International partnerships fund ‘not a replacement Creative Europe’
The pilot responds to the UK's withdrawal from Creative Europe and prioritises European partners but is "not in…
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‘Splitter vans’ permitted for EU touring artists, DfT says
British musicians touring the EU can now travel in the same vehicle as their equipment. The Department of Transport has confirmed…
Nadine Dorries reads from the same script
The new Culture Secretary's pro-Brexit stance and history of controversy have the left-leaning arts sector worried.
Scottish Government pushes for EU visa-free touring
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has urged the UK Government to negotiate visa-free travel for the creative industry by…
Brexit is erasing Northern Irish arts, report warns
Northern Ireland's arts sector is feeling the effects of Brexit more than most. A report by the Arts Council of Northern Irela…
£34.9bn needed for UK creative industries to ‘bounce back’ by 2025
New modelling from Oxford Economics says the country's creative sectors can more than recover from the loss of 100,000 jobs wi…
The essence of a festival is congregation
With artists no longer able to travel freely across Europe post-Brexit, and with no sign of the Covid pandemic abating, Francesca…
Europe is still open to artists
With long experience of working in Europe, Phillip Parr reminds us that, even in a post-Brexit world, there are still plenty of op…
‘Major flaws’ in ministers’ post-Brexit touring claims
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says "some paid touring" is possible in 17 of 27 EU member states as renewed campaigns f…
Visa fast track only for elite of the elite
Home Secretary Priti Patel says the system aims to attract "the best and brightest", but there are fewer options for&nbs…
Festival UK 2022 rejects critics’ claims of nationalism
Critics call Festival UK 2022 "nationalistic imperialism" and "a showcase for the Government". The creatives i…
‘Aftershock’ – orchestras preparing for an uncertain future
The combined effect of Covid and Brexit will make significant dents in the financial viability of the orchestral sector, in spite…
Cabotage crisis: Orchestras may be forced to tour illegally
The Association of British Orchestras says there are three options moving forward: a new deal with the EU, financial support from…
UK has three months to save touring, sector warns
DCMS hopes to start discussions with individual EU states in the coming weeks, but industry figures say time is running out to fin…
Scottish organisations strive to stay in Creative Europe
Leaving the influential programme in a time of crisis would be "a travesty" – and unnecessary for devolved na…
Mounting pressure for touring visas ahead of UK-EU meeting
The sector is not giving up on EU touring visas. But ideas as to what to do next differ.
Touring visa offer ‘not compatible’ with Brexit goals
DCMS Minister Caroline Dinenage says the EU did not offer work permits and the Government is focussed on navigating…
Fury and disbelief over claims UK rejected visa-free touring
Parliament will debate whether visa-free work permits should be renegotiated as the Government blames Brussels for rejec…
Fears build over immigration rules for incoming artists
Complex rules, higher costs and visa requirements are set to place new barriers to EU artists working in the UK, even for short-te…
Brexit deal leaves artists out in the cold
European touring is under threat as the cost and logistics of taking performances to EU countries will pose "significant chal…
Culture is London’s business
London’s cultural and commercial sectors have always had a symbiotic relationship, writes Tony Matharu. Fostering those link…
No successor to Creative Europe
The UK desk of the European Union programme will close in March as funding is focused on the pandemic response.
Brexit could cause two-year cultural hiatus
A new study warns the sector faces a unique battle against "the double consequences of Brexit and Covid-19", with commun…
Beyond Brexit: Festival UK* 2022
Festival UK* 2022 is not a ‘celebration of Brexit’ but a celebration of the place we call home, argues Sam Hunt.
