Art trail explores impact of slave trade
A public art trail reflecting on colonial histories launched in seven cities at the weekend. Created by The World Reimagined, the…
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UK’s only LGBT+ theatre seeks new home
The UK's only exclusively LGBT+ theatre is seeking a new home after the sudden announcement of its closure. Andy Hill, the ope…
Is ACE’s diversity strategy – and reporting – fit for purpose?
Reading ACE’s latest Equality, Diversity and Inclusion data report, it appears diversity is primarily seen as the number of…
Female dance musicians ‘largely ignored by radio’
Fewer than one per cent of the dance music played on UK radio is made by a female solo artist or all-female band, a study has foun…
Bristol Harbour Festival suffering ‘identity crisis’
A report by Bristol City Council has found that Bristol Harbour Festival is suffering from an "identity crisis", with ma…
Commonwealth Games commits to fair pay for creatives
A Memorandum of Understanding between cultural sector unions and the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee sets out a commitment to…
Freelands Foundation funds Black-led visual arts organisations
Freelands Foundation has awarded £608,000 in the form of seven new grants to small and medium-sized Black-led visual arts or…
Dance school drops ballet from auditions
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) in Leeds has announced that it will no longer require candidates to perform balle…
Inclusivity drive for independent music venues launches
Independent music venues will be encouraged to form a national network offering daytime programmes of music-based activities to en…
UK Music opens workforce survey
UK Music has launched the latest edition of its UK Music Workforce Diversity Survey. First launched in 2016, the biannual survey a…
Concern over exodus of arts marketing professionals
The Arts Marketing Association (AMA) has launched a series of job templates to help tackle the “growing gulf” between…
University launches course for music industry professionals
Middlesex University London has teamed up with music industry body the Association of Independent Music (AIM) to launch a distance…
East London creative hub for music and dance opens
A new £4.1m creative hub for young musicians and dancers has opened as part of efforts to support diverse talent. The Talent…
New fund targets innovation in heritage sector
The Heritage Innovation Fund will offer a combination of financial support and advice to help organisations meet the workforce cha…
Diverse-led organisations fared worst in cultural recovery support
Arts organisations led by Black, Asian or other ethnically diverse groups were least successful in obtaining financial support fro…
Nurturing a new generation of visually impaired leaders
Extant theatre company hopes sharing best practice across the industry will lead to increased sector opportunities for visually im…
Equity survey shows inflation is a ‘workforce crisis’
The members' survey analysis also reveals Black people and the young are disproportionately leaving the sector after the pande…
Opera UK to discuss sustainability, diversity and advocacy
Opera UK has announced a series of online events to be held in the first week of July that will facilitate discussion around the f…
Welsh Government sets culture and heritage anti-racism targets
Publicly funded organisations in Wales will be required to report diversity figures, lift barriers to cultural participation and m…
Tackling taboos in the British South Asian community
Do we still need a British South Asian theatre company? That is a question Pravesh Kumar is often asked. His answer is always yes….
Backlash over massive funding cuts for emerging musicians
Leading music industry figures call for royalties body to reverse 60% funding cut for new talent, despite increase in revenues.
Partnership to tackle racism in music industry
The Musicians' Union (MU) and Black Lives in Music (BLiM) are embarking on a three-year partnership to challenge racism in the…
Arts Council chief among Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients
More than 100 people working in the arts and culture sectors have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Bradford wins UK City of Culture 2025
The West Yorkshire city becomes the competition's fourth winner, after a successful bid that championed diversity and young pe…
