British Museum receives major bequest of Chinese artworks
The British Museum has received “one of the most significant bequests” in its history from Sir Joseph Hotung, who has…
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Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture
While entries to arts subjects at A Level increased this year, entries to GCSE arts exams fell across all creative subjects, with…
Accommodation costs pose ‘major threat’ to the Fringe
Eight of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s biggest producing venues have issued a collective statement decrying soaring accomm…
Music college WaterBear to open campus in Sheffield
Music college WaterBear has announced the launch of a new campus in Sheffield to open in September 2023. The Brighton-based colleg…
Classical music concerts scheme expands across England
After ten sold-out events in London, classical music company through the noise has announced the expansion of their of crowdf…
DCMS to promote UK artists abroad
The Government Art Collection (GAC) is launching a five-year project to acquire works by contemporary British visual artists for d…
New resilience fund for at-risk theatres
A new three-year programme from the Theatres Trust aims to support theatres at risk of permanent closure.
Royal Ballet to feature dancer who uses a wheelchair
The Royal Ballet is to stage a performance next month in which one of its dancers will duet with a dancer who uses a wheelchair. J…
Most Welcoming Theatre finalists announced
Three theatres have been shortlisted for this year’s Most Welcoming Theatre gong at the UK Theatre Awards. Dundee Rep and Sc…
Global dance teacher register goes live
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has launched a global Register of Teachers. Inclusion in the register will mean the dance teacher…
‘Reality of Brexit’ for musicians survey opens
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has opened a survey into the reality of Brexit for touring musicians. The music body i…
Sector promised a say on music education shakeup
Arts Council England pledges to talk through sector concerns and explore options ahead of major changes to the music education sys…
Refurbishment of Preston’s Harris Museum begins
The Harris Museum in Preston is set to undergo a £14m refurbishment with the keys officially handed over to a construction c…
Britons say music ‘vital to mental health’
More than 85% of British people believe music is an important part of maintaining positive mental health, a survey has found. The…
Public support payment initiatives for artists
Poll suggests the majority of the public want government and technology companies to support initiatives to remunerate artists who…
Proposals for branch of Natural History Museum in Scotland stall
Plans to establish a new branch of the Natural History Museum in Scotland have stalled due to staffing changes at the Department f…
Exhibition will recreate destroyed Ukrainian mosaics
A new digital exhibition will display Ukrainian mosaics, some of which were destroyed during the ongoing war, at this year’s…
Theatre faces sex discrimination claim
A sex discrimination case relating to redundancy of theatre worker in December 2020 is given the green light by a judge to proceed…
Arts venue to open in subterranean cave
A new multi-discipline arts venue will open in a man-made system of caves below the city of Nottingham. Nottingham-based thea…
Theatres receive funding to ‘unlock their heritage’
Two theatres in Bradford have received more than £180,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help them explore their…
Economic value of museums and galleries on the rise
Latest government figures show the value to the economy of museums and galleries has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.
Consultants recruited for Somerset culture strategy
Specialist consultants have been lined up to help develop a five-year cultural strategy for a new unitary council being establishe…
England’s largest free heritage festival returns
Many arts buildings will open for free next month as part of England’s largest festival of history and culture. Organised by…
Next Prime Minister urged to reform ACE
Equity calls on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to reform the system of arts councils across the UK and adopt regional structures, which…
