As we say good riddance to 2020, Liz Hill takes a glass-half-full look at progress in the cultural sector this year, and what the…

"This is clear evidence of the existence and the scale of a jobs crisis," researchers say.

A further £400m of Culture Recovery Fund grants and loans has been earmarked for extending another "helping hand&q…

Lucy Askew explores the possibilities behind a digital theatre platform that puts first things first, and the digital repertory co…

Music teachers are putting their health at risk to continue provision under inconsistent and unclear Covid safety guidelines.

Tate becomes the latest institution to announce redundancies as the sector and its workforce warn of a years-long road to recovery…

Technology has been working miracles delivering live performance online. Jonathan Vaughan asked Julian Hepple about the magic &nda…

Mandatory masks, social distancing and temperature tests make audiences feel more comfortable returning to venues – and on-t…

National and international research has examined the pandemic’s impact on fundraising, marketing and audience development st…

Organisations and local authorities say its unfair and uneconomical to place harsher limits on cultural venues than gyms and…

Covid-19 means cultural institutions must take on their new civic role with as much imagination as possible. Sally Shaw and Firsts…

Despite what you may have heard, theatre isn’t dead. Moving online has made new spaces for creativity and collaboration that…

The Government will more than double DCMS' budget but the extra funding all but vanishes in 2022.

In a constantly changing landscape, the ability to understand and respond to audiences’ changing preferences and behaviours…

In these uncertain times, it’s important to return to our core principles: making the most of the information we have and no…

The Government has permitted venues to open with up to 50% capacity from early December. What does the science say?

A new, tougher system of local restrictions will allow theatres and other venues to reopen in theory. But the sector remains…

A new study warns the sector faces a unique battle against "the double consequences of Brexit and Covid-19", with commun…

The economic value of music industries reached a £5.8bn high in 2019. Then the "hammer blow" happened.

Susan Jones says freelance artists carry a unique economic burden that has left them vulnerable to the vicissitudes of Covid-19. A…

What the new importance of digital in arts and culture has shown most clearly is that now is the time to reinvent – not rein…

Lucie Andersen-Wood explains how this year’s festivals have combined oral tradition with broadcasting – and given…

A national arts charity has criticised threats to revoke funding to museums, saying 60% already fear they won't survive the pa…

Creativity, compassion, collaboration and a tendency towards efficiency meant arts workers were highly responsive in a time of cri…