fund moots investment in ‘places of need’
New investment strategy for National Lottery Heritage Fund likely to feature larger grants for increased impact, with a focus on a…
UK’s only LGBT+ theatre seeks new home
The UK's only exclusively LGBT+ theatre is seeking a new home after the sudden announcement of its closure. Andy Hill, the ope…
HOME Slough opens applications for arts grants
HOME Slough has launched the On Your Doorstep programme, an arts grant funding scheme that aims to bring communities together thro…
Controversial museum expansion given green light
Controversial plans to add a new central hall to the National Railway Museum in York have been approved after a knife-edge vote fr…
Equity launches Comedians’ Charter at Edinburgh Fringe
The performing arts trade union has issued guidance to promoters and venues on transparent pay and safe working conditions for com…
One person turns up to watch Fringe comedian
A comedian who went ahead with his Fringe show despite having just one person in the audience has become a hit at the festival. Fr…
Croydon criticised for insensitive name of arts fund
Croydon Council and Executive Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry have come in for criticism for the name of their new Ignite Fund a…
New funding round for British music exports
DCMS and the Department of International Trade have committed £500,000 in new funding for the Museum Export Growth Scheme (M…
ACE disability access card pilot rescheduled to 2024
The date is two years later than outlined in the government’s National Disability Strategy, while an existing access card ex…
Johnson considers peerage for Dorries
Boris Johnson is preparing to offer Nadine Dorries a peerage in the Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours, according to The T…
Liverpool Playhouse plans major refurbishment
Liverpool Playhouse Theatre is set to undergo a major refurbishment. The Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT), which r…
Edinburgh festivals receive £2.1m boost
The Scottish Government has put an additional £2.1m towards the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
Government urged to establish national music education service
Political thinktank says England needs a national music service akin to Wales' to ensure every pupil has access to high-qualit…
Deprivation gap for arts participation widens
Government figures suggests the gap in participation in the arts between the most and least deprived people widened as the country…
ICO ‘taking no action’ on arts data breach
Data watchdog decides regulatory action not required after arts organisations notify it of ransomware attack that resulted in cust…
Female dance musicians ‘largely ignored by radio’
Fewer than one per cent of the dance music played on UK radio is made by a female solo artist or all-female band, a study has foun…
