As Scotland prepares to consult on the introduction of a ‘tourist tax’, Brian Ferguson warns that the debate may prove fatally divisive for cultural organisations – and that there’s no assurance about how any money raised will be used.
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Theatre and dance artists are invited to apply for up to £7,000 in grants as part of the new two-year scheme, which has a total budget of £120k and is run by Farnham Maltings, the British...
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Dover’s contribution to the Armistice Centenary in November will be a collaborative community production about the arrival of the body of the ‘Unknown Warrior’. Andrew Dawson tells the story.
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Proposals for improving workforce diversity in England, making the sector more resilient and increasing access to culture have been sketched out in preparation for the development of its strategy.
It should be a golden time for art and design education, but smaller schools have merged with universities, staff-student contact time is at an all-time low, and European students are facing a hike in fees. We’re sleepwalking towards disaster for the nation’s creative sector, writes Ben Evans.
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New data shows that numerous students whose parents earn over £100k are receiving help through the Government’s music and dance scheme, intended to help poorer students pay boarding fees...
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The festival, which will be held in early 2022, is intended to build on the 1951 Festival of Britain and show “what makes our country great”, according to Prime Minister Theresa May....
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The Matinee Club, set up by actor Sarah Middleton for parents working in any role in theatre, will run on Saturdays for children aged over four.
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Chief Executive Stuart Murphy admitted it was ‘annoying’ that audience members were being asked to empty opened water bottles, but said the move was necessary to prevent people covertly...
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LUCY CASOT, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland, has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Museums Galleries Scotland, the national development body for museums and galleries in...
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A new report on resilience in the arts encourages a shift in thinking from individual sustainability to the health of a sector as a whole.
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JANE ROBINSON, formerly Durham University's Chief Operating Officer, is the new Chair of the Board at CCE, the international foundation that supports creative learning. She was previously...
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The new Head of Culture at Bristol City Council will be JON FINCH. Currently at the Harris Museum, Preston, he will replace LAURA PYE, who has been appointed as Director of National Museums Liverpool.
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CONRAD LYNCH is returning to being a freelance producer, based in the Eden Valley. He has stepped down from the role of Artistic Director of Theatre by the Lake, which he joined in 2016.
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Professor SARAH PERKS, Artistic Director: Visual Art at HOME in Manchester, is leaving to pursue independent international curatorial and writing projects. She will stay in her role at Manchester...
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RACHEL LANDON has taken on the role of Chief Executive for the Music in Secondary Schools Trust. She recently worked at the City of London Academy Highbury Grove and was the founding chair of the...
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The new Artistic Director at The Royal Academy of Dance will be GERARD CHARLES, who is leaving his current position as Director of Artistic Operations at Joffrey Ballet in Chicago to take on the role...
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Head of Residencies and Awards at artist studio provider Acme, LEA O'LOUGHLIN has been appointed President of the Board of Res Artis, the worldwide network of artist residencies, which is based...
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A Select Committee on the rural economy will report back next year on the sorts of interventions needed to support local amenities and tackle deprivation.
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Role changes, salary increases and associated benefits led to members of Arts Council England’s senior team seeing their remuneration packages grow by up to £24k each last year.
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The national funder responded to select questions from Twitter in its “first ever live online review of the year”.
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The veteran presenter criticised the public broadcaster for ‘not catering to all kinds of people’, saying more arts and culture should be shown, regardless of the size of the audience. A...
Reporters from The Star newspaper who went undercover at a US ticketing conference this year, found that Ticketmaster was promoting a programme to help bulk buyers resell thousands of tickets – in direct violation of its own terms of use. Robert Cribb and Marco Chown Oved report.
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The team behind the theatre in the Calais refugee camp have teamed up with the Museum of Immigration in Paris to open a pop-up performance space, run by refugees, which will operate from mid-October...
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The Atlantic Project will take place at various locations across the city and feature site-specific commissions by international artists as part of a ‘pilot festival of contemporary art’.