The metaverse is here to stay
For good or bad, we need to learn to live with the metaverse. But what is it, and why is it important for the cultural sector to b…
For good or bad, we need to learn to live with the metaverse. But what is it, and why is it important for the cultural sector to b…
Regardless of debates about what audience development means, the main aim should be for more people to experience the arts, says A…
A new foundation will focus on facilitating the international exchange of ideas and practices at the intersection of digital…
A new funding opportunity supporting digital art is live in Northern Ireland. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s (ACNI)…
More UK music artists earned "meaningful royalties" from streaming in 2021, the BPI reports. UK music was streamed 147 b…
Group phone calls, radio and the postal system were used to keep participants connected during lockdown.
A non-fungible token (NFT) by an artist collective has sold for a record-breaking US$91.8m (£69.3m). The Merge was boug…
New arts and classical music content has fallen for the third consecutive year as the broadcaster restructures its offer.
The creative and cultural sectors must not be treated as a policy "outlier" if they are to help meet global challen…
Proposed legislation to increase streaming royalties for signed musicians has received pushback from labels claiming it misunderst…
Over half of publicly subsidised theatres that streamed performances during the pandemic have reverted to in-person performances o…
ABRSM has reported a "seismic" shift towards digital music learning. 64% of children use digital resources to make music…
Seventeen heritage projects across the UK will share £1m to improve volunteers' digital skills. The money comes from the…
Research into the effect of the digital pivot on workers has coincided with calls for better pay for social media and ma…
The pandemic has forced cultural organisations to develop their digital infrastructure and programming. But, as Zosia Poulter argu…
A new online initiative for opera lovers from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) aims to shed light on the…
Opera house Glyndebourne is set to launch an on-demand streaming service, Glyndebourne Encore, next month. The service will offer…
Once derided as the Festival of Brexit, the eight-month mega event will "prove the naysayers wrong".
The trend has raised fears about diminishing access for disabled audiences – but research suggests they too are starting to…
Art Fund has announced the first wave of winners for its £2m Reimagine grants programme. Twenty-two museums, galleries, hist…
One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to provide online instrumental lessons for pupils. It first introduced digital music less…
The first ever Digital Culture Awards will celebrate and showcase digital innovation over the course of the pandemic. Arts Council…
A long-awaited report into music creators' earnings estimates they receive a fifth of a penny per stream, but avoids wading in…