DCMS to amend gender policies after settling discrimination claim
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has said it will amend its policies on gender after settling a claim brought by…
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Chair named for Creative Scotland review
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed that Dame Sue Bruce will chair a review of Creative Scotland to assess ho…
The state of opera
Harry Hyman, founder of the International Opera Awards, reviews the state of opera in the UK and outlines what needs to be done in…
Call for new national body to support ‘fragile’ youth theatre
Youth theatres in England are calling for a new national body to support their “vital” work, after a survey of hundreds of gro…
Government proposes AI data mining exception featuring ‘rights reservation’ for creators
The government is proposing a form of ‘opt out’ copyright system that would allow developers to train artificial intelligence (AI)…
The power of the imagination
The culture sector has suffered years of neglect. But David Micklem is infused with optimism about what might lie ahead.
CMS Committee launches State of Play inquiry
Members of the committee are inviting pitches from across the culture, media and sporting world as part of a new rolling inquiry t…
Creative Industries Taskforce members announced
The government has announced the fourteen members of its new Creative Industries Taskforce, including leaders in the arts, politic…
CMS Committee opens inquiry into built heritage
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee will conduct a new inquiry into how to prevent the loss and decline of historic build…
Nandy confirms new ACE review headed by Hodge will consider ‘wider cultural funding ecosystem’
A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) will look at the role the funding body plays in the wider arts and culture ecosystem, a…
Nandy: ‘We haven’t scrapped Archer ACE review’
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has countered assertions that the Labour government has “scrapped” a review of Arts Council Engla…
Welsh arts budget rise won’t heal sector’s ‘gaping wound’
Arts organisations in Wales have tentatively welcomed the country’s draft budget for the next financial year as a positive first s…
Baroness Hodge touted to lead Arts Council England review
Labour Peer Baroness Hodge is thought to have been selected to lead a review of Arts Council England (ACE), according to a report…
Welsh arts get ‘disappointing’ uplift in ‘optimistic budget’
The Welsh government has allocated the culture sector an additional £6m in its draft budget proposal for 2025-2026, following an…
Bryant reveals timeline for grassroots music ticket levy
Arts Minister Chris Bryant has said the government wants to see a voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets to come into effect…
Starmer signs deals to share UK’s cultural expertise with Saudi Arabia
The UK government has made multiple partnership deals agreeing to share the country’s “top-tier” expertise in culture, herit…
Future of Heritage Schools programme yet to be decided
The government has not confirmed if it will continue to finance Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme beyond the end of th…
Scottish budget: Huge ‘relief’ that arts and culture funding will rise by £34m
The Scottish government has pledged to make a series of funding increases to the country’s arts and culture sector as part of it…
From actor to mayor: Banging the drum for culture
Following a thirty-year career as an actor and writer before entering politics in 2016, West Yorkshire’s Mayor Tracy Brabin shar…
Arts Council Wales to receive £1m new funding
That Welsh government has announced that arts and cultural organisations will receive £1m in new funding in this financial year,…
Badenoch lashes out at Labour for settling Kneecap discrimination case
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defended a controversial decision she took as a minister to withdraw a government arts…
Nandy announces next phase of CoSTAR creative tech network
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced the next phase of UKRI’s Convergent Screen Technologies and performance in Realtime (…
RSC to research AI through creative clusters funding
Cultural organisations, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham REP and Birmingham Opera Company, will take part in re…
DCMS public bodies ‘may face financial sustainability issues’
Some of the public bodies sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) could struggle to continue to operate du…
