Sector support charities merge after loss of ACE funding
The Audience Agency and Culture24, who were both part of ACE's National Portfolio until they lost funding in April this year,…
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Data service to share museum records launches
A new service to gather and share object records from UK museums has launched. The Museums Data Service (MDS) has been devel…
AI: Understanding the implications of fast developing technology
Artificial intelligence has been around for years but, as Katie Moffat writes, the new generation of AI tools can be used by anyon…
Debbonaire unveils National Culture Infrastructure Plan
Shadow Culture Secretary also reiterates importance of creative curriculum and commits to action on visa waiver system for artists…
Scores of NPOs yet to register for Illuminate
More than 50 National Portfolio Organisations miss deadline imposed by Arts Council England to register with new data platform tha…
New approach to city metrics
A new index offers expert insights into the cultural resources of more than 500 cities worldwide, making it the only creative city…
EXCLUSIVE: ACE drops reporting requirements over data platform glitches
Amid sector concerns about new data platform Illuminate, Arts Council England says NPOs will not need to provide box office or aud…
Entries to creative A-levels fall again
Sector leaders reignite call for educational reforms as entries to exams in creative subjects make up just over 10% of all A-level…
Website helps musicians input data for royalties
A new website is helping songwriters, composers and artists understand how to input data integral to receiving royalties. Th…
ACE confirms further delay to audience data platform
Launch of new audience data platform rescheduled for second time meaning it will be two months late.
Opera North and Newcastle University launch three-year partnership
Organisations plan to build on previous work together through formal partnership to improve audience accessibility.
Sick days in arts industry rise by 66% in past year
Businesses in the arts and entertainment industry have seen one of the biggest rises in sick leave across the UK, research has fou…
PwC blames Illuminate hold-up on ‘contracting delays’
New platform for audience insights will launch six weeks late, leaving NPOs temporarily unable to use it for survey data.
DCMS study questions ‘digital capacity’ of museum sector
Report into partnership activities undertaken by the national museums raises questions about the capacity for and value of post-pa…
Research highlights gender disparities in dance sector
Study finds dance companies in receipt of most funding – and exerting greater influence on the sector – are more likel…
Audience figures highlight ongoing recovery from pandemic
Latest data from The Audience Agency (TAA) suggests a “long shadow” from the Covid pandemic is still affecting the sec…
Opera plans: ACE analysis will ‘inform future investment’
An independent analysis of opera and musical theatre will be completed by October, with the findings set to inform future support…
Museum’s artefact database ‘inaccessible’ after cyber attack
A cyber attack linked to Russian hackers that took place more than a year ago is continuing to prevent a museum from accessing its…
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…
Small increase in overseas visitors to museums and galleries
The number of people visiting DCMS-sponsored institutions from outside the UK showed slow signs of recovery last year, according 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…
Record label revenue up for eighth successive year
Combined revenue of music labels hits its highest nominal value since 2006, buoyed by increases in streaming, vinyl sales and sync…
Funding levels for libraries decline sharply
Spending on libraries in Britain has fallen by 17%, new statistics show. Official figures released by the Chartered Institute of P…
Diversity data: colour or ethnicity?
With all the ambiguity around ethnicity terminology, Kevin Osborne is gradually coming to the view that identifying people by thei…
