New fund targets innovation in heritage sector
The Heritage Innovation Fund will offer a combination of financial support and advice to help organisations meet the workforce cha…
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Security alert as climate protestors target paintings
The National Police Coordination Centre has warned museums and galleries to tighten security after climate activists from the grou…
Tamworth arts programme to teach beatboxing, breakdancing
Create Community Tamworth, a six-month arts programme, will launch on 23 July with a collaborative painting created by 30 artists…
Young people curate exhibition at Ulster Museum
Young people aged 16 to 25 have helped to curate a new exhibition at Ulster Museum in Belfast, assembling objects that represent t…
Touring allowance rises to £300 a week
The minimum touring allowance rate will rise to £300 after a deal between performers' union Equity and UK Theatre was ac…
Ticket firms announce partnership
Ticket insurance and protection firm TicketPlan has partnered with one of the leading ticketing companies and live events websites…
Theatre gives children body image boost
Theatre productions can help to promote healthier body image in young children, a study has found. Led by body image expert Profes…
Performing arts programme ‘could provide £3.3bn boost for economy’
Study finds that every £1 spent on a primary school performing arts programme generates up to £32 in long-term socioec…
Edinburgh Festivals launch vision for 2030
The Edinburgh Festivals are aiming for the Scottish capital to be a world leading sustainable festival city, according to a new vi…
Disabled artists set to ‘disrupt’ museums nationwide
The UK’s largest-ever exhibition of work by disabled artists will take place across the country on Saturday (2 July). A tota…
Alexandra Palace launches first young actors company
Alexandra Palace’s Young Actors Company is preparing for its inaugural performance in the palace’s theatre next Wednes…
Diverse-led organisations fared worst in cultural recovery support
Arts organisations led by Black, Asian or other ethnically diverse groups were least successful in obtaining financial support fro…
Pioneering Coventry theatre to close
A theatre set up in a former shop in Coventry to allow audiences to enter a space and meet artists as equals is to close after 13…
Plans announced for new theatre in Derby
Derby City Council has announced plans to build a new theatre on a city centre site. The proposed theatre, known as Assemble, woul…
Make music compulsory in schools, says refreshed plan
The updated national plan for music education offers a renewed focus on schools but falls short of addressing all concerns raised…
National Lottery awards £13.7m for community projects
Six projects designed to support heritage, culture and nature have received funding from the National Lottery to help communities…
Relocation dilemma for NPOs as Arts Council reports record grant demand
Stick or twist? London-based cultural organisations confronted with tough choice to move elsewhere in England or to stay put in ca…
Mayor of London expands Creative Enterprise Zones
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has allocated £800,000 to be invested in nine zones across the capital to support jobs and traini…
Plymouth College of Art gains university status
Following approval from the Privy Council, Plymouth College of Art has been granted full university status and formally recognised…
Monkeypox: how can festivals prepare?
With the summer festival season underway, organisers should consider implementing contact tracing systems and raise awareness of m…
Scottish Ballet pilots new care home initiative
A pilot programme called SB Duet will be launched in three Independent Sector Care homes within Inverclyde Health and Care Social…
New BFI study finds lack of career advice hindering sector
A survey conducted by the British Film Institute and ERIC, a careers platform for young people, has found that a “significan…
Nurturing a new generation of visually impaired leaders
Extant theatre company hopes sharing best practice across the industry will lead to increased sector opportunities for visually im…
British Council and Ukrainian Institute launch joint season
The British Council and the Ukrainian Institute have launched the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, a new programme designed to suppor…
