Universal Credit system ‘punitive’ towards creatives
Research calls for Universal Credit system to be overhauled after finding creatives are unable to pay for essentials.
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Immersive experience sector a ‘house of cards’ industry
Report suggests live immersive creative practice is overly dependent on its creators to fund, promote and develop work in the sect…
Everyday creativity – for everyone?
Our recent research into everyday creativity reveals new ways cultural organisations could serve wider communities. But making the…
Understanding the needs of disabled artists
In the last in our series on widening participation, Diana Niepce writes: Two burnouts a year is not sustainable for anyone, but&n…
Fresh calls for arts funding reform
While arts professionals debate if arts council funding should consider a two-tiered system, a group of academics suggest a move a…
Falmouth University awarded research grant to archive performance practice
Falmouth University has been awarded £850,000 in research funding to undertake an immersive archives project capturing Cornw…
Educators warn of decline in dance education
A survey of educators working in higher education institutions finds the number of higher education dance courses and the number o…
ACE confirms further delay to audience data platform
Launch of new audience data platform rescheduled for second time meaning it will be two months late.
Opera North and Newcastle University launch three-year partnership
Organisations plan to build on previous work together through formal partnership to improve audience accessibility.
Growing number of craft skills ‘under threat’
Traditional craft skills are "on the verge of extinction" in the UK, according to new research. Five new skills have bee…
How can R&D address regional inequality?
In a new report, Katy Shaw explores how incentivising and investing in cross-sector co-creation can create a new culture as well a…
Learning the lessons of cultural mega-events
As Liverpool stages Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine, Jenny Elliott considers the lure, risks and opportunities inherent in large-s…
Heritage sector ‘over reliant’ on volunteers, survey suggests
Dependence on volunteers is found to be highest in organisations with lower turnover, although issues of attracting volunteers fro…
Culture Recovery Fund saved hundreds of organisations
The government’s emergency support package helped funded organisations stay afloat, attract new audiences and continue to su…
UKRI unveils funding round for research into health inequalities
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced the third phase of a programme funding research into the use of community ass…
Why are disabled people asked to work for nothing?
In a survey of disabled arts professionals, Unlimited found 87% had been asked to do something for nothing. Lucy Peters asks Jo Ve…
Creative degrees can deliver skills and employment
In Culture Minister Lucy Frazer's first address to the sector, she highlighted the skills gap facing the creative industries….
Research highlights gender disparities in dance sector
Study finds dance companies in receipt of most funding – and exerting greater influence on the sector – are more likel…
Visa system needs urgent reform to ensure global standing of UK’s creative industries
Without urgent reform there is a danger our creative industries – once the envy of the world – won’t be able to…
Major study to explore impact of online arts on mental health
Researchers from Oxford University will help young people create an online museum to support the mental health of diverse and unde…
Audience figures highlight ongoing recovery from pandemic
Latest data from The Audience Agency (TAA) suggests a “long shadow” from the Covid pandemic is still affecting the sec…
The arts in schools: Foundations for the future
The 1982 publication ‘The Arts of Schools’ was hugely influential with local education authorities and arts profession…
Pilot to engage artist as salaried employee
In a radical move, Artsadmin is offering a year-long contract for an artist to undertake place-based research. Patrick Jowett has…
Mountview launches Intimacy Practice degree
The world’s first degree in Intimacy Practice will launch in September. Intimacy on Set and Mountview Academy of Theatre Art…
