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Survey reveals struggles for Berlin’s artistic community

21 Aug 2018

A poll of 1,745 Berlin-based artists finds just 24% of men and 19% of women can survive on their art alone. It also uncovers a gender pay gap of 28%, with women artists earning an average of €8,390 a year, compared to €11,662 for their male counterparts.

European promoters remain concerned about post-Brexit touring

20 Aug 2018

Deutsche Entertainment AG, which does about half its work in Britain, expects continuing demand for live entertainment, but is worried about arrangements for tours travelling between mainland Europe and the UK.

Music A-level “in danger of disappearing from state schools”

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17 Aug 2018

The sharp warning from the Association of School and College Leaders comes as A-level data reveals the decline in entries for arts subjects has doubled in speed since last year.

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Destruction of Gaza theatre condemned by UK playwrights

17 Aug 2018

In a letter to The Guardian, 14 arts leaders, including National Theatre Director Rufus Norris and playwright Caryl Churchill, described last week’s bombing of the Said al-Mishal Culture Centre by Israeli air forces as a “devastating loss for the already isolated community”.

Green light for major re-development of Llandudno theatre

17 Aug 2018

£3m from Conwy Council, the European Union and the Welsh Government will be used to revamp Venue Cymru, including the addition of a new dance studio, conference rooms, and a reworked entrance foyer.

Cultural visits continue to fall amid terrorism fears

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17 Aug 2018

London galleries were hard hit last year, as school children admissions fell for the fourth consecutive year.

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Net increase in London artists’ spaces, research finds

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17 Aug 2018

Despite new artist workspaces opening in some areas, a quarter of sites are at risk of closure and studios are becoming more expensive.

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Crowdfunding campaigns found to build new audiences and raise profile

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17 Aug 2018

Just one in ten of the arts organisations participating in Nesta’s matched crowdfunding programme said the effort they put into the project was too great in relation to the benefits.

Shakespeare’s Globe staffer claims traditional stage lighting discriminates against BME actors

16 Aug 2018

Dr Farah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education and Research at the organisation, said that commonly-used lighting and stage design techniques can put actors of colour at a disadvantage, and risk making them “merge into the background”. The comments have been criticised as “almost uneducated” by the Association of Lighting Designers, who said the Globe stage is simply illuminated to recreate daylight.

ACNI Chief Executive sues national funder

16 Aug 2018

Roisin McDonough is suing the Department for Communities, Arts Council Northern Ireland (ACNI) and John Edmund, ACNI’s controversial Chair, on the basis of age discrimination.

Government to boost charities’ role in public services

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16 Aug 2018

A new Civil Society Strategy accepts that “Government alone cannot solve the complex challenges facing society”.

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Ex-Bristol mayor in row over location of new music and sports arena

14 Aug 2018

George Ferguson has described proposals to build a new arena north of the city as “lunatic” and “impossible for any self-respecting city planner to recommend”.

Turbulence at the top of Hampshire Cultural Trust

14 Aug 2018

CEO Janet Owen has announced she will leave the trust, following several redundancies and the voluntary departure of three trustees earlier in the year.

Multi-million-pound redevelopment planned for Fareham arts venue

14 Aug 2018

The proposals would see the council-run Ferneham Hall reduce its main auditorium capacity and add a second auditorium, with control of the venue transferring to a leisure trust.

Working class being shut out of acting careers, warns Equity president

13 Aug 2018

Cost and a lack of educational opportunities mean that aspiring working class actors are being “cut off in the bud”, said Maureen Beattie.

Egyptian curators denied visas

13 Aug 2018

Three Egyptian curators due to speak at an international museum conference in Wales have been prevented from entering the UK.

Ticket resale sites to close

13 Aug 2018

UK touts face a further squeeze with the announcement that Live Nation is to shut down two European resale sites and replace them with a price-capped platform on its main Ticketmaster site.

Cultural value research hub backed by 5-year funding

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10 Aug 2018

The research centre will aim to “pre-empt the needless wheel-spinning, data-churning and combative cross-talking that has characterised much of the past debate” about cultural value.

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Scotland ring-fences cash for touring

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10 Aug 2018

Creative Scotland has announced details of a new Touring Fund offering organisations outside its Regular Funding portfolio the chance to make and tour new work.

“Class gap” holds back young people from the arts, finds research

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10 Aug 2018

Two reports commissioned by Arts Council England found that cost and lack of confidence are major barriers to youth engagement.

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