Affordable creative coworking venue opens in London
Arts charity Artists Studio Company (ASC) has opened a creative venue in London providing affordable workspaces to creatives. The…
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£2.3m arts centre opens in Northern Ireland
A £2.3m arts and culture centre has opened in Derry/Londonderry as part of an initiative funding projects in five urban area…
ACE outlines plans for disability access scheme
Access scheme for disabled audiences will launch next year, based on the existing Hynt access card initiative already up and runni…
Former NPO’s entire catalogue acquired
A Manchester-based ensemble that closed following the loss of its entire Arts Council England (ACE) funding has had its full catal…
Calls for ‘vigilance’ after Just Stop Oil targets National Gallery
Protestors from the Just Stop Oil campaign group have attacked the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery.
Just Stop Oil protest cost Les Mis £80k
Five Just Stop Oil protesters have been warned that they could have to cover the costs of a cancelled performance of Les Miserable…
Creativity classes boost confidence of pupils and teachers
Teaching creativity in primary schools can help students and teachers improve their skills, according to new research funded…
Study of Black music and record stores awarded over £240k
Research that aims to compile a history of record shops specialising in Black music from the 1950s onwards has received a £2…
Museums agree joint action on climate change
Museums across the country have made a joint commitment to take collective action on the climate crisis at the UK’s first-ev…
Performing arts: 35,000 jobs losses since pandemic
'Alarming' figures show huge fall in job roles within performing and visual arts.
Plans for £25m heritage railway project revealed
Plans to transform a former Yorkshire ironworks have been unveiled by Barnsley Council as it explores funding for the £25m p…
Heritage sector receives over £1m to tackle workforce issues
The National Lottery Heritage Innovation Fund has announced 17 organisations that will benefit from a share of £1.17m of fun…
Belfast Council votes to contest arts cuts
Belfast City Council has voted in favour of a motion to support a campaign calling for a reversal of arts cuts in Northern Ireland…
Crisis grant scheme for theatre workers launches
Royal Theatrical Fund says it does not want people in the industry to be unable to feed themselves or their family during the ongo…
MU calls on government to save UK orchestras
The General Secretary of the Musician’s Union (MU) has called on the Chancellor and Culture Secretary to take urgent action…
Bradford to benefit from Royal Opera House collaboration
The Royal Opera House has announced a three-year programme of work in Bradford ahead of its tenure as City of Culture in 2025. Beg…
Exclusive: Donor revenue for cultural sector falls by a quarter
The amount of money being donated to UK cultural organisations dropped sharply last year.
ENO chorus cuts causing ‘profound anxiety’
Proposed cuts to English National Opera's (ENO) chorus will cause "profound anxiety" to freelance singers and have &…
Curious Monkey theatre company to close after 12 years
Curious Monkey, a theatre company that has worked with marginalised communities for more than a decade, will close next year citin…
Arts charity for vulnerable people to close
An arts charity which helps children and vulnerable people has announced that it will close due to financial pressures and falling…
New body seeks to tackle ‘cancel culture’ in the arts
Freedom in the Arts, co-founded by former Arts Council England employee Denise Fahmy, says it wants to 'tackle the culture of…
Edinburgh’s Summerhall launches arts charity
Multi-arts venue Summerhall has announced it is setting up a charity in a bid to become “Edinburgh’s leading arts orga…
Women in theatre ‘still impacted by the pandemic’
Survey finds pandemic continues to impact female workers, with numbers in the workforce falling and opportunities diminishing.
Charity seeks support for musician development programme
A talent development organisation has launched a fundraising appeal to support the next generation of jazz musicians. The Tomorrow…
