Christopher Smith welcomes the government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision published this week, saying it is a recognition of the value of the UK’s creative industries.
The UK is among the most centralised and unequal countries, which has a profound impact on where culture and creativity has flourished. Trevor MacFarlane explores whether devolution could be an opportunity to recalibrate the creative ecosystem.
This week Fun Palaces celebrates its tenth anniversary. During that decade, as Kirsty Lothian and Amie Taylor write, they have become a major force in the campaign for cultural democracy.
In response to ACE's decision last November to cut the London Sinfonietta's funding by 41%, Chief Executive Andrew Burke outlines plans for a future now, inevitably, more at risk.
Last week in Stockholm, Josette Bushell-Mingo hosted the opening ceremony of IFACCA’s 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture. Within a broad theme of artistic freedom, her focus is on education and the arts, human rights and inclusion.
If there is one thing the UK does well it’s royal celebrations, and none come bigger than a coronation. But, as Mark Pemberton writes, the coronation of King Charles III had one particular dimension - the inclusion of so much classical music.
Europe, Eurovision, pressure-selling, ticket queues and… Candide? Robin Cantrill-Fenwick examines what goes wrong when tickets go on sale for popular events.
London’s South Bank has been an extraordinarily successful regeneration story. Elaine Bedell thinks it’s now time for a new era of regeneration of the arts.
In a survey of disabled arts professionals, Unlimited found 87% had been asked to do something for nothing. Lucy Peters asks Jo Verrent: When will the sector stop exploiting disabled creatives and acknowledge their value?
Without urgent reform there is a danger our creative industries – once the envy of the world – won’t be able to access the talent needed to thrive at a time when the sector should be booming, says Eliza Easton.
The cultural learning sector was hoping Jeremy Hunt would use his first budget to deliver one of the Conservatives’ manifesto pledges – the Arts Premium for secondary schools. Baz Ramaiah was not totally disappointed.
There is, David Micklem hopes, a quiet revolution happening. A revolution in how our arts and cultural spaces are taking decisions about what they produce and present.
The announcement of the closure of the BBC Singers - the UK's only full-time professional choir - has caused widespread anger and dismay. Ronald Corp thinks the decision takes no account of the value of a cherished cultural asset.
If you don’t have industry connections, trying to break into the sector can be overwhelming. So, courses that provide work experience are in high demand. Meet Karen Pimbley (course leader) and Annabel Atkins (student).
With all the ambiguity around ethnicity terminology, Kevin Osborne is gradually coming to the view that identifying people by their colour is the best way to drive race equity.
Last week’s reshuffle saw DCMS lose its digital remit to a new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Benjamin Kulka asks what this restructure means for the UK's creative sector.
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 access the talent needed to thrive at a time when the sector should be booming, says Eliza Easton.