Too little, too late: MPs slam ‘consistent failures’ to save the sector
A scathing new report says the Government’s inadequate response to the threat posed by Covid-19 risks undermining its own &l…
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What happened to STEAM? The push to re-brand arts subjects as SHAPE
Academics behind the campaign say a new label will “unite and celebrate” these subjects and their role in rebuilding a…
Outdoor performances given green light for July 11
Indoor performance pilots with the London Symphony Orchestra will shape further reopening plans amid concerns about the safet…
ACE grants just one third of emergency funds, holds on to £56.9m
The funder says 95 National Portfolio Organisations that applied “were not able to demonstrate they needed urgent funding&rd…
Expand tax credits for Covid-19 recovery, MPs told
Wider application of the Theatre Tax Relief scheme would allow arts centres to reopen “within weeks”, a coalition of v…
Government appoints experts to influence delivery of Culture Strategy
A National Partnership for Culture will advise and influence Scottish Ministers on the delivery of Scotland’s culture strate…
Culture will play a defining role in Scotland’s recovery, says Advisory Group
Creating a National Arts Force of freelance and gig economy workers to work in schools, care homes and communities is among recomm…
Bailout plans progress for sectors whose markets have collapsed
A Cultural Investment Participation Scheme offering repayable finance could kickstart the cultural sector’s economy under pr…
Culture Secretary under fire for Taskforce membership
BAME arts leaders, the community arts sector and the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee have all raised conc…
Music lobby gathers steam and support
Proposals for a taskforce to help ‘get the music industry back on its feet’ and a petition to increase royalties for s…
Local authority leaders propose a coordinated post-Covid ‘reset’
Delivering solutions to social and economic problems after the pandemic will require policy-makers in different areas to “re…
A fairer Lottery – would it work here?
Elsewhere in the world national lotteries are being run in ways that don’t rely on the profits from gambling, while providin…
After the crisis – a new model for the arts?
Subsidy doesn’t shield or separate arts activities from the economic system; it enables them to be part of it, says Stephen…
The Other Side – what should it look like and how can we get there?
As governments start to draw up plans for supporting the post-virus cultural sector, the voices of those working in it are the mos…
Crises can bring out our best selves: let’s not waste yet another one
Post-Covid, the twin pillars of cultural policy should be social justice and environmental concern – but collectively we hav…
Cultural Industries brief for former Shadow Culture Secretary Tracy Brabin
The Labour MP’s recent report on the role of culture confronted “the perception, and the reality” that arts, cul…
Committee invites evidence to support a review of Covid-19 emergency measures
Urgent letters to the Chancellor of the Exchequer are already highlighting the plight of arts workers and businesses falling throu…
Falling between the cracks
The financial fallout from the cancellation and postponement of hundreds of orchestral performances is taking a heavy toll on both…
Covid-19: Funders reveal plans for the survival of the sector
£11m for Scotland, £7m for Wales and £1m for Northern Ireland as their arts councils announce plans to support o…
Museums’ infrastructure is crumbling – literally
As cultural venues sit empty, a national audit finds the UK's museums in dire condition.
Covid-19: Disability top of mind for DCMS
Disabled artists say their safety, security and insight into limited lifestyles are crucial during this crisis.
Victory: sector celebrates pay protection for self-employed
As stopgap measures grow in number, some arts workers will still fall through the cracks.
£160m emergency response package for the arts
Arts Council England has drawn on reserves and Lottery grants to save the sector from an "unsustainable loss of revenues"…
Mounting pressure to protect freelancers’ income
Surveys say 70% fear they can't pay the bills, 60% expect their income to halve and 50% have lost all their scheduled wor…
