Half of arts sector jobs were furloughed
The cultural sector has suffered a 60% drop in economic output over the past 18 months, a University of Sheffield study reveals. R…
Posts
Final West End theatres reopen post-Covid
In a milestone for the industry, London's Prince of Wales Theatre and Playhouse Theatre became the final West End th…
£107m Culture Recovery Fund round to sustain sector over winter
925 organisations will share the latest round of grants from the £2bn fund – 873 of them for a second o…
Grants to develop Manchester musicians
Ten creatives will receive £1,000 and development opportunities via Manchester International Festival's MIF Sounds initi…
Digital staff undervalued amid pandemic pressures
Research into the effect of the digital pivot on workers has coincided with calls for better pay for social media and ma…
Ireland brings in vaccine passports
People attending the theatre or cinemas in the Republic of Ireland must show proof of vaccination from Thursday (Novembe…
Scotland gives libraries £1.25m lifeline
Twenty-three library projects across Scotland will receive a share of the £1.25m Public Library Covid Relief Fund. The Scott…
New cultural partnership for Blackpool
Blackpool will establish a new cultural partnership to help the local arts sector recover from Covid-19. Initiatives including a t…
Manchester International Festival achieves record audience numbers
An extended programme helped Manchester International Festival (MIF) deliver record audience numbers this year despite social…
Vaccine passport extended to Welsh theatres and cinemas
The Senedd has voted to make Covid vaccine passports a condition of entry to theatres and cinemas in Wales from Monday (Novem…
London taskforce develops a warehouse worth of creative workspaces
A network of more than 60 creative and commercial organisations has been established but plans for a “major creative moment&…
Vaccine passports cause drop in attendance
DCMS reportedly believes certification would drive live events attendees to pubs and “dire consequences” are…
Question marks over festival insurance scheme
Event organisers say they have been unable to obtain quotes for the Government's Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. Associa…
Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector
Anthony Sargent says we need to identify what we've learned from Covid, then build on those foundations rather than reassemble…
Over a third of music industry jobs lost in 2020
69,000 music jobs – one in three of the total workforce – were lost last year due to Covid-19, UK Music&rsqu…
Scotland starts enforcing vaccine passports
Venues that fail to comply face a maximum £10,000 fine but policing falls to overextended local authorities and un…
London loses almost a quarter of nightclubs
The number of nightclubs in London has fallen by 22% since the start of the pandemic. Figures from the Night Time Industries Assoc…
Local authorities’ culture offer hinges on Spending Review
Councils call for an extra £400,000 funding for arts and culture as venues in smaller authorities face life-threatening…
Live venues await green light to reopen in Ireland
Live entertainment is expected to fully reopen in Ireland next week despite concerns over rising Covid cases. Capacity l…
15,000 jobs lost from late night cultural events
The night-time cultural economy has lost 86,000 jobs due to Covid-19, 15,000 of them in culture and arts events. Defined as a…
Arts companies struggle to recruit as vacancies surge
Organisations are finding themselves in bidding wars over a shrinking pool of quality candidates. Is this the start of a tale…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
Legal challenge to vaccine passports in Scotland fails
The policy has taken effect but tech issues are rife, guidance is lacking and venues say there hasn't been a "meaningful…
Isolation exemption for artists reintroduced
Arts professionals returning to England after working abroad need not self-isolate. The exemption for workers returning from amber…
