Government complacency ‘jeopardising creative industries’
Inquiry into the future of UK's creative industries calls for government to place sector at the heart of its growth agenda and…
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Banks blamed after venues experience secure payment issues
Arts venues report failed payments after an updated online verification process was made mandatory, due to banks being unprepared…
Digital impact in museums and galleries
How might museums be supported in developing a digital strategy? Mike Keating shares the findings of a new report to better unders…
ACE awards funding for project exploring bisexuality
Series of events and workshops to be held across UK as part of project designed to develop creative practice of bi+ writers.
Museums receive £1.8m for ‘experimental’ engagement projects
Latest round of Art Fund's 'Reimagine' grants programme goes to projects experimenting with new forms of audience enga…
UK museum artworks to be shared through new data service
A UK-wide Museum Data Service is to be established to pool records on millions of objects so they can be shared for research and p…
DCMS ‘overstated’ economic value of UNBOXED festival
Investigation of government's flagship UNBOXED festival finds it was given go-ahead despite an 'overstatement' of its…
Taking the pain out of digital projects
Getting the go-ahead for a new digital project is exciting. Here Katie Moffat lays down the ground rules to ensure progress is smo…
Competition watchdog rules out music streaming investigation
Despite concerns from music industry stakeholders, the UK's competition watchdog has decided that a formal investigation…
Peer-to-peer mentoring for digital
Many organisations are feeling overwhelmed at the huge range of available digital opportunties. Rob Lindsay explores how mentoring…
ACE hands audience data contract to consultancy firm PwC
Arts Council England drops arts and culture research specialists The Audience Agency from sector support role, handing new contrac…
How many arts administrators does it take to change a lightbulb?
A recent article* from academic and musician Thomas Wolf makes a strident argument that arts organisations employ too many ad…
Filming bootcamp set for West Midlands
Creatives in the West Midlands are being invited to apply for a free six-week programme aiming to develop the next generation of m…
Review to explore benefits of creative health initiatives
A series of online roundtable discussions will be held over the coming year as part of a new Creative Health Review designed to hi…
Digital skills fund opens in Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has opened a funding programme that aims to give arts organisations the skills to create digi…
What does digital access mean for arts organisations?
Many companies are making brilliant accessible work and universal content that people want to see. But, as Harmeet Chagger-Khan ar…
New arts resource for Welsh health workers
Wales’ arts community has made an online resource to support NHS and care home staff this winter. Cultural Cwtsh features sh…
Royal Opera House unveils subscription streaming service
The Royal Opera House has announced a new online subscription service offering works from its archives, behind the scenes features…
Donelan: DCMS will prioritise economic growth
In her first major speech as Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan pledges to drive growth within arts, culture and tourism sectors i…
Creative network to boost growth in South London
A new network for creative businesses in South London has launched to boost growth and innovation in the area. The Creative Indust…
No return to normal
The way arts organisations responded to the pandemic offered a glimpse of how they could evolve. But a rush to any ‘return t…
AHRC to invest £100m in future technologies drive
Funding will be used to establish a national studio for advanced technologies to drive developments in live theatre…
Arts Council Wales seeks views on future of arts
Arts Council Wales is calling on audiences and people involved with arts and culture to help it shape the future of the arts in th…
Ordering off-menu: skills to serve omnivorous audiences
We need to hone our skills in human-centred design, over and above those in tech or data, to make the most of post-pandemic digita…
