As we move from the immediate crisis towards new ones, we need atypical thinkers, agile doers and creative problem-solvers who thr…

Scotland appears to be the first country in the UK to make a direct Government loan to ensure a cultural organisation can survive…

Furloughed arts employees across the country are being warned of job losses as the next stage of the furlough scheme is deemed &ld…

What has been the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on those who are blind or have low levels of vision? And how can cultural ven…

A Cultural Investment Participation Scheme offering repayable finance could kickstart the cultural sector’s economy under pr…

The new forums will give more organisations a voice on the process for opening up venues, but the cash flow crisis facing the enti…

Trusts and foundations are preparing to build stronger connections with a changed world and a changed public. Moira Sinclair refle…

As more and more freelancers refuse to accept unfair agreements and start calling out bad practice by employers, there’s a l…

For artists and performers to be supported in the years ahead, de-institutionalisation and the decentralisation of arts funding is…

Proposals for radical change would ordinarily be met with derision by most orchestra boardrooms, says Julian Forbes. But current c…

A tapering extension to pay protection for furloughed employees and Government refusal to acknowledge groups that have fallen thro…

A quarter of UK employees are on furlough, but in the arts the figure is around two-thirds, Government figures reveal.

Museums and galleries are preparing to address the conflicting challenges of attracting audiences back whilst having to postpone t…

BAME arts leaders, the community arts sector and the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee have all raised conc…

A chorus of dismay is growing in response to the deepening financial crisis facing many of the artistic and creative workers who f…

The growth of online sales has expanded the craft market and provided more opportunities for disabled people, but fears are growin…

Change needs public and political buy-in and art is the most effective way to communicate a complex concept to a population. It&rs…

Covid-19 may have stimulated the Big Society, but it will see the arts sector fundamentally change, says Michelle Wright.

Preparing for the post-lockdown, post-Covid world? Read here about what everyone else is doing – and beg, borrow and share g…

Huge public anger over ticketing companies’ foot-dragging approach to offering refunds for cancelled and postponed events co…

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is asking senior representatives across the DCMS portfolio to find “creative ways to get the…

Rural touring could win back audiences first, as confidence in village hall venues is higher than for other types of auditorium, r…

Commercial operators reveal eye-watering losses and other non-subsidised organisations sit on the brink of ruin in the absence of…

The sector is “on its knees”, the Arts Council of Wales tells a Senedd committee, and invites the arts community to co…