A new report into equality, diversity and inclusion in music is published this week. Its authors Anna Bull, Diljeet Bhachu and Amy…

Music industry professionals are ready to support music education provision, writes Lissy Kelleher-Clarke, but the refreshed Natio…

A recent article* from academic and musician Thomas Wolf makes a strident argument that arts organisations employ too many ad…

The reallocation of such a significant slice of ACE funding away from the capital has caused shock. But it was always part of the…

The email Arts Council England sent on Tuesday (25 October) delaying the announcement of the new national portfolio is final proof…

Kevin Osborne has made perhaps one of the most public and prolonged critiques of Arts Council England ever. But now he wants to se…

Is risk-taking a thing of the past? Is fear of giving offence stifling creativity? David Micklem reflects on the uncomfortable tru…

Over the last three years, the arts sector has stumbled from crisis to crisis. Kevin Osborne thinks the bailouts have masked the s…

Despite the huge financial challenges facing arts organisations this winter, James Mackenzie-Blackman is determined his theatre wi…

Recruitment in the arts is broken – especially when it comes to recruiting ethnically diverse talent, says Amanda Parker.&nb…

As the Queen's funeral so poignantly demonstrated, music is right at the heart of the UK's cultural life. Steven Berryman…

After staging a takeover of a visual arts institution in Greater Manchester, Harry Meadley says cultural spaces should let the pub…

Michelle Donelan is the new Secretary of State for DCMS. David Hill has written an open letter on the pressing issues he…

Reading ACE’s latest Equality, Diversity and Inclusion data report, it appears diversity is primarily seen as the number of…

With the latest cuts to university courses in the arts, Alan Read believes the future of theatre and performance in UK Higher Educ…

Do we still need a British South Asian theatre company? That is a question Pravesh Kumar is often asked. His answer is always yes….

Drama and theatre education are curriculum entitlements for all children and young people, not just the privileged few, says Geoff…

With many local councillors up for re-election next week, Chris Walker outlines his manifesto for increased local authority spendi…

How will Arts Council England square the circle of delivering increased funding to regions outside London while also meeting its c…

In the pandemic, government and ACE built a defensive hedge around the most visible aspects of the arts infrastructure. Susan Jone…

In implementing the levelling up agenda, the arts should pay attention to some worrying news on the legacy of Captain Tom, writes…

Doesn't ACE realise that smaller NPOs are fighting for their very survival? Surely it does. So, says Ian Kerry, that must mean…

James Doeser and Anna Marazuela Kim visited Kyiv last autumn to talk to cultural leaders about thriving cultural cities. Here they…

Andrew Miller says arts organisations must work with disabled artists to keep them safe amid the very real risks the Governme…