Funding levels for libraries decline sharply
Spending on libraries in Britain has fallen by 17%, new statistics show. Official figures released by the Chartered Institute of P…
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Diversity data: colour or ethnicity?
With all the ambiguity around ethnicity terminology, Kevin Osborne is gradually coming to the view that identifying people by thei…
When hearts beat together: Measuring immersion in live theatre
Filmed theatre is still a relatively new medium – between film and live theatre. So how do we develop the visual language to…
Project mapping UK’s arts research infrastructure launches
A project collating the diversity of arts and humanities research infrastructure in the UK is underway. The Mapping the Arts and H…
Government backtracks on controversial copyright changes
Plans to amend copyright law to allow artificial intelligence developers to exploit protected works without the permission of crea…
Music project to make 50 years of recordings publicly available
A new archive project will see thousands of music recordings dating back to 1973 digitised and made publicly available online. The…
Third of UNBOXED audience figures ‘came from Countryfile’
A large chunk of official audience figures for UNBOXED festival came from viewers watching Countryfile on the BBC, it has emerged….
Culture organisations ‘struggling to retain staff’
Galleries, theatres and museums struggling to attract and retain staff due to rising wage demands in face of cost-of-living crisis…
Musicians’ census aims to ‘kickstart industry change’
Musicians urged to take part in first ever Musicians’ Census in order to map the total population of musicians and build a p…
Culture and councils in coalition
The relationship between a place’s local government and its creative economy is an entirely (and rightly) symbiotic one, arg…
Evaluating large-scale cultural events
With the evaluation findings from Birmingham 2022 published this week, and those from Coventry City of Culture forthcoming, Katy R…
UK museum artworks to be shared through new data service
A UK-wide Museum Data Service is to be established to pool records on millions of objects so they can be shared for research and p…
Galleries most concerned by staffing issues and rising costs
The leading concerns for art galleries in the UK in the coming year are staffing issues and rising costs, a new survey has reveale…
UK at risk of ‘serious loss of writing talent’, union warns
Rising energy and food costs are severely impacting the viability of writing as a career, a new survey has found. The Writers&rsqu…
ACE hands audience data contract to consultancy firm PwC
Arts Council England drops arts and culture research specialists The Audience Agency from sector support role, handing new contrac…
Survey aims to identify key priorities for creative freelancers
A new survey has been launched as part of efforts to improve conditions for creative freelancers. The Redesigning Freelancing surv…
Digital skills fund opens in Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has opened a funding programme that aims to give arts organisations the skills to create digi…
AHRC to invest £100m in future technologies drive
Funding will be used to establish a national studio for advanced technologies to drive developments in live theatre…
Ordering off-menu: skills to serve omnivorous audiences
We need to hone our skills in human-centred design, over and above those in tech or data, to make the most of post-pandemic digita…
Britons say music ‘vital to mental health’
More than 85% of British people believe music is an important part of maintaining positive mental health, a survey has found. The…
Economic value of museums and galleries on the rise
Latest government figures show the value to the economy of museums and galleries has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels.
ICO ‘taking no action’ on arts data breach
Data watchdog decides regulatory action not required after arts organisations notify it of ransomware attack that resulted in cust…
British music exports hit record high
Data from the British Phonographic Industry reveals consumption of British music increased in every region globally in 2021.
Exclusive: Major arts organisations affected by ransomware data breach
Southbank Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House and The Old Vic among many UK arts organisations affected by huge d…
