Advocating for those with chronic illness
Louise Wildish has been exploring whether working models in the arts are accessible for those, like her, living with chronic illne…
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Levelling up won’t fix social mobility in the arts
Academics say moving money away from London and replicating successful models like UK City of Culture are only half a solution.
Understanding audiences
Regardless of debates about what audience development means, the main aim should be for more people to experience the arts, says A…
ACE to mandate social class reporting on audiences
The Culture Secretary has asked the Arts Council to collect the data and consider NPOs' "track record" when they app…
ACE diversifies curatorial advisory panel
The funder wants to "embed a diversity of perspectives, skills and expertise" but acknowledges the change may not be hap…
‘Seismic’ shift towards digital music learning
ABRSM has reported a "seismic" shift towards digital music learning. 64% of children use digital resources to make music…
Neurodivergence manifesto a ‘call for change’
New recommendations around employment and lobbying for benefits will be “hard to ignore”, creatives say.
Captions speak louder
As part of Captioning Awareness Week, Melanie Sharpe is campaigning to raise awareness of access to the arts for deaf, d…
LIPA makes first acting auditions free
The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) is making its first round of acting auditions free. The school is also making al…
Survey highlights financial barriers to creative career development
Creative Access says survey findings confirm money issues "exclude those from under-represented communities from progres…
Scotland starts enforcing vaccine passports
Venues that fail to comply face a maximum £10,000 fine but policing falls to overextended local authorities and un…
Making content fully accessible
The shift to digital has been beneficial to many, but Ash Mann is particularly interested in what it could mean for D/deaf, disabl…
Enhancing artist and audience experience
Issues of access have beleaguered artists and audiences alike. Jamie Wyld explores how access streams can be used in innovative wa…
Sensory and inclusive theatre
All cultural organisations are concerned with making their work more accessible. A new report by Maria Varvarigou on sensory and i…
Disabled audiences will eschew venues with lax Covid rules
Two thirds would choose venues with Covid certification on entry over those taking a laissez-faire approach.
National Plan for Music education revived with expert panel
DfE has resurrected the long-delayed plan as industry and researchers warn music A-levels could disappear from some regions by&nbs…
£7m flexible apprenticeship scheme to boost creative sector
The scheme hopes to reach industries locked out of traditional apprenticeships by offering flexible employment patterns and s…
UK to create arts access card for disabled audiences
The free card will enable “seamless, barrier-free” booking to boost audiences’ confidence to return to live even…
New guide to ’break down stigma’ for autistic creatives
Autistic people face the highest rate of unemployment of all disabled groups in the UK. A new guide aims to change conversations s…
Freedom Day? Arts organisations double down on restrictions amid vaccine passport U-turn
Venues are pleading for leniency on isolation rules that threaten to derail their reopening, but audiences remain hesitant.
Forging a new partnership
The museum and heritage sector has always been collaborative. But, says Carolyn Young, the need for supporting each other to build…
Choosing care over censorship
The Jess de Wahls controversy has highlighted how tenuous arts organisations' solidarity with transgender people can…
Voices from prison
Erin Gavaghan reflects on how the lives of women with experience of the criminal justice system can be profoundly changed by theat…
‘Lack of trust’ in disabled audiences’ access upon reopening
Just 7% of disabled arts professionals are in full-time employment according to a new survey that paints a "shockin…
