Fund for Welsh music organisations reopens
Music organisations working with young people in Wales have been invited to apply for grants in the second round of a fund run Ant…
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Coventry’s Albany Theatre launches youth initiative
The Albany Theatre in Coventry has expanded its Creative Engagement programme with two new youth theatre groups. The Albany Youth…
Igniting artistic vocation
A free, nationwide vocational training programme for young people with limited access to the arts has been unlocking creative pote…
Training the next generation: filming performance bootcamp
Natalie Woolman explains how a bootcamp to develop a talent pipeline for the multicamera teams of the future will address a s…
Fostering musical talent
There’s a perception that musical talent is about instrumental proficiency, so the stereotype of the child prodigy persists….
Skills-based higher education for creative industries
Talent for the live events and creative industries is in high demand with many jobs to be filled. But as Rachel Nicholson highligh…
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…
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…
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…
Arts Council Wales seeks diverse creatives
The Arts Council of Wales has announced the continuation of Cynefin: culturally and ethnically diverse Wales, a programme organise…
Brunel Museum to support young women in engineering
The Brunel Museum has announced it will use funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund to create a new programme in suppor…
Government urged to establish national music education service
Political thinktank says England needs a national music service akin to Wales' to ensure every pupil has access to high-qualit…
Government mental health strategy ‘needs to include arts’
Calls for mental health benefits of arts and creativity to be recognised by government and form part of forthcoming 10-year plan.
Cheshire welcomes new theatre and cultural centre
A redeveloped theatre and cultural centre will open in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on 10 August. Theatre Porto will be the only speci…
Creative degree applications up 6%
More than 271,000 students applied to design, creative and performing arts degrees in the academic year 2021-22, a year after the…
BIMM granted university status
The BIMM Institute has become BIMM University after being granted full university status by the Department of Education. The…
Inclusivity drive for independent music venues launches
Independent music venues will be encouraged to form a national network offering daytime programmes of music-based activities to en…
National Open Youth Orchestra to launch in Cardiff
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) have an…
Arts University Plymouth voted best for student satisfaction
Arts University Plymouth has been ranked the best arts university in the UK for student satisfaction in this year’s National…
The great escape
A major UK-wide mass participation art project aims to rekindle the curiosity and imagination of school-age children with the rich…
Tackling digital inequality
After creating a device loan system to support young people in digital poverty through the pandemic, Richard Clegg shares a five-p…
East London creative hub for music and dance opens
A new £4.1m creative hub for young musicians and dancers has opened as part of efforts to support diverse talent. The Talent…
The arts in schools: 40 years on
It's 40 years since the publication of the hugely influential ‘The Arts in Schools’. Here Sally Bacon and Pauline…
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…
