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...
News
'Guerilla' festival of Palestinian art and culture staged by protesters inside London's Barbican Centre.
News
Staffordshire University has teamed up with the Gatehouse Theatre in Stafford to give students a chance to get involved in productions on and off stage.
The BBC reports that under the scheme,...
News
The money will go toward projects in the city centre, including an annual festival event and new signage to promote cultural venues.
News
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says forthcoming review will help 'ensure that Arts Council England is driving creative excellence in the arts by funding ambitious projects of the highest quality'.
News
Nearly 100,000 tickets have been sold for forthcoming shows at the recently reopened venue, following a £132m renovation.
News
Calls for sector focus to reduce high levels of poor mental health among performers following a 'destabilising and challenging' five years.
News
Scores of community-led arts, culture and heritage initiatives in Bradford will get combined funding of £1m, it has been announced.
As part of a programme funded by Arts Council England and...
Arts People
Art Fund has announced that SANDY NAIRNE, former Director of the National Portrait Gallery, will become the organisation's Chair of Trustees.
He succeeds CHRIS SMITH (Lord Smith of...