Thursday, 25 July 2024
At a time of increased financial and societal pressure, leaders of more than 200 performing arts companies have stepped down from their roles since 2018, according to analysis by Arts Professional.
More than 200 performing arts leaders have moved on from their roles in the past six years, with their average length of service reducing during that period, an investigation by Arts Professional has found.
Using data from public announcements about artistic and executive leaders' career movements from 2018 until now, we found 214 reports of sector leaders planning to leave their roles.
The most... read more
Friday, 26 July 2024
Yasmin Khan will join Arts Council England in a new role designed to strategically support creative freelancers across all artforms and regions.
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Arts Council England has announced the creation of a new Director post this autumn with a remit to provide strategic support to creative freelancers across all artforms and regions.
Yasmin Khan has been appointed to the new position of Director, London & Individual Practitioners. Joining in... read more
Thursday, 25 July 2024
A report examining the value of creative graduates has called for the government to overhaul the metrics it uses to analyse higher education outcomes.
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National datasets used by policy makers to determine the relative value of degrees are flawed when it comes to measuring the worth and benefits of creative courses, a new report has claimed.
Published by higher education representative body GuildHE and United Kingdom Arts and Design Institutions... read more
Thursday, 25 July 2024
The Culture Secretary said that 70% of DCMS appointees hail from London and the South East, which means a 'wealth of talent and experience' is being missed.
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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has pledged to end “needless party politicisation” of public appointments made by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to public bodies and organisations such as Arts Council England, the BBC and the British Museum.
In an interview with Politics Home, Nandy also... read more
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
The acclaimed conductor said he was leaving the organisation after 'a long period of deep consideration and reflection' following a 'deeply regrettable incident'.
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Chris Christodoulou
The board of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras (MCO) has announced that its founder and Artistic Director, John Eliot Gardiner, will not be returning to his post following time away from the organisation after he physically assaulted a singer in August 2023.
MCO said Gardiner, who has not... read more
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
A new report has laid bare the significant decline in arts and culture spending in the UK at both national and local levels between 2009-10 and 2022-23.
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The UK has one of the lowest levels of government spending on culture among European nations, the findings of a new report has revealed.
The State of the Arts report, from Campaign for the Arts (CFTA) and the University of Warwick, analyses changes in arts funding, provision, engagement, education... read more
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Under-represented creative industries workers - those who are Black, Asian, ethnically diverse, disabled or from low socioeconomic backgrounds - are feeling less positive about their career prospects than a year ago.
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The majority of individuals from under-represented groups in the creative industries are not optimistic about their career futures, according to the findings of a new report from Creative Access.
Creative Access’s Thrive Report is an annual diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) review that... read more
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Arts organisations have reported a swift recovery after a global IT outage, which meant many were unable to sell tickets.
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Arts and ticketing organisations affected by last week's global IT outage, which caused their booking systems to go offline, have praised their staff for minimising the impact on audiences.
Last Friday (19 July), ticketing systems for numerous arts and culture organisations - including the National... read more
Monday, 22 July 2024
Costs for the projected skyrocketed from an initial £48.8m to £131.9m on completion in November 2023.
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A report into the refurbishment of the Bristol Beacon concert hall has found an absence of leadership, complex funding arrangements and lack of due diligence all contributed to the project going off course and costing over £80m more than was originally budgeted.
The probe was launched after... read more
Monday, 22 July 2024
Research on legacy donations for the art, culture and heritage sector suggests smaller organisations are well placed to generate increased income from bequests.
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David Holt
Cultural organisations are being urged to be more proactive in fundraising through gifts from wills after a new report has highlighted growth in legacy donations for the sector.
The Art of Legacies report cites market data from Legacy Foresight showing that 34 arts, culture, and heritage... read more
Thursday, 18 July 2024
In her first interviews as Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy has indicated she will work to support arts and culture across the country and said the Labour government is committed to a review of Arts Council England.
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Newly-appointed Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said, during her first interviews in the role, that the Labour government will review how public funding for the arts is spent.
Speaking on the podcast The Rest of Politics, Nandy discussed the impact of shrinking council budgets on the arts outside... read more
Thursday, 18 July 2024
Welsh National Opera says it is committed to finding a solution for orchestra members that recognises the 'reality' of its financial situation following significant cuts to its public funding.
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Musicians' Union (MU) members at Welsh National Opera (WNO) have voted in favour of a full strike to protest management plans to make the orchestra part-time on 85% of their current hours, reducing their pay by 15%.
In the ballot that closed on 17 July, 81.3% of voters were in favour of full strike... read more