14 years of Tory rule have led to access to culture being downgraded, the arts being sidelined in schools, and civic spaces being neglected. Charlotte Higgins suggests three ways for Labour to fix it.
News
TR2, the workshop base for Theatre Royal Plymouth, is struggling to find staff to construct sets because of a skills shortage.
The Head of TR2 Brendan Cusack told the BBC that the Covid pandemic...
Feature
Amid the current drive for local authorities to have cultural strategies, Professor Daniel Ashton considers the challenges of trying to align those strategies to changing policy and geographic landscapes.
News
Standstill funding, increased employer pension costs and the financial impact of the pandemic are putting England's network of music education hubs under increased pressure.
News
Watermans Art Centre will close next month to 'protect the organisation's financial viability' ahead of planned moved to a new site.
News
Research from Creative Access has found class discrimination remains an issue in creative workspaces.
Almost three-quarters (74%) of 392 employees in the creative industries and Creative Access...
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Report highlights overall export growth but finds 'striking dichotomy' in the performance of trade in services versus trade in goods for the UK’s creative industries.
News
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) is partnering with Tileyard North, a Wakefield-based creative space, to support the North of England’s independent music sector.
The partnership...
Arts People
KAREN METCALFE, CEO and Artistic Director of Burnley Youth Theatre (BYT), is stepping down in August to pursue a freelance career in arts strategy and fundraising.
Metcalfe has been at the...
Educational background, social circle, current job and upbringing all impact career trajectories. Now new research from Creative Access sheds light on the pervasive influence of class dynamics in the UK's creative industries.
News
Cornwall Museums Partnership has used funding from Arts Council England to secure the legacy of a number of its projects.
News
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a Get Paid Guide which it says aims to help demystify metadata for music creators.
The resource, developed in partnership with PPL and...
Following widespread consultation in search of solutions for diversifying and boosting inclusion in the music industry, UK Music Diversity Taskforce chair Ammo Talwar reviews progress.
The UK is to sign a UNESCO pledge to protect ‘intangible cultural heritage’. Professor Natalie Braber explains what that's important.
News
A new charity is planning to bring visual arts and music organisations together by funding projects delivering impactful environmental solutions.
Murmur is launching with over £1m in pledges...
Feature
The sector’s resilience and creativity in navigating crises show how art and culture will sustain even in the toughest of times. Ben Walmsley explores what is now needed to build a more equitable, confident and sustainable future.
News
Solid year-on-year rise in attendence figures for UK visitor attractions, but the total remains 11% down on pre-pandemic levels.
Feature
A ground-breaking initiative from the Royal Academy of Music in partnership with Southbank Centre – Future Artists - seeks to equip students to use their multiple skills, writes Jessica Walker.
Theatre director, Jenny Sealey, talks to Lauren Laverne about her drive to change the range of people we see on our stages and screens, through her work with Graeae over a quarter of a century.
Opinion
A year after losing ACE funding, Berkshire's Watermill Theatre has had some sweet successes. Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Claire Murray charts the downs and ups of a rollercoaster year.
News
Arts Council England and The National Archives have signed a new collaboration agreement for the three-year period up to 2027.
The bodies said the agreement outlines how they will build on...
Arts People
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) has appointed opera soprano JANE IRWIN as its Head of Vocal Performance.
Irwin, who is currently Professor of Singing at the Royal Northern College of...
Arts People
Conductors MARK WIGGLESWORTH and CHLOÉ VAN SOETERSTÈDE become Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) new Chief Conductor and Principal Guest Conductor respectively from the start of the...
News
Organisations interested in running 10 community libraries in Derby have been given a month to register their interest.
Following Derby City Council's approval of plans for the city’s...
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'Guerilla' festival of Palestinian art and culture staged by protesters inside London's Barbican Centre.