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…
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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…
Survey to shed light on musical theatre diversity
A new survey will provide evidence about the underrepresentation of talent from ethnically diverse backgrounds in musical theatre….
PRS For Music election results ‘disappointing’, says MMF
The Music Managers Forum (MMF) has criticised the results of PRS for Music’s latest council election over a lack of diversit…
Commonwealth Games cultural programme ‘ignores diverse communities’
Report claims organisers have missed opportunities to include Birmingham's diverse communities in planned events, and are not…
Only 13% of UK festival headliners are female
Only around one in 10 headline acts at the leading UK music festivals taking place this summer will be women, a study has found. A…
Royal College of Art opens new £135m campus
A major new campus for the Royal College of Art (RCA), featuring a space for public exhibitions, has opened. The £135m devel…
A South Asian counter narrative
New research on South Asian arts and ageing offers insights and inspiration to a new generation, write Elizabeth Lynch and Arti Pr…
Project seeks artists of colour ‘to tackle racial injustices’
Initiative inspired by Black Lives Matter movement will commission artists of African and Asian heritage to help tackle “sho…
UK’s first Aboriginal-owned art gallery to open in Bristol
Wiradjuri-British artist Jasmine Coe will launch a pop-up gallery in Bristol this summer to celebrate the work of Aboriginal artis…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
‘No clear reason’ why people don’t access digital arts
Most people struggle to identify a specific reason why they don’t engage with arts online, a government survey has found. Th…
Row over trans label in museum collection
A Glasgow museum has received mixed responses to a display label supporting transgender rights. The Burrell Collection, whic…
LGB Alliance grant suspended after outcry
The gender critical organisation received one of 704 grants in Arts Council England’s £4.58m Let’s Create Jubile…
