Government earmarks £132.5m for young people’s music and drama
Young people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods will be given the opportunity to take part in music and drama activities paid for wit…
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Queer history ‘often overlooked’ by heritage sites
Museums Galleries Scotland has backed a new toolkit designed to help the heritage sector explore LGBTQ+ themes in historic sites….
Repeated attacks on trans rights are exhausting
Splitpixel’s Lauren James is navigating the changing landscape on trans rights in the UK as best as she can – and the arts are…
Global majority artists are too often bounded by racial agendas
Publishing often pigeonholes writers of colour within racial boundaries. But new platforms like WritersMosaic Quarterly are creati…
Cultural organisations team up to promote trans inclusion amid ‘increasing hostility’
Cultural organisations from across the UK have signed up to a new partnership to help the sector counter “increasing hostility, di…
Survey aims to provide detailed data on ‘underepresented’ South Asians in UK music industry
An online survey has been launched to gather information on the experiences of South Asians in the UK music industry. The South As…
Arts centre’s future to be decided by citizens’ panel
An arts centre in Barking has launched an initiative to create a citizens’ panel to inform its plans to reopen. The Galleon Arts…
Chair today, gone tomorrow: Hope in the boardroom
Newly appointed chair of The Space, Ri Chakraborty discusses the importance of inclusive boards and the need for hope in dark time…
Initiative aims to tackle ‘class crisis’ in UK writing
A new initiative created to support working class writers has been launched by New Writing North. The Bee consists of a website, l…
Collaborate, be curious, rest: Building inclusivity
The Arts Marketing Association’s Bea Udeh shares some changemakers and resources that have influenced her work and could support…
ACE confirms permanent race and disability advisory groups
Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Council has decided to make the funding body’s Race Advisory and Disability Advisory gro…
Mercury Music Prize winners launch initiative for young Black women
London jazz quintet Ezra Collective has announced a new initiative to help young Black women gain backstage experience in the musi…
Elton John and David Furnish named museum patrons
The London-based museum Queer Britain has appointed ELTON JOHN and DAVID FURNISH as its new patrons. A musician and philanthropist…
Shift towards shared leadership models in dance organisations
The number of publicly-funded dance organisations operating shared leadership models is increasing, according to new research by B…
Outdoor arts: Key to increasing audience diversity
The latest ACE review of Equality, Diversion and Inclusion revealed the diversity of audiences is very low in comparison with the…
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust vows to stay ‘radical’ amid decolonisation row
The chief executive of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has vowed to continue taking an “absolutely radical” approach to inclu…
‘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…
US arts funder withdraws controversial ‘gender ideology’ clause linked to Trump orders
A controversial new funding process in the United States requiring artists and arts organisations to certify that they will not �…
Closure of West End cabaret venue would remove ‘first step on the ladder’ for artists
The owner of a cabaret venue in West London has said that its potential closure would mean the loss of a chance for young performe…
Co-creation of cultural projects boosts socio-economic inclusion, DCMS study finds
Co-creation and participatory practices are one of the most effective ways to engage audiences from lower socio-economic backgroun…
Behind the scenes at the museum
There are lots of new curatorial opportunities coming up in the museum sector, aimed at ensuring a broader range of perspectives,…
Historic England to examine diversity in heritage volunteering
Historic England will undertake a study to understand the diversity of volunteers across the UK heritage sector to identify barrie…
Proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at ACE-funded cultural organisations doubles
The proportion of ethnically diverse chief executives at Arts Council England (ACE) funded organisations doubled during the five y…
US shows featuring Black and LGBTQ artists cancelled ‘following Trump orders’
A US cultural venue based in Washington has cancelled two shows – one featuring queer artists, and one featuring Black artists – t…
