‘We rise together’
In the third of our series profiling the shortlisted candidates for City of Culture 2025, Ian Bancroft reveals Wrexham as “o…
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Project seeks artists of colour ‘to tackle racial injustices’
Initiative inspired by Black Lives Matter movement will commission artists of African and Asian heritage to help tackle “sho…
Arts project to support early onset dementia care
Research into the impact of arts-based health workshops for people with early onset dementia and their caregivers is being support…
Scotland to tie arts funding to net zero progress
Creative Scotland says it will expect all funding recipients to demonstrate how their work contributes to making the sector carbon…
‘Our Time, Our Place’
In the second in our series profiling the shortlisted candidates for City of Culture 2025, Shanaz Gulzar shares how Bradford's…
Music has ‘critical role’ to play in reimaging healthcare
Recommendations in a new study include a Power of Music Commissioner, a cross-governmental taskforce and music education modules f…
LGB Alliance grant suspended after outcry
The gender critical organisation received one of 704 grants in Arts Council England’s £4.58m Let’s Create Jubile…
‘The past we inherit, the future we build’
In the first in a series profiling the shortlisted candidates for UK City of Culture 2025, Alison Clark introduces the county whos…
Middlesbrough eyes most creative town title
Middlesbrough has set its sights on becoming the UK’s most creative town after investing £5m in cultural development….
Commonwealth Games’ diversity commitments questioned
Organisers reject claims that the Games’ cultural programme is not representative of the city’s diverse communities.
Immersive storytelling experience set for UNBOXED
Fifty creative professionals will develop an immersive storytelling experience as one of the 10 commissioned projects for UNBOXED…
Bluecoat recognised for dementia arts project
Liverpool arts centre Bluecoat has been recognised for a partnership that delivered arts sessions via video call during the lockdo…
Cultural democracy is key to audience engagement
Creating trust, promoting equity and putting cultural democracy at the heart of the vision for Coventry 2021 has been key to its s…
New Historic England fund focuses on ‘everyday heritage’
The public body responsible for England's historic environment is focusing on working-class history with a new funding scheme…
EURO 2022 plans £800k cultural programme
UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, the women’s European football championship, will run a cultural programme alongside the tourna…
The real Big Bang
About Us* is a dazzling free show combining projection mapping, animation, music and poetry. At its heart, says Maggie Aderin-Poco…
LEEDS 2023: levelling up in action
Since Britain’s exit from Europe, we have no longer been able to compete for European Capital of Culture. But, as Kully Thia…
Scottish Ballet extends health and wellbeing classes
Scottish Ballet has committed to a five-year extension of its health and wellbeing programme. The dance company offers classes acr…
Working dynamically
ACE’s Let’s Create strategy prioritises ‘dynamism’ as a funding principle. But what does it mean? Annabel…
Covid smokescreen conceals true impact of Brexit
Brexit has had a huge emotional impact and has affected the funding, mobility, and partnerships of UK cultural organisations. Char…
£38.3m for ACE’s Creative People and Places
Eleven new projects join the programme, all located in areas rated as ‘high need’ for cultural investment.
Matchmaking creatives with empty spaces
With many retail outlets and offices standing empty across the UK, an ingenious new charity is matching creatives with landlords….
Great Place Greater Manchester
Julie McCarthy reflects on three years of action research into the role of culture in shaping the lives of the people of Greater M…
Dance is back – live and direct
Birmingham International Dance Festival is a celebration of the return to outdoor arts. For Debbie Jardine and Raidene Carter, it…
