Welsh minister defends inclusive culture priorities amid ‘dystopian agenda’ claims
The Welsh Minister for Culture has defended the launch of new cultural priorities for Wales amid criticism from opposition parties…
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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…
Study exploring funders’ relationships with Global Majority artists launches
A UK-wide survey that aims to better understand the relationship between arts funders and Global Majority artists has launched Car…
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…
Gender guidance on toilet use ‘harmful and impractical’, arts leaders say
More than 1,600 figures in the arts and culture sector have signed a letter saying they are “unable and unwilling to police the ge…
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…
Equality Act ruling: Arts sector reacts to landmark judgment on definition of a ‘woman’
Organisations and individuals in the arts sector have responded to the UK Supreme Court Equality Act ruling, with a number critici…
Gender pay gap in cultural sector narrows
The gender pay gap in the cultural sector is closing, newly published figures from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DC…
Music education charity announces artistic board
Abram Wilson has announced the line-up of the music education charity’s inaugural artistic board, including the DJ, broadcaster an…
Inequalities in school arts take-up labelled a ‘national scandal’
Children living in the most deprived parts of England are less likely to study expressive arts subjects at GCSE and A Level, accor…
Welfare reforms ‘pit disabled people against the taxpayer’
Trade union Equity has criticised government proposals to reform the welfare system set out in a green paper this week, saying the…
‘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…
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…
CIISA launches behavioural standards for creative industries
A set of minimum standards for expected behaviour intended to foster safe and inclusive working across the UK’s creative industr…
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…
US artists protest funder’s anti-diversity rules
Hundreds of artists in the US are calling on the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to reject the Trump administration’s orde…
ACE loses second ‘gender beliefs’ tribunal case
An Arts Council England (ACE) employee who resigned during an investigation into comments she made supporting trans rights was unf…
Citizens’ network aims to ‘rethink’ cultural and creative decision making
A newly created citizens’ network is hoping to “rethink” decision-making in the cultural and creative sectors. The Citizens In P…
Smithsonian shuts diversity office after Trump order
The Smithsonian has joined other federally-funded US organisations in dropping its commitment to promoting diverse hiring practice…
Publicly funded arts: Equity, collective thinking and societal transformation
How can we promote fairness, spark collective imagination and work towards a more just and resilient future together? asks Rachel…
A riposte from the margins
In response to Nick Hytner’s recent dismissal of the concerns of a new generation of artists as ‘ill-informed’, Chrissie Til…
Women must ‘sue senior managers’ to tackle music industry harassment culture
Endemic sexism in the music industry will not change unless women take legal action against senior managers who discriminate again…
