Missing voices in culture, health and wellbeing research
In recent years, cultural practitioners have been working in ever more challenging health and social care spaces. Robyn Dowlen loo…
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A pernicious culture of unpaid work
For a sector that’s for and by people, why do we find it so hard to invest in the very thing that makes us? asks Sara Whybre…
Plea to save NI arts from urgent ‘threats to very existence’
An anticipated £13m in Executive support may not be enough, as more than half the sector's jobs remain at risk.
Neurodivergence manifesto a ‘call for change’
New recommendations around employment and lobbying for benefits will be “hard to ignore”, creatives say.
Half of arts sector jobs were furloughed
The cultural sector has suffered a 60% drop in economic output over the past 18 months, a University of Sheffield study reveals. R…
ACE restricts eligibility for key funding streams
DYCP applications will be limited and project grants applicants must prove their inclusivity and relevance.
£800k for visual arts projects addressing racial inequality
Freelands Foundation has awarded £800,000 to two projects addressing racial inequality in the visual arts. Wysing Arts…
Ireland to pilot basic income scheme for artists
None of the four UK nations plan to replicate the three-year initiative, though pressure is building.
Training programme offers ‘alternative pathway into theatre’
A new two-year training programme will offer a “genuine alternative pathway into theatre” for people from underre…
Scotland opens £75k fund for creative caregivers
Creative Scotland has opened applications to its Radical Care Fund, a £75,000 project aiming to improve working conditi…
Arts Council NI and British Council extend partnership
Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council have extended their partnership to 2024. Now in their tenth yea…
Theatre bodies update anti-discrimination principles
UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre (SOLT) have updated their ten principles for creating safe and inclusive working spaces i…
Theatre Artists Fund issues £500k freelance grants
The Theatre Artists Fund has distributed grants of £500 to 1,003 theatre freelance workers in its latest wave of funding aim…
Worldwide royalty collections expected to drop by 35%
A report into worldwide royalties estimates collections in music, visual arts, drama and literature could decline by up to 35% thi…
Matchmaking creatives with empty spaces
With many retail outlets and offices standing empty across the UK, an ingenious new charity is matching creatives with landlords….
Printmakers to lead European refugee arts project
A Europe-wide project for refugee artists has opened for applications. In from the Margins offers artists from refugee a…
LGBTIQ+ development programme reopens
Brighton's Malborough Productions has opened applications to the fourth year of its New Queers on the Block development p…
Essex to launch local arts recovery fund
Essex County Council will launch a local Arts and Cultural Recovery Fund next month. The fund is geared towards recovery…
Optimism with a side of caution
Nadine Dorries is a gift horse the cultural sector shouldn't look in the mouth.
Tech enabling creativity
One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…
DACS distributes £5.6m in payback royalties
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has distributed £5.6m in payback royalties to 86,000 visual artists this yea…
Volunteering as a route into work
Without volunteering, many organisations in the cultural sector simply couldn’t operate. But it can also act as a route for…
Auction to split proceeds equally between artists
Educational arts charity Art UK has opened an auction fundraiser which will split proceeds equally between all participa…
National Insurance hike ‘deeply damaging’ to creative freelancers
The tax increase will be a "double whammy" for some self employed creatives, as income support dries up in October.
