Tuesday, 23 April 2019
BECTU has accused UK theatre of a ‘callous disregard’ for arts workers, as they struggle to reach a joint pay agreement for staff working outside London.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
The arts and culture sector added £10.8bn to the economy in 2016 – an increase of £390m on the year before, and a larger contribution than agriculture, a new report from Arts Council England claims.
Arts contribute more to UK economy than agriculture – report (The Guardian)
Thursday, 18 April 2019
The Court of Appeal has rejected the Royal Opera House’s appeal against a landmark case that found they failed to take reasonable care of musician Christopher Goldscheider’s hearing. They also ruled that ‘acoustic shock’ is a recognised condition which can be compensated by courts.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Opera North is leading a consortium of arts and community teams in Leeds to build 'Arts Together', the city’s first skills sharing project to boost arts engagement.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Edinburgh Council has proposed a rent rise from £16k to £47k for Stills photography centre. Stills is Edinburgh’s only public venue dedicated to photography, and has attracted over 3,000 signatures of support to challenge the council’s plans.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Germany has returned indigenous artefacts to their aboriginal heirs in the country’s largest repatriation of ancestral remains to date. The move comes amidst growing protest and debate about the role and rights of museums to hold objects of cultural significance acquired from other nations.
Germany responds to growing debate about museum ownership of cultural artefacts (Museums Association)
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Responding to a public letter from a long-time opera lover who said he was being priced out of attending the opera, Dame Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and journalist, said it was “extraordinary” that the media focuses on 16-24 year olds yet “completely disregards” the over 65s.
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Flames broke out at around 6.30pm on Monday evening, causing the cathedral spire to fall and destroying an estimated two-thirds of the roof. It is believed ongoing renovation work may have caused the fire.
Monday, 15 April 2019
Lucy Noble, the venue’s artistic and commercial director, says young people should have the chance to learn about female and ethnic minority composers as well as the “white male titans” of the classical music canon. A survey by the Royal Albert Hall found that while around two thirds of people were aware of Mozart, Beethoven and Bach, female composers had less than half this level of recognition.
Friday, 12 April 2019
Perth and Kinross Council has underlined its concerns about the sustainability of Horsecross as operator of Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, saying improvements in governance, business systems and organisational culture are “urgently needed”.
Friday, 12 April 2019
Theatre companies Terra Nova and Bruiser are among the five arts organisations dropped from Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s annual portfolio for 2019/20. More than half of the entire portfolio will see cuts averaging 5%.
Thursday, 11 April 2019
The venue has responded to research that found work by 83 women featured in temporary exhibitions between 2016 and 2018, compared to work by 273 men – and that more than half of the female artists featured in a single exhibition. Director David Anderson said the museum would now aim for a 50% target for women artists for contemporary shows.
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Gilles Peterson, Four Tet and Floating Points are some of the acts to have hosted events or donated money to Leeds charity Music and Arts Production (MAP), which gives opportunities to young people excluded from school to gain qualifications in creative arts. MAP needs to raise £900k to refurbish the site as part of efforts to protect the venue from redevelopment.
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Actor Richard Madden, who starred as a Principal Protection Officer in the BBC drama Bodyguard, has criticised entertainment industry requirements for women and men – with male actors often told to lose weight, eat little and work out twice a day for certain roles. His comments were echoed by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, who said keeping in shape for the camera can “become a drag”.
Monday, 08 April 2019
Deputy Montfort Tadier is calling for lawmakers to raise funding for the arts to 1% of government spending by 2022, to bring it in line with the European Union average for cultural spend. Jersey’s current arts budget is £4,787,600 – or 0.68% of total spending.