What Next? calls for arts workers to lobby MPs on Brexit
A document highlighting how Brexit could impact the arts and cultural sector has been produced ahead of Parliamentary debates on t…
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Government ‘stonewalls’ creative industries amendment to Brexit bill
Peers warned a reciprocal agreement with the EU for the creative industries is necessary to avoid returning to the “dark day…
Loss of EU arts funding would hit pro-Brexit regions hardest
AP analysis finds EU culture spend per person is highest in the English regions with the largest proportion of ‘leave’…
European Union contributes £40m a year to UK culture
New research by Arts Council England, produced to inform the Brexit negotiations, has highlighted the negative impact losing fundi…
Current music education system a ‘disaster’ for post-Brexit UK
Music and dance leaders have implored a Lords select committee to support the introduction of a special arrangement within the vis…
Brexit could affect staff at one in three UK museums
The Museums Association’s annual survey finds 4% of the workforce are non-UK EU citizens.
‘Deep concern’ about UK’s creative reputation post-Brexit
More than one in five Creative Industries Federation members say they would consider moving their business abroad if the UK and th…
Government must replace lost EU culture funding, MPs say
A cross-party select committee has called for continued membership of Creative Europe post-Brexit and argues for free movement dur…
Creative industries risk losing 27,000 jobs in no-deal Brexit
An impact analysis commissioned by London's Mayor shows the country could lose up to £3.3bn in growth by 2030 if no long…
Government releases Brexit ‘sector analysis’ on Creative Industries
39 reports have been released by the Exiting the EU committee, but the Government has “decided not to publish” the com…
“Gutted”: heartbreak as UK blocked from European Capital of Culture
The European Commission has said Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union means participation in the 2023 title “w…
Arts campaign bodies fight for free movement for creatives
A joint campaign by a-n and the Incorporated Society of Musicians is lobbying for continued freedom of movement post-Brexit for an…
Culture leaders across Europe warn against ‘hard Brexit’
Artist Mark Wallinger and musician Julian Lloyd Webber are among those backing a Pan-European set of recommendations for Brexit ne…
UK grows share of ‘increasingly important’ Creative Europe funding following Brexit vote
35 creative, cultural and heritage organisations from across the UK have been awarded a combined €3.2m in funding.
General election: Arts sector reacts to ‘rejection of hard Brexit’
The need for clarity has emerged as a key priority for arts organisations following the confirmation that no political party has w…
EU nationals essential to creative industries, survey finds
Research by the Creative Industries Federation suggests almost 75% of creative organisations think restricting immigration would h…
Creative Industries Federation issues election manifesto for arts
Calls for the creative industries to remain a priority during Brexit negotiations, and for new policies to provide economic securi…
Should I stay or should I go?
Following the Brexit vote, are young European actors who have chosen to work in the UK likely to stay? Mark C. Hewitt sounded out…
‘Brexit may force progress on arts education’, MPs told
Leaving the European Union presents opportunities to make education policy and the visa system more responsive to the needs of the…
Brexit speech prompts fears for mobility of creative workers
Negotiations with the EU will need to consider the status of freelance workers as well as employed staff, the Creative Industries…
Creative Scotland warns Brexit may limit RFO funding
Deputy Chief Executive Iain Munro has said that new arts funding models will have to be considered in these unprecedented times.
European Capital of Culture bids progress despite Brexit uncertainty
Competing UK cities will continue with their bids, despite a lack of reassurance from organisers Creative Europe that the UK will…
Industry bodies pledge to support UK arts through Brexit
Concerns have been raised about international artistic exchange and the export of cultural products, following the UK’s vote…
Creative industry leaders to vote remain
The popular press has dismissed anti-Brexit arts figures as ‘luvvies’ after a survey revealed the vast majority of wor…
