Arts People
Oxford Playhouse has appointed seven new trustees to its board.
ADAM KNIGHT, ALBIE RAY, DEBBIE RICHARDS, ELLIE CLAUGHTON, GILL AITKEN, RD JASKIRAN KAUR and MICAELA TUCKWELL were recruited in an...
Arts People
NICOLE YIP has been appointed as the new Director of Spike Island gallery in Bristol.
Currently Chief Curator of Exhibitions & Live Programmes at Nottingham Contemporary, Yip will take...
Arts People
Tara Theatre has announced NATASHA KATHI-CHANDRA as new Artistic Director and joint CEO of the South Asian theatre company.
Kathi-Chandra, who joined the theatre in 2022 as Associate...
News
Spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says concept of restricting audiences based on race is ‘concerning and divisive’.
Arts People
DEVYANI SALTZMAN has been appointed as the Barbican's new Director for Arts and Participation.
Saltzman is a Canadian writer, curator, public thinker and cultural leader with over fifteen...
News
Arts Council England is pursuing Mercury Prize winning musician Speech Debelle for around £100,000 in legal costs.
Arts People
Afro Queer artist and filmmaker TOPHER CAMPBELL has joined the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival, Homotopia, based in Liverpool, as its new Director and CEO....
News
Revamped risk guidance from Arts Council England (ACE) marks "a complete turnaround" in its position on political or activist statements, according to artists' union.
Arts People
MIRANDA CROMWELL and HANNAH JOSS have been named as Associate Directors at Chichester Festival Theatre.
An award-winning director, Cromwell has directed shows at various theatres including...
News
Concerns raised over female dancers returning to work too soon after giving birth, risking physical exhaustion and injury.
In their latest policy and practice round-up, the Cultural Learning Alliance outlines new research evidencing the positive effects of arts participation at secondary school.
Director of Unlimited Jo Verrent addresses the difficulties facing cultural sector leaders in a very personal open letter to 'work'.
Opinion
Ahead of next week's Spring Budget, Claire Walker, Co-Chief Executive of Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, is calling on the Chancellor for renewed investment to sustain the UK's world-leading theatre sector.
News
The Welsh Government has finalised its budget for 2024/25, confirming a 10.5% cut for Arts Council of Wales and the National Library.
Museum workers from the National Museum of Wales, the National...
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Arts Council England updates its reputational risk guidance for National Portfolio Organisations following concerns that original guidance could curtail freedom of expression.
Feature
Leading a team producing a demanding festival in a challenging environment, Catherine Groom thinks developing and formalising a health and wellbeing policy is essential.
This editorial from The Guardian reflects on local authority arts funding in the wake of Birmingham City Council's plan to withdraw its entire cultural budget.
News
More than 70 arts and culture organisations in Scotland have failed in their bids to gain multi-year funding from Creative Scotland.
Announcing the results of the first of a two-stage application...
In this podcast, Jo Reed and Sunil Iyengar compare and contrast arts measurement techniques used by cultural agencies in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
News
The Association of Independent Festivals urges government action after at least 10 UK music festivals say they will not go ahead as planned this year due to rising costs.
Artist Doug Argue says Weisman Art Museum's decision not to sell his monogram is 'book banning'. He reflects on the challenges museums face in an increasingly politicised environment with Sheila Regan.
News
The NT Live cinema release of Uncle Vanya starring Andrew Scott has taken over £1m in UK and Ireland box office sales since its release on 22 February.
Premiering at 737 venues, Uncle Vanya...
Opinion
Recent Welsh government budget cuts have created new fears across the creative sector about the impact on our communities, writes Graeme Farrow.
News
Calls made for reform of local government funding system to avoid 'cherished services' being 'drastically scaled back or lost altogether'.
News
A Bristol music venue is teaming up with researchers at the city's University of the West of England to explore links between singing and wellbeing.
The project, called Sing for Happiness is...