New investment into the World of Stories programme will target seven areas highlighted as Arts Council England priority places.

Creating and sharing new knowledge – through teaching, learning, impact and public engagement – lies at the heart of r…

It's widely agreed that arts and creativity can boost mental health and wellbeing. But less well known is the positive effect…

How can we build a fairer cultural sector that works for artists, organisations, and communities? Mark Robinson explores some tact…

A charity in the West Midlands is championing young people’s voices and youth leadership through a range of different activi…

It’s easy to blame the challenges now facing theatre on the longest shutdown of stages since the mid-17th century. But these…

The first National Portfolio Organisation lost to the effects of the pandemic will close its doors next week, leaving a gap i…

A parliamentary report into writers' experience of Covid-19 says "a clear line of communication between the Government an…

Poet and climate writer, Linda France shares how she is creating spaces for connection, discussion and personal reflection, encour…

The largest Paul Hamlyn Foundation grant since 2006 will provide a sustainable basis for the theatre’s ongoing work, plus mo…

Ambitions to increase the number of creators of colour have been raised amid improvements in the incidence and portrayal of Black,…

New guidelines have been drawn up to protect playwrights whose future work is under threat, existing work is being streamed free,…

The slush fund is the latest urgent funding measure to support imperilled freelancers.

On the eve of Brexit, musicians and authors are calling for equivalent legislation to safeguard their intellectual property rights…

An evaluation of a three-year scheme finds writing programmes should prioritise writing for pleasure, rather than trying to improv…

A new report calls for £200m investment and a national reading movement to improve the UK’s mental health, wellbeing a…

In Wales, people living with dementia, and their carers, are being offered fiction as well as self-help books to help them manage…

The national funder is concerned by low income for writers and a lack of diversity in the sector, and has pledged more support for…

The cities join a 180-strong network, which already features ten UK cities including Bradford and Glasgow.

When project funding slowed after the financial crash, Jaybird Live Literature was unable to put on the technically complex poetry…

Literature Wales was stunned by the review, which recommended stripping the body of its main responsibilities and handing them ove…

When her circus arts company was invited to perform in a library, Camille Bensoussan feared there would be endless health and safe…

What should people working in the arts do to support writers in their early years? Steve Dearden, co-founder of the The Writing Sq…