Risk versus reward
England’s arts organisations will be asked to make decisions that affect more than people’s livelihoods.
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Mass testing key to fully reopening the arts sector, MPs told
Arts events could incentivise testing and restart the sector safely. But without a confirmed reopening date, there is little hope…
Scottish recovery fund ‘aims to protect jobs’
Arts organisations facing insolvency or redundancies can apply for up to £150,000 as Scotland delays the return of live even…
SAGE modelling illustrates risk of non-distanced shows
A single infectious performer could cause a deadly outbreak, SAGE says, as the Culture Secretary hints at full capacity event…
Rising to the challenge of reopening
Adopting a creative approach to tackle opening in a Covid-safe environment could give venues the edge and help them come out the o…
Let Councils lead on arts funding, says new report
Efforts to redistribute arts funding away from London have fallen short, as Arts Council England “fails to treat places equa…
Redundancies will make the arts sector whiter, unions warn
Major organisations' silence on claims that job cuts are falling disproportionately on BAME staff stands in stark contrast to…
Millennials make up more of post-Covid audiences, survey indicates
An apparent growth in younger audiences could be a "silver lining" for the sector as fewer older people patronise the ar…
Museum no-shows an ‘unintended consequence’ of reopening success
Some museums are nearly running at their post-Covid capacity. But "reopening doesn't mean recovery" as up to 40% of…
In a post-pandemic world, could an arts-rich classroom become the norm?
As schools reopen for the new year, arts education needs to rise to short and long-term challenges to be successful and remain rel…
How global issues are driving a new cultural agenda
Maintaining an international perspective and collaborating with global partners will be key to rebuilding the UK’s cultural…
Covid-19 spawns ‘digital only’ audiences
Survey data that suggests a third of digital arts audiences only engage online raises new possibilities for the post-Covid cu…
Urgent need for music education guidance
Days before England's schools resume, the Department for Education is yet to publish guidance on reopening music departments.
Singing softly could cut Covid risk
DCMS and the University of Bristol publicised the research findings as proof that 'singing is no riskier than speaking…
People with privileged pasts twice as likely to hold creative jobs, study finds
New research finds that social mobility is "a greater issue for the creative industries than across the wider economy" &…
Covid will affect future lottery funding, experts warn
The National Lottery faces major challenges as more charities clamour for support.
No sector is suffering more than the arts, figures show
New ONS data lays bare the critical state of the arts and entertainment sectors. Yet these organisations are supporting their empl…
Earlyarts UK closes due to Covid-19
After 18 years' work in arts and education, coronavirus was "the final straw" in an ongoing battle for income.
Planning reform could put arts venues at risk
An 84-page plan to overhaul the system makes no mention of protecting arts and cultural venues.
Plea to save sector as support for freelancers ends
The imminent end of income support for freelancers "will be devastating for them and for the industry," union leaders sa…
Loans can pay for freelancers, ACE says
Organisations applying to DCMS' £270m repayable finance scheme can ask for money to employ freelancers when government&n…
Freeze or cut pay to get funding, sector told
Funding bodies will enforce "pay restraint" at the organisations getting recovery money – but won't be exercis…
‘Suggestions, Oliver?’ Government pivots back to allowing indoor performance
The arts sector's lukewarm reaction underlines most venues' inability to reopen with socially distanced audiences.
Instrument studies find low risk of Covid transmission
One study found fewer aerosol particles "were produced when playing than when breathing alone".
