Multi-year funding to stoke ‘creative momentum’ in music
Contemporary and experimental music organisations across the UK are to receive a long-term financial boost as part of a £165,000…
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Music makers promised speedier access to royalties
An organisation that manages more than 45 million works of music is to pay artists monthly rather than quarterly when their tracks…
London Museum unveils experimental AI to ‘intuitively’ search collections
The London Museum has launched an AI chatbot designed to help visitors search through its website’s collections and content. Dubbe…
Hologram and specialist audio mix to feature in Salford AI and music event
The relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and live music is to underpin a showcase at the University of Salford’s Medi…
ACE to accelerate application reform as it ‘pauses’ project grants until September
Arts Council England (ACE) has pledged to “accelerate the transformation” of its application process, as it revealed that the…
Barbican’s new head of cinema to stress ‘creative collaboration’
Film curator REBECCA FONS is to join London’s Barbican Centre as head of cinema in September this year. Fons comes to the Barbican…
Ambitious British screen industry facing financial block
Propelling British-backed film, television and video games requires a rethink of the current financial system on which they depend…
ACE ‘truly sorry’ as Grantium to remain offline for further week
Arts Council England has asked users not to attempt to access its online grant application platform, Grantium, as the funding body…
ACE extends deadline for new building fund as ‘archaic’ Grantium fails
Arts Council England (ACE) has blamed “high traffic” for technical issues preventing users from accessing its online applicati…
Electric Medway makes leadership changes
Electric Medway has announced that it will welcome a new chair of the board and a new CEO. JANET MOORE, co-founder of the Kent-bas…
Can you do digital sustainably?
Technology has always been bad for the environment. Ever since we discovered fire and could start burning parts of the planet, our…
New AI marketing platform will ’empower’ heritage professionals
A new AI platform is being created to support heritage organisations with marketing and audience development. ‘Goose’ is a par…
Investment in artists drives technology advances, report says
Artists are essential to technological advancement, and investment in them should reflect their vital role, a new report from the…
Making the case for VR in libraries
Libraries are so much more than books. They nurture digital literacy, host creative workshops and offer vital social support. So w…
AI Mode and the future of search: What it means for cultural organisations
Google’s AI-powered search is changing how people find information – and potentially reducing website traffic for arts and culture…
Benchmarking your website’s environmental sustainability
While carbon calculator tools compare the impact of individual web pages, they don’t provide information on overall carbon footpri…
CultureSuite appoints new strategic advisor
JACK RUBIN has joined CultureSuite as their new strategic advisor. He brings experience in leadership across arts, culture, and te…
Experts warn of ‘significant weaknesses’ in tools protecting artists’ work from AI
Two of the tools most favoured by artists to safeguard their work from AI have “significant weaknesses” that mean work can still b…
New online resource launched for LGBTQIA+ freelancers in the arts
A new online resource for LGBTQIA+ freelancers has been launched by Freelancers Make Theatre Work. The UK-wide grassroots organisa…
Data Bill passes without artist lobbied AI amendment
The government’s Data Bill has passed through parliament without an amendment granting copyright holders transparency over the “sc…
Spending Review: Major cultural organisations told to ‘review pay and cut workforce’
Efforts to cut DCMS spending by £52m will see the government department and all the public bodies it sponsors compelled to adopt…
ACE to introduce ‘light touch’ reporting for NPOs
Arts Council England will introduce “flexible” and “light-touch” reporting requirements for members of its National Portfolio, as…
ACE ‘considering use of AI’ for administrative tasks
Arts Council England (ACE) could start using artificial intelligence to carry out administrative tasks as part of efforts to impro…
Building work on Natural History Museum’s ‘pivotal’ research centre imminent
Construction work on a new collections, research and digitisation centre for the Natural History Museum is due to begin soon follo…
