Council announces open-air theatre plans
Green space in Solihull will be used to stage more than 40 free cultural events this summer, the town's council has said. The…
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IT outage hits arts and culture sector
Arts and culture organisations among industries worldwide affected by major IT outage.
Cultural hub ‘in serious financial difficulty’
Derby-based National Portfolio Organisation Quad says although it has worked tirelessly to stay open, the economic environment …
National Audit Office to scrutinise Covid loans
A probe into Covid loans provided to both the arts and sports sectors will be conducted by the National Audit Office (NAO). A stat…
Two more years funding for UK-German cultural exchange
The four arts councils of the UK, alongside the British Council, Fonds Soziokultur and Goethe-Institut London, have announced they…
Lisa Nandy made Culture Secretary
Former Shadow Minister for International Development is handed the culture brief by Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Thangam Debb…
Debbonaire and Frazer lose seats
Labour's Thangam Debbonaire had been widely expected to become Culture Secretary had she retained her Bristol Central seat.
Leading cultural figures urge electorate to vote Labour
More than 100 leading actors, directors and artists have signed a letter calling for voters to end the “political chaos of r…
Labour: Collapse in music education ‘a disgrace’
Shadow Creative Industries Minister criticises lack of access to arts education in schools and stresses need for a full review of…
Frazer faces challenge to retain seat
Polling analysis suggests current Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2015, may struggle to win parliamentary seat of Ely…
EXCLUSIVE: NPOs profitability in dramatic decline
Continuing a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances, the number of National Portfolio Organisations br…
EXCLUSIVE: Arts finances in worst state for five years
The first of a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances highlights a huge decline in the financial healt…
Arts leaders celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours
The King’s second birthday honours acknowledges arts professionals from across the sector and features three damehoods and t…
Arts Council England review shelved
Commenting on the news Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire says Labour remains committed to a review of the public funding…
Debbonaire faces battle to hold seat
Contesting the newly-created seat of Bristol Central, the Shadow Culture Secretary trails Green Party candidate by 14 points in ea…
Creative charter goes live in Hull and East Yorkshire
Businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire are being urged to pledge commitment to arts and culture in the area by signing up to a crea…
Growing number of sector job vacancies down to skill shortages
Number of job vacancies in the creative industries and culture sector left unfilled because applicants do not have the right skill…
ACE Review: Sector to get say on public body’s performance
Senior figures from arts and culture organisations have previously said that government-ordered review of Arts Council England req…
Frazer struggles to name any ‘at risk’ arts organisations
Culture Secretary says that while she has concerns about the state of local authority finances, tax reliefs introduced by governme…
General election: Arts leaders seek funding pledges
Sector leaders call for arts, culture and the creative industries to be central to policy plans of parties contesting the forthcom…
Parents and carers in the performing arts face growing pay gap
Report finds evidence of unsustainable working conditions and a growing pay disparity for parents and carers working in the perfor…
An explosive level of jeopardy
The challenges facing London’s cultural sector are legion, but they cannot be addressed in isolation. Southbank Centre's…
Arts projects to benefit from lottery fund expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund, which has previously funded arts projects supporting wellbeing, young people and the elderly,…
Frequent engagement with the arts decreasing
Proportion of people attending arts events on a weekly basis has fallen by 14 percentage points over the last two years, according…
