Four-day week: Realistic vision or pipedream?
Birmingham-based Flatpack Festival has adopted a four-day week on a permanent basis following a six-month trial. Neil Puffett …
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Hunt extends tax relief for theatres and museums
Theatre sector welcomes commitment in Spring Budget to extend higher rate tax relief for a further two years, saying it will help…
Ofsted emphasises importance of arts education
Ofsted Chief Inspector says the government body recognises the values of arts education, as report underlines decline in provision…
Chancellor to announce £8.6m for Edinburgh festivals
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce £8.6m of funding for Edinburgh’s festivals in tomorrow's S…
ACE vows to prevent ‘commercial exploitation’ of audience data
Arts Council England says platform developers PwC will not be allowed to benefit commercially from data provided to it, as it publ…
Arts education specialists receive £9.6m boost
The Office for Students (OfS) has awarded £9.6m to 15 specialist higher arts education providers across England to develop t…
AHRC announces new hosts for Creative PEC
Centre producing research and policy recommendations on arts, culture and the creative industries will be split across two hubs in…
A wise women manifesto
To mark International Women’s Day, and in response to colleagues feeling 'frozen out' of academia, Lizzie Coombes, G…
Socially engaged practice in the Tees Valley
Working in Middlesborough’s cultural sector for the first time, Charlotte Nicol was blown away by the energy. Here are her t…
Is there an Athena factor in creative arts?
It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain talent in the arts and cultural sector, particularly for women, writes…
EXCLUSIVE: Mercury Prize winner makes ACE race discrimination claim
Award-winning musician Speech Debelle launches legal case against Arts Council England claiming race discrimination.
Fringe operator ‘at risk’ after Coventry Culture Trust collapse
One of the main venue operators for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has said its future is at risk following the collapse of Coventr…
Greater Manchester Culture Fund delivers £13m
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has shared more than £13m across 40 local arts and culture organisation in the…
Labour backs ‘cultural corridor’ across North
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell sets out Labour's vision for the creative industries, pledging to devolve powers to local…
Frazer: Creative industries ‘key priority’ for government
In her first major speech to the sector, new Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer speaks of the importance of the arts and outlines her a…
Why understanding the value of culture matters
In the face of multiple crises, Matthew McCallum and Ben Walmsley argue that now is the time to make the case for culture as a pub…
How to get ahead in arts management
If you don’t have industry connections, trying to break into the sector can be overwhelming. So, courses that provide work e…
Top DCMS civil servant role to be shared
Former DCMS Directors General jointly take on top civil service role in the department on an interim basis.
Sector training opportunities ‘falling short’, says study
New report says the sector must invest in its workforce if the UK is to remain a leader in the creative industries.
Bullying bosses, broken boards and a crisis of accountability
Melissa Nisbett, Ben Walmsley and Emma McDowell have been conducting research on abusive leadership in the arts. Their findings wi…
The challenges of research collaboration
Rosy Greenlees and Suzie Leighton have been reflecting on the challenges of knowledge exchange between the arts and higher educati…
Creative Scotland seeks to address freelancer pay ‘anomalies’
Creative Scotland is seeking to address the inconsistency in rates of pay for freelancers across its funding programmes. Although…
Scottish Government U-turns on funding cut to Creative Scotland
Proposals to cut Creative Scotland’s budget by more than 10% are reversed.
Applications to Arts Council Wales’ funding programme open
Arts Council Wales (ACW) has opened applications to its next multi-year funding programme. The Investment Review 2023 marks the fi…
