Colin Hambrook considers how the cultural landscape has changed for disabled people since the first Unlimited festival in 2012.
As Independent Venue Week gets underway, Dale Maplethorpe reminisces about the potent magic of attending your first gig, while sharing the memories of music industry professionals.
Ian Youngs takes stock of the challenges facing British theatre despite a slew of new shows set to open in 2024.
For more than a century, philanthropy has sustained US museums. But as wealthy, older donors make way for a younger, less engaged generation, Julia Halperin finds arts organisations are facing a funding crisis.
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The inclusion of Sheffield’s Abbeydale Picture House and Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre takes the list’s total of theatres at risk of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition to 39.
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A pot of £15.2m will be available for cultural organisations across England in the latest round of funding under the government's Cultural Development Fund, it has been announced.
So far...
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Music organisations have been under extreme financial pressure over recent years, with reduced opportunities to plan for the longer term, limiting the development of new talent. But, as Joe Frankland argues, there are some signs of optimism.
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Parliamentary inquiry finds women working in music have had their 'lives ruined' by men who have never been held to account, including 'household names'.
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The Plaza Theatre in Romsey, Hampshire has defended its decision to go cashless after receiving criticism on social media. They will be card only from 31 March.
Neil Gwynne, Chair of Romsey...
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Culture Secretary says the denigration of corporate sponsorship and donations needs to end if arts and culture institutions are to get the financial support they need.
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Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has announced that it distributed £10.1m in Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties in 2023.
The sum was split between 1,893 visual artists...
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Suffolk County Council said that a £600m government support package to help local authorities with the cost of social care will enable it to propose a new arts funding scheme.
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People who play a musical instrument or sing have better brain health as they age, a study by the University of Exeter has found.
Scientists found that among 1,108 participants with an average age...
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Charity says it hopes to open more training hubs across the UK as part of efforts to improve access to dance and grow commercial revenue.
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Art Fund has launched guidance on how UK museums, galleries, libraries and archives can acquire top quality objects for free or for much less than their market value – and how the donor/seller benefits too, as Nancy Saul explains.
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Reading Borough Council has submitted plans for a £13.7m overhaul of The Hexagon theatre.
The proposals include the demolition of unused parts of the building and the addition of a new...
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Strike action by staff at English National Opera had been due to begin later this week on the opening night of The Handmaid’s Tale.
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The Jamie Lloyd Company (JLC) has ended its 10-year partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group, becoming an independent company for the first time.
Led by Artistic Director and Executive...
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Dr MELISSA BURON will join V&A as Director of Collections and Chief Curator, taking up post in the spring.
Currently Director of Curatorial Affairs at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF...
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Culture Secretary says additional £600m for local authorities will help them protect arts venues, but councils warn that the funding shortfall for social care remains too large for it to make a significant difference.
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A company that owns a nationwide chain of music venues has announced record profits for the 2023 financial year.
The Electric Group owns and operates live music venues, including Electric Brixton...
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Music therapy charity Nordoff and Robbins has announced music agent EMMA BANKS as Chair of its Board of Trustees.
She replaces DAVID MUNNS, who has been Chair for 13 years.
Banks is co-...
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Contract for Illuminate data platform ends in March 2026, a year ahead of the end of the recently extended National Portfolio for 2023-27, raising questions over its future.
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JO CORNISH will step into the role of Interim CEO at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) following the announcement that current CEO NICK POOLE will depart at the...
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RAIDENE CARTER will join Artsadmin as Artistic Director, following the departure of RÓISE GOAN to lead Viernulvier in Belgium.
Bringing a wealth of experience in cultural engagement as a...