Third of UNBOXED audience figures ‘came from Countryfile’
A large chunk of official audience figures for UNBOXED festival came from viewers watching Countryfile on the BBC, it has emerged….
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Community-led projects ‘drive positive change’
Organisations that supported an experimental funding programme say allowing communities to make creative decisions has driven posi…
Fringe performers ‘likely to return’ to festival
A survey commissioned by the Edinburgh Fringe Society has found 70% of performers at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe are likely…
Leicester gains record for tallest street art in Europe
Europe’s tallest piece of street art, rising 82 metres up the side of a towerblock in Leicester has been completed. The piec…
Oil rig to become interactive art installation
A decommissioned oil rig will be transformed into an interactive art installation as part of a project to change perceptions about…
Renewable energy project to put festivals on national grid
Music Declares Emergency, in partnership with Festival Republic, will create a roadmap for live outdoor events to connect to mains…
Welsh government defends £4.25m purchase of farm for Green Man festival
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended the Welsh Government's decision to spend £4.25m on a piece of land for…
Reimagining the orchestra for the 21st century
Charles Hazlewood is on a mission to disrupt the traditional model of orchestral music and bring the excitement into the streets.
Outdoor arts into the mainstream
The main challenge for arts in outdoor spaces is that policymakers and funders tend to focus on art in buildings. But in a new rep…
Knowsley becomes Liverpool’s Borough of Culture
Knowsley has become Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture. Following on from Halton's year with the title, Knowsley will be…
UNBOXED 2022 offers innovation – and employment
Once derided as the Festival of Brexit, the eight-month mega event will "prove the naysayers wrong".
‘Re-veiling’ commemorates the truth of statues
We often don’t notice statues of people, but they are part of our cultural history. Who are they? Why are they there? And wh…
Dance is back – live and direct
Birmingham International Dance Festival is a celebration of the return to outdoor arts. For Debbie Jardine and Raidene Carter, it…
Arts centres to host conference on censored exhibition
Two arts companies whose commission was censored by their council are hosting a public talk on the decision. Gabriella Hirst's…
Reinsurance won’t cover cancellations due to capacity limits
Any reintroduction of social distancing won't be covered under the Government's £750m scheme, which comes with…
Festival visit sparks call for Irish capacity events
Irish deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar has been criticised for attending a music festival in London whilst his government m…
Locally-led arts sustained communities through lockdown
Working around Covid-19 restrictions actually bolstered the vitality and value of local arts projects, research finds.
£750m live events insurance scheme approved
The sector's prayers have finally been answered but the scheme comes with a significant premium that could prove challenging f…
Councillors chastised for coercing company into censorship
An artist, her commissioners and the council say the pressure to remove a nuclear-themed artwork was misguided. So why h…
Half of 2021 festivals have been cancelled
The "unfortunate milestone" is the result of delays to reopening, silence over insurance and a dearth of new guidance th…
Little moments of joy
While audiences are most comfortable returning to outdoor events, organising a festival that can flex around ever-changing re…
Bringing Manchester back to life
With the re-opening of outdoor festivals around the UK, John McGrath shares his thoughts on creating a responsible and safe festiv…
‘Very good news’: Huge optimism as partial venue reopening confirmed
London launches a massive domestic tourism campaign as England progresses to the next stage of the reopening roadmap.
‘Red alert’: One quarter of festivals cancelled
The first wave of festival cancellations is the canary in the coal mine as Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage says insurance is &q…
