London councils urged to support late-night opening to ‘drive culture and nightlife growth’
London’s borough councils are being urged to allow late-night opening this spring and summer as part of a drive to grow the capita…
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An emerging space of possibility
Besides awarding degrees, how are our universities supporting young people? This is a question NCACE’s Evelyn Wilson has been in…
Heritage museums announce merger
Two heritage museums in north-east London are merging in a bid to create a resilient single organisation. The Museums Journal repo…
Strategic funding partnerships: Imagining different futures
At a time of overlapping crises, the need for bold, imaginative responses has never been greater. Here Patrick Fox from Heart of G…
WNO programme ‘helps manage persistent pain’
A Welsh National Opera (WNO) wellness programme has been successful in helping people manage persistent pain symptoms, a study has…
DfE announces National Centre for Arts and Music Education
A National Centre for Arts and Music Education will be established to promote opportunities for children and young people to pursu…
‘Halal food tax’ to support British Muslim arts mooted
A percentage of money raised from the sale of halal meat should be reinvested into Muslim arts and culture in the UK, a thinktank…
UK and Ireland commit to cultural collaboration deal
Leading cultural institutions in the UK and Ireland will work together on programming, research and policy as part of efforts to f…
Funding for cultural partnerships between UK and Germany
A programme supporting the development of cultural partnerships between Germany and the UK has announced funding of £360,000 for…
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Tamsin Ace is the first director of East Bank – the UK’s newest cultural quarter located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in ea…
Reshaping public discourse around migration
As the landscape of research collaboration evolves, NCACE’s Suzie Leighton examines how research can fuel creative activism – wi…
RSC collaborates on Lady Macbeth-inspired video game
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced a new collaboration to create a video game inspired by Macbeth and set in contem…
Somerset House at 25: A hub of cultural innovation
Marie McPartlin is director of Somerset House Studios where she curates a space in the centre of London which hosts more than sixt…
West Yorkshire launches plan to capitalise on Bradford 2025 opportunities
A four-year plan to grow West Yorkshire’s visitor economy has been unveiled in a bid to take advantage of Bradford City of Cultu…
Digital Spaces in Libraries programme launches
A new programme designed to transform the way communities interact with digital creativity will launch this year, it has been anno…
Creative voices, activist voices: Stories of creative communities
To what extent can finding a creative voice unlock your wider civic activist voice? Dr Katy Pilcher and Fun Palaces’ Amie Taylor h…
Plymouth to reconnect citizens with the sea
Plymouth Culture has secured £1.6m from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a project to engage its r…
Keeping ‘true north’ in difficult times
With financial pressures mounting, staying true to social purpose can be a challenge for cultural organisations. The team at The A…
Strategising culture in the West Midlands
Culture Central was founded as a voice for the cultural sector, working collaboratively to support a dynamic, resilient and inclus…
Industry leaders call for increased collaboration in the North
A panel of industry leaders has said cities across the North of England must come together as “one North” to mirror the cultur…
Bradford 2025 aims to ‘transform health and wellbeing’ across district
Bradford 2025 has released details of its Creative Health programme, saying it intends to drive lasting, transformative change tha…
Artful economies: How business schools can help arts organisations
Arts and cultural organisations are wrestling daily with their business models to ensure sustainability. Suzie Leighton thinks the…
Music bodies launch fund for grassroots music
A fund inviting artists and companies to donate and help protect the UK’s grassroots music sector has officially opened. The Liv…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversiall…
