Fringe organisers hit back at corporate sponsorship criticism
The chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Society says “the entire culture sector could implode” if a sure-footed approach isn…
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‘More than 1,500’ artefacts stolen from British Museum
The number of items allegedly taken from the British Museum’s collection by senior curator Peter Higgs is thought to exceed…
Project to explore Shakespeare’s ‘hidden’ women
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has announced the launch of a three year project exploring the role of women in creating an…
‘Extremely alarming’ pay gap in Ireland’s creative industries
Creatives in Ireland’s music and performing arts sectors are earning less than two-thirds of their counterparts in other ind…
Over half of galleries unaware of Martyn’s Law
Research has revealed that 55% of UK galleries are unaware of Martyn’s Law, a new piece of legislation which requires them t…
Shetland Arts to offer voluntary redundancies
Shetland Arts has announced it is offering 15 staff voluntary redundancy in an attempt “to avoid the need for compulsory red…
Green light for BRIT School in Bradford
Approval is heralded as a signal government recognises the importance of cultural education, but there are questions around the la…
Actors pledge support for Equity’s sustainability campaign
Equity has published a statement signed by over a hundred actors in favour of the union’s Green Rider, which aims to promote…
Entries to creative A-levels fall again
Sector leaders reignite call for educational reforms as entries to exams in creative subjects make up just over 10% of all A-level…
Cardiff music venue plans redevelopment
Cardiff’s long-running music venue Club Ifor Bach has submitted a planning application for a redevelopment project that will…
Wales resumes arts, health and wellbeing funding
The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced the reopening of its lottery-backed Arts, Health and Wellbeing Fund. From the autumn…
Oldham Coliseum Theatre begins ‘new chapter’
Together with Stand and Be Counted Theatre, Oldham Coliseum Theatre company will deliver an immersive audio event in two of the to…
Sheffield nightclub lobbies new council leader for support
Sheffield's live music venue, The Leadmill, has launched a campaign to save it from closure that has resulted in more than 5,0…
Creative Scotland warns of ‘highly competitive’ funding round
The total amount requested by over 500 cultural and creative organisations in Scotland outstrips the funder’s annual income…
Additional funding to green Scotland’s museums
The Scottish Government is to make more than £1m available to museums and galleries to help them achieve net zero emiss…
Ethnic diversity of ACE workforce in decline
Arts Council England's annual report of 2022/23 registers a decrease in ethnic diversity of its staff, while percentage of dis…
Belfast arts centre at risk amid funding uncertainty
The future of the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) in Belfast is in doubt over concerns that Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ANCI)…
Edinburgh Fringe cancellation sparks free speech debate
Questions around free speech and discrimination raised after Edinburgh Fringe show is cancelled due to concerns about comedian'…
British Museum to review security following artefacts theft
The British Museum has said it will conduct an independent review of its security after items from its collection were found to be…
DCMS ditches Cultural Commissioner role
Role created by government to help the cultural sector recover from the impact of Covid pandemic is axed three-and-a-half years af…
Barbican and Trafalgar Entertainment unveil partnership
The Barbican Centre and Trafalgar Entertainment are collaborating on a three-year theatrical partnership to stage and develop new…
Wolverhampton receives £996k for youth arts programme
Three-year calendar of arts and culture activities will involve around 1,500 young people in co-design and engage more than 23,000…
Croydon Borough of Culture advertising ‘confusing’
Signage created to promote Croydon’s year as London Borough of Culture has been criticised for confusing rail passengers. Ma…
Exodus of artistic directors ‘symptom of sector neglect’
Spike in turnover of artistic directors due to increasing pressure of the role with funding issues at the core, figures within the…
