Theatre and drama school partner on musical theatre qualification
Chelmsford Theatre is teaming up with drama school Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts to offer a new performing arts course in Chel…
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Nandy signs cultural cooperation agreement with India
The UK’s arts and culture, creative industries, tourism and sport sectors are set to benefit from a major new cooperation deal w…
University launches network for creative and cultural leaders
A new network for senior leaders working in the creative industries has been launched. The Creative & Cultural Industries Lead…
City of Culture creates extra £1bn investment in local economies of winners
The UK City of Culture (UK CoC) initiative has resulted in more than £1bn of additional investment in the local economies of winn…
Government urged to establish emergency fund for at-risk arts organisations
A permanent fund providing support for at-risk organisations should be established by government to address the “escalating crisis…
Royal Northern College of Music launches partnerships to support ‘modern careers’
The Royal Norther College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester has launched three new creative partnerships to support ‘modern careers�…
‘Fragmented’ creative sector must embrace collaboration in face of ‘global megatrends’
The UK’s “notoriously fragmented” creative industries sector could be “rapidly eroded” unless it rethinks its approach to publ…
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…
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…
