Government seeks 5% savings from major arts and culture institutions
A government review of public bodies will consider whether they should be retained or abolished as well as seeking efficiency savi…
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Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector – part 2
After two years of constant learning, Anthony Sargent thinks we now have the foundations for a new world.
Florence Nightingale Museum to reopen
London’s Florence Nightingale Museum is set to reopen after two years of pandemic related closures. The museum will welcome…
Unapproved Covid tests used in TV and film
Unapproved Covid tests have been "widely" used in TV and film productions, a laboratories trade body claims. The Laborat…
Future of culture in Edinburgh
Recent research urged Edinburgh’s cultural sector to adopt a values-led approach to addressing inequities and precarities. V…
Edinburgh to appoint music-writer-in-residence
The city of Edinburgh will hold a competition to select a music-writer-in-residence. The appointee will chronicle the recovery of…
How the pandemic changed the way we use social media
Digital teams have been at the forefront of connecting the arts with social justice and reform, according to a new report, writes…
Event organisers optimistic about future
Worries about ticket sales, rising costs and staff shortages remain front of mind but organisers have "a much thicker skin&qu…
Natural History Museum shared visitor data with Meta
The Natural History Museum shared visitor data with Meta during the pandemic. A Freedom of Information Act request by the Telegrap…
Curtain closes on TV and Film support scheme
The Government's pandemic insurance scheme for film and television is closing. First unveiled in July 2020, The £500m Fi…
Final Culture Recovery Fund round delivers £35m
340 organisations share the final wave of funding, with over a third receiving support for the first time.
Spain offers 18-year-olds cultural vouchers
18-year-olds in Spain will receive €400 (£335) in culture vouchers to spend on the arts this year. Approved by the Span…
Organisations share £150k for ‘commitment to communities’
This year's Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Award For Civic Arts Organisations goes to recipients in Wakefield, Hastings a…
York opens grants scheme for events
Organisations in York that were negatively affected by Covid-19 are being encouraged to apply to a new grants scheme. Awards of up…
What does ‘living with Covid’ mean for your workplace?
As new regulations come into force for employers, James Tamm and Nick Wilson run though what organisations need to understand abou…
Hartlepool theatre eyes post-pandemic reopening
Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre is set to reopen for the first time since March 2020. Closed as a theatre for two years, the council-…
Booking patterns match pre-pandemic behaviour, survey finds
Advance booking patterns for performing arts shows last year were “very similar” to before the pandemic, according to…
Wales awards £4.2m in third CRF round
Seventy-one organisations have been awarded a share of £4.2m in the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund in Wales. It br…
Cultural tourism yet to recover from Covid
There is optimism pre-pandemic interest will return, as sites retain high membership rates in a “really good start” to…
Newcastle and Gateshead venues call for public’s return
Ten venues in Newcastle and Gateshead have launched a campaign to encourage the public's return this spring. Some local venues…
Scheme takes aim at declining theatre commissions
Fifteen plays will be commissioned under a new scheme to address a "devastating" decline in opportunities during the pan…
Arts Quarter proposed for London’s West End
Major institutions would act as gateways to a "gallery without walls" under a £1bn plan to support the area's…
Missing audiences present major challenge to arts income
New research suggests venues may not be able to convince up to 14% of regular attendees to return as restrictions lapse. How can o…
Orchestras on the rebound
Covid and Brexit combined have meant a tough two years for UK orchestras but, as Mark Pemberton explains, signs of a bounce back a…
