Music education body assembles youth advisory board
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has convened its first youth advisory board. The board is made up of 30…
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Majority of heritage sector yet to utilise AI
Latest Heritage Pulse survey finds almost two thirds of heritage organisations are yet to consider how they might use AI in the fu…
DJ warns of ‘boys’ club’ music industry where freelance women feel ‘unsafe’
The DJ and author Annie Macmanus has told MPs that the music industry is "a boys' club" with a system “r…
Further theatres affected by concrete concerns
More venues confirm presence of dangerous type of concrete with some closing as a precautionary measure.
South Yorkshire bids to become music education hub
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
EXCLUSIVE: ACE drops reporting requirements over data platform glitches
Amid sector concerns about new data platform Illuminate, Arts Council England says NPOs will not need to provide box office or aud…
Sage Gateshead renamed The Glasshouse
Decision to change name of venue taken after announcement last year that an arena and conference centre to be built next door woul…
Telford Theatre closes for two years in levelling-up renewal
Telford Theatre will close for a two-year refurbishment, costing £15.5m, to be funded by the government's levelling-up s…
Arts festival comes to York this autumn
York will host a new festival of comedy, spoken word and music this autumn. Taking place in the city’s theatres, music venue…
Brixton Academy: £1.2m spent on safety improvements
Operator promises improved safety measures if venue is permitted to reopen and rejects concerns a new risk assessment process woul…
Proms attendance up on pre-pandemic levels
Average attendance figures for the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this year were significantly up on 2019. According to figure…
Creative UK partners with decarbonisation firm
Creative UK has announced it is teaming up with sustainability and decarbonisation platform Zerofy as part of its plans to become…
Museum closes on safety grounds during ‘gender critical’ event
Trans rights activists demonstrated outside a museum where a gender critical group was meeting, with police in attendance.
Projects receive £3.1m to measure value of culture
Six projects that aim to evaluate the value of culture and heritage to society have been announced as part of the Department for C…
Arts charity bids to rejoin National Portfolio
The Live Art Development Agency hopes to return to National Portfolio within six months following leadership overhaul.
Music industry urges investment in teachers
Government must recruit "an army of music teachers" to avert the risk of a lost generation of talent, leaders in the mus…
Woking Council plans cuts to arts services
Cuts to local arts services are among those being proposed by Woking Council to save £12m in the next financial year. The lo…
EXCLUSIVE: ACE endorses 2,600 visas for ‘outstanding’ talent
Arts Council England has endorsed 2,600 applications for the Global Talent visa scheme since it was created in 2011, with record n…
Mercury Prize winners call for funding across UK
Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective have said music funding needs to diversify away from London to make more opportunities elsew…
Ex-dancers allege ‘toxic’ culture at top ballet schools
Former students of Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School claim they were bullied and encouraged to lose weight.
Group protests Brexit during Last Night of the Proms
A music group arranged an anti-Brexit demonstration during the Last Night of the BBC Proms on Saturday (9 September). The group in…
Third of UK musicians earn less than £14k
First census of UK musicians highlights the challenges of a career in the music industry, with low earnings proving a career barri…
Dundee arts centre facing closure
A contemporary art venue in Scotland has warned politicians that it is facing “unimaginable financial precarity” and w…
Conductor accused of bullying claims unfair dismissal
National Opera Studio's former Head of Music claims investigation into his behaviour was conducted to 'manufacture a purpo…
