Staying ahead: EDI policy developments
Continuing our series exploring issues around EDI, Samantha Stimpson, founder of SLS 360, outlines the most important policy devel…
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DaDa welcomes new CEO
ZOE PARTINGTON has been named CEO of DaDa. The Liverpool-based disability arts charity said that the appointment was “a final st…
Papertrail Theatre announces new co-leadership model
Papertrail Theatre has unveiled a new co-leadership model with JONNY COTSEN appointed as co-creative director to work alongside fo…
Disability rights project receives £120k grant
Disability Arts Online has been awarded a grant of £120,000 for a project designed to create positive change by sharing the histo…
Libraries to be ‘poverty-proofed’ through new project
Arts Council England has provided £50,000 of funding for a project to help libraries become more welcoming to families experienci…
Orange Tree Theatre unveils £4m plan to improve accessibility
Orange Tree Theatre will embark on a £4m project to overhaul the visitor experience for audience members and artists while also i…
Sutton Trust report ‘shines uncomfortable spotlight’ on class inequalities in creative careers
Education and class background have a significant impact on people’s ability to reach the top of their creative profession, new…
50% of VocalEyes new board identify as blind or visually impaired
VocalEyes has welcomed eight new trustees to succeed long-term board members who will step down at the end of their final terms. T…
Skills for life: Transforming the arts through T Levels
Next week is Discover Creative Careers Week, a national government-backed industry-led initiative to inspire young people about ca…
How to solve a problem like affordability
Four years ago, Battersea Arts Centre launched a Pay What You Can scheme to widen access to live theatre. Robbie Kings has been ev…
Glasshouse receives £2m to support work with young people
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead has received a £2m donation from The Foyle Foundation to support its w…
Arts Council Ireland to join All In
All In, the access scheme for creativity and culture, will be available to an additional 1.1m disabled people in Ireland with Arts…
Deafinitely Theatre receives funding for youth theatre programme
Deafinitely Theatre has been awarded £274,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to help fund its youth theatre programme o…
Civic role of universities improves access to the arts
As the first Associate Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Southampton, and the Director of Turner Sims concert hall…
Scottish theatre secures funds for captioning equipment
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has been awarded grants for new captioning equipment. The grants come from the Theatre Trust’s sm…
Project to explore accessibility of immersive arts
Researchers at Coventry University will work with a theatre company on a project aiming to make immersive arts experiences more ac…
Walthamstow museum to undergo £4.5m redesign
The Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, north-east London, is to undergo a £4.5m redesign that will add creative workspaces,…
Venues urged to adopt ‘theatre bus’ scheme to tackle emissions
With audience travel a major source of carbon emissions for theatres, a recent report suggests venues can use their position as a…
North West’s first neurodiversity arts festival to launch
Liverpool's major arts organisations will take part in North West England's first festival celebrating neurodivergent tale…
Arts manifesto says ‘accessible on paper’ is not good enough
A new guide designed to help arts organisations make meaningful changes to improve accessibility says venues need to 'look fur…
Best practice in digital accessibility
The Space has convened an Accessibility Working Group to support the sector to work in more inclusive and accessible ways. One of…
Peace Museum moves to new location
Bradford's Peace museum will reopen in a new location in August, it has been announced. The Telegraph and Argus reports that t…
English Touring Opera to relocate to Sheffield
Organisation becomes sixth taking part in Arts Council England's Transfer Programme to announce plans to relocate with 18 yet…
Theatre accessibility for hearing aid users
The National’s Head of Access David Bellwood explains how the theatre prioritises accessibility, working with manufacturers…
