BBC licence fee freeze ‘cultural vandalism,’ says sector
The broadcaster downplays speculation about drastic changes amid concerns arts programming, creative work opportunities, and the p…
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UK misses out on €100m Creative Europe boost
A bumper budget has been passed for 2022 – but the UK won't see hardly a penny.
Disabled creatives marginalised by lack of knowledge
There’s better guidance in the UK, study suggests, but work remains to remove structural barriers across Europe.
Parents support creative university degrees
UK parents are in favour of university-level creative courses and recognise their economic benefits, new research indicates. A stu…
ACE to mandate social class reporting on audiences
The Culture Secretary has asked the Arts Council to collect the data and consider NPOs' "track record" when they app…
Exclusive: £429m Levelling Up funding goes to culture
One quarter of grants are intended for cultural projects, new data finds, as MPs launch an inquiry into cultural placemaking.
Not British, not welcome
While we were distracted by news of politicians partying during lockdown, last month a Bill was passed that changes rights to UK c…
A ‘revolutionary’ disability arts movement
Ten years on from London 2012, disability arts programmes continue to impact artists and audiences around the globe. Tim Wheeler r…
Tackling the climate crisis
The cultural sector has a role to play in driving the change needed to respond to the climate crisis. But much has been overlooked…
PM rejects call to cut isolation period
Businesses and event promoters say the policy is squeezing the supply chain beyond viability.
£8m freelancers’ fund to open in Scotland
The cover for cancelled work is part of £65m in support for the arts announced in recent weeks. What's available in the…
Essex opens £1m arts fund
Essex County Council has opened a £1m arts and culture fund for applications. Artists and arts organisations can apply for b…
New year resolutions to transform the sector
It’s that time of year when we reflect on the last 12 months and hatch plans for the next. Laura Twemlow shares details of a…
Inequity in funding decisions
Funding ‘criteria’ tell you what a funder will or won’t support, but organisational ‘constraints’ ul…
Open letter from an NPO
On 15 December Nadine Dorries wrote to all Arts Council England’s NPOs about measures to increase access to the arts. It was…
January challenge
Last year, more than 50,000 people took part in a creative challenge. Now the invitation to rise to the January challenge is open…
Sector awaits post-Christmas guidance after ‘inadequate’ CRF boost
The Culture Recovery Fund top-up is branded “bizarrely detached from reality” as the sector awaits details of further…
Wales establishes £5.25m winter stability fund
The Welsh Government is making £5.25m available to assist Welsh arts organisations, museums, libraries and independent cinem…
Creative arts tops job satisfaction poll
Creative arts workers are the most satisfied in the UK, new research indicates. Conducted by insight platform New Possible, the Wh…
1,500 organisations rejected in second Culture Recovery Fund round
More than a third of applicants to the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) were unsuccesful. Arts Council England (ACE…
Support local arts this Christmas, ACNI says
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) is urging people to support their local artists and arts venues this Christmas. More t…
Project a blueprint for remote arts with older people
Group phone calls, radio and the postal system were used to keep participants connected during lockdown.
Original BBC arts programming in decline
New arts and classical music content has fallen for the third consecutive year as the broadcaster restructures its offer.
Call for global collaboration to protect creative industries
The creative and cultural sectors must not be treated as a policy "outlier" if they are to help meet global challen…
