Croydon criticised for insensitive name of arts fund
Croydon Council and Executive Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry have come in for criticism for the name of their new Ignite Fund a…
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Edinburgh festivals receive £2.1m boost
The Scottish Government has put an additional £2.1m towards the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe…
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…
Call for artist compensation over loss of Fringe app
Performing arts and entertainment union Equity says the Edinburgh Fringe should compensate performers over the absence of the offi…
Easol launches tech toolkit for festival organisers
Experience commerce technology company Easol is launching a new toolkit designed to help festival organisers run profitable events…
The future of storytelling
One of 50 creative practitioners trained in immersive technology to create UNBOXED’s StoryTrails, DJ McDowall shares how the…
Mass gift-making as a shared symbolic act
With athletes about to arrive in Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, a mass gift-making initiative has been underway to we…
Edinburgh Festivals launch vision for 2030
The Edinburgh Festivals are aiming for the Scottish capital to be a world leading sustainable festival city, according to a new vi…
Monkeypox: how can festivals prepare?
With the summer festival season underway, organisers should consider implementing contact tracing systems and raise awareness of m…
Low uptake of live events insurance scheme by festivals
Less than a quarter of the government's ringfenced insurance funding has been paid out, with music festivals finding the schem…
Edinburgh’s first Deaf Festival set for August
The first Edinburgh Deaf Festival will take place from 12 -19 August. Organised by Deaf Action, with the support of Edinburgh Fest…
Renewable energy project to put festivals on national grid
Music Declares Emergency, in partnership with Festival Republic, will create a roadmap for live outdoor events to connect to mains…
Edinburgh Festival Fringe announces partnership with TikTok
TikTok and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have announced that the entertainment platform will become the festival’s f…
Guide to running hybrid in-person events launches
A new guide to help festivals, literature organisations and publishers run online and in-person hybrid events is now available. Wr…
Cost of living ‘jeopardising theatres and festivals’, MPs told
Select committee hears that theatres and arts festivals are facing a "double whammy" of increasing costs and lower deman…
Coventry City of Culture attracts more than a million
More than one million people attended events in Coventry during the city’s stint as UK City of Culture, according to analysi…
Welsh government defends £4.25m purchase of farm for Green Man festival
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended the Welsh Government's decision to spend £4.25m on a piece of land for…
Edinburgh Fringe producers get £1.3m resilience funding
Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers have received financial support to help them recover and remain resilient following the Covid-…
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…
Evaluating cities and capitals of culture
With the winner of the UK City of Culture 2025 to be announced imminently, four academics outline their recommendations for t…
Art Fund helps regional curators visit London Gallery Weekend
Eighteen galleries across the UK have received support from the Art Fund to help curators visit London Gallery Weekend 2022. The g…
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery partially reopens
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is temporarily reopening ahead of this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Five of the museum&r…
Festival commissions homeless for operas
A new year-long festival will encourage artists and audiences to view their cities through the eyes of their homeless residents. S…
