Policy

Job Support Scheme 'completely inadequate' for the arts

25 Sep 2020

Many organisations won't be able to afford the replacement for the furlough system, which only gives employers a small discount on salaries and forbids redundancies.

Human resources

Policy

Arts funding

Covid-19

Coronavirus

Brexit: Is the Internal Market Bill a 'soft power grab'?

18 Sep 2020

News

Campaigners warn that devolved nations' cultural policy is at risk amid rumours Creative Europe will be transferred to the Foreign Office.

Risk versus reward

11 Sep 2020

Opinion

England’s arts organisations will be asked to make decisions that affect more than people’s livelihoods.

Ventilation – How to breathe life into theatre

07 Aug 2020

Opinion

Venue operators should be rightly angry that the Government continues to insist that social distancing is the main route to making their auditoriums safe, says Liz Hill.

Policy

Covid-19

Coronavirus

Free to speak? Not if you work in the arts

A photo of statues of angels, one with a gag over its mouth

20 Feb 2020

Feature

As ArtsProfessional unveils the explosive findings from its recent Freedom of Expression survey, Liz Hill examines the soul of a sector that believes it is owed artistic freedom but doesn’t tolerate freedom of speech within its own ranks.

Head to head: can a toolkit solve the sector’s class problem?

14 Nov 2019

Feature

This year Jerwood Arts published a toolkit for cultural organisations, designed to encourage greater socio-economic diversity in the arts. Julie Lomax, Chief Executive of a-n The Artists Information Company, sees it as a starting point for helping solve the sector’s ‘class crisis’ – but arts consultant Chrissie Tiller isn’t so sure.

Arts improve wellbeing, social cohesion and child development: report

01 Oct 2020

News

A DCMS-commissioned study cites strong evidence that "can be trusted to guide policy" on arts interventions in some areas of health and wellbeing - but not others.

Cultural commissioning

Children and young people

Health and wellbeing

No growth in arts engagement over 15 years

30 Sep 2020

News

The proportion of adults taking part in the arts is the same as it was in 2005. ACE says there is still progress to be found in the figures.

£29m emergency funding for Northern Irish arts

29 Sep 2020

News

Emergency funding has finally been approved. Will it reach the sector in time to ensure its survival?

MPs to DCMS: 'Give the sector a six-month plan'

24 Sep 2020

News

DCMS Committee Chair says the postponement of a full reopening of the sector presents an opportunity to do it right.

Northern Irish arts at 'brink of devastation'

17 Sep 2020

News

Organisations are pleading with politicians to urgently release £33m funding that was allocated months ago.

Scottish recovery fund 'aims to protect jobs'

11 Sep 2020

News

Arts organisations facing insolvency or redundancies can apply for up to £150,000 as Scotland delays the return of live events.

SAGE modelling illustrates risk of non-distanced shows

10 Sep 2020

News

A single infectious performer could cause a deadly outbreak, SAGE says, as the Culture Secretary hints at full capacity events before Christmas.

The battle lines are drawn

09 Sep 2020

Feature

Power has always resided in the hands of the few and in this moment of crisis it is time to fundamentally change the rules of the game to achieve cultural democracy, says Kully Thiarai.

Governance

Policy

Diversity

How global issues are driving a new cultural agenda

Will Covid-19 prompt the demise of the big city?

03 Sep 2020

Feature

Maintaining an international perspective and collaborating with global partners will be key to rebuilding the UK’s cultural sector and securing the post-pandemic future, say Ben Walmsley and Franco Bianchini.

Singing softly could cut Covid risk

28 Aug 2020

News

DCMS and the University of Bristol publicised the research findings as proof that 'singing is no riskier than speaking'. That's not quite what the study says.

Planning reform could put arts venues at risk

19 Aug 2020

News

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

19 Aug 2020

News

The imminent end of income support for freelancers "will be devastating for them and for the industry," union leaders say. The damage has already begun.