A cultural revolution in the arts
Co-Founder of Freedom in the Arts, Rosie Kay, thinks the arts in the UK have strayed into a culture of intolerance, which has led…
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Government ‘falling short’ on action to protect women in music
MPs and music industry bodies criticise government's rejection of recommendations aimed at making the music industry safer for…
For trans people, our very existence is political
Responding to Arts Professional’s coverage of ACE’s political statements policy in February, Lauren James ex…
Community arts groups share in £480k of Windrush funding
Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windr…
Men to be allowed to visit ‘women-only’ exhibit
An exhibit at a Tasmanian museum must allow men admission following a court ruling in a gender discrimination case. The Ladies Lou…
Gender pay gap within culture sector increases
For every £1 earned by men employed in the cultural sector women are paid 85 pence, government statistics show.
Disabled artists and companies awarded £700,000
Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across t…
Arts leaders criticised for membership of male-only club
Several arts leaders representing Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisations have faced criticism after The Guard…
Female-led contemporary art gallery to open in Birmingham
A non-profit arts organisation is launching a commercial contemporary gallery next month in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter,…
Class barriers persist in the creative industries
Research from Creative Access has found class discrimination remains an issue in creative workspaces. Almost three-quarters (74%)…
Tate Britain seeks to contextualise ‘offensive’ mural
Tate Britain has unveiled a new video work made in response to a 1927 mural that has been closed to the public since 2020 due to i…
Another theatre to stage ‘Black Out’ nights
News that another theatre will stage performances exclusively for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-identifying audience…
Starmer: Working class children ‘denied arts opportunities’
Working class children are being denied the same opportunities to become actors or musicians that private school pupils are afford…
Soho Theatre apologises for anti-Israel ‘incident’
Soho Theatre, London, has issued a statement apologising for an “incident” on 10 February that is understood to have i…
Bristol council set to vote on de-listing Colston statue
Plans to de-list a statue of the transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston so it can be permanently housed in a museum are set for…
Music licensing organisation to fund East London arts school
Phonographic Performance Limited will financially support programmes at East London Arts & Music that ensure equal access…
MPs urge action to tackle ’endemic’ misogyny in music industry
Parliamentary inquiry finds women working in music have had their 'lives ruined' by men who have never been held to accoun…
Power in partnerships
In their latest collaborative research project, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan of Rising Arts Agency have been exploring the unequ…
Badenoch criticises ‘unreliable’ Museum of London research
Business and Equalities Secretary Kemi Badenoch has dubbed research from the Museum of London “unreliable”, accusing t…
ACE commits £1.2m to young people’s initiative in Sunderland
A multi-year programme providing free arts and culture activities to young people in Sunderland has been backed by a £1.196m…
Study of Black music and record stores awarded over £240k
Research that aims to compile a history of record shops specialising in Black music from the 1950s onwards has received a £2…
New body seeks to tackle ‘cancel culture’ in the arts
Freedom in the Arts, co-founded by former Arts Council England employee Denise Fahmy, says it wants to 'tackle the culture of…
Women in theatre ‘still impacted by the pandemic’
Survey finds pandemic continues to impact female workers, with numbers in the workforce falling and opportunities diminishing.
Theatre’s Black Out performance ‘led to threats and abuse’
Theatre Royal Stratford East's decision to designate a performance for a Black audience earlier this year divided opinion, dra…
