The squeeze: Freelancers in a polycrisis economy
Although freelance work is a term used widely in the sector and in government debates, it is not recognised in policy terms which,…
Although freelance work is a term used widely in the sector and in government debates, it is not recognised in policy terms which,…
This month Norden Farm Centre for the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary. Artistic director Jane Corry reflects on some turbulen…
Council leaders who don’t understand the power of culture to grow the local economy are “really missing a trick,” Mayor of Wes…
During his international study of the impact of Covid, Anthony Sargent was struck by the differences in where the arts and culture…
Many Edinburgh festivals now “recognise community work as core”, but fear progress will be lost without future funding, accord…
A video game composer has been jailed for 16 months for fraudulently applying for a second Covid business loan. Peter Connelly, 52…
In the third and final instalment of his global study into Covid and the cultural and creative sector, Anthony Sargent argues that…
Arts Council England (ACE) has sought external financial advisors to assist its in-house team in managing loans made to arts and c…
Cultural organisations, including Arts Council England and Music Venue Trust, are set to give evidence in a series of roundtable s…
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) should consider selling its Covid-era loan book to provide the best value for t…
Freelancers in the creative and cultural industries have experienced a drop in work since the Covid pandemic, the findings of a ne…
Shân Edwards is the founder and director of the Scottish charity Outer Spaces, helping to forge new ways for artists to make work…
Although the pandemic brought better insight, the picture is complicated by the effects of the poly-crisis. The Audience Agency’…
In 2020, ‘Culture is bad for you’ was published. As its second edition is about to be released, one of its authors, Dave O’B…
Tate has been told it will be given central government support to stay afloat as it attempts to move to a financially sustainable…
The former Conservative government’s live events reinsurance scheme had limited impact on stimulating additional activity, accor…
Oily Cart has over 40 years’ experience creating immersive sensory shows – in-person, responsive and close-up. When the pandemic…
In the first of our series reflecting on the pandemic five years on, Splitpixel’s Lauren James is sad that some of the lessons l…
Arts Council England (ACE) is yet to recover £1.3m provided to arts and culture organisations through Culture Recovery Fund grant…
A Blackpool performing arts organisation has had a Covid-era loan from the city’s council extended to support its recovery. Blac…
Senior civil servants have faced scrutiny from MPs over whether the management of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Co…
The new Soft Power Council has been set up in response to a volatile world at a time when democracy is in peril. So, writes Meliss…
A Covid-era grant of more than £400,000 has been withdrawn by Arts Council England (ACE) following concerns raised last year over…
A new book examining what the pandemic meant for freelance performers has been published. Mimi Doulton thinks its an invaluable re…