Young people curate exhibition at Ulster Museum
Young people aged 16 to 25 have helped to curate a new exhibition at Ulster Museum in Belfast, assembling objects that represent t…
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Theatre gives children body image boost
Theatre productions can help to promote healthier body image in young children, a study has found. Led by body image expert Profes…
Pioneering Coventry theatre to close
A theatre set up in a former shop in Coventry to allow audiences to enter a space and meet artists as equals is to close after 13…
Opera UK to discuss sustainability, diversity and advocacy
Opera UK has announced a series of online events to be held in the first week of July that will facilitate discussion around the f…
Rural art projects in Northern Ireland get £1.5m boost
New art fund launches to address needs of local rural communities as they emerge from the global Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC orchestras: broadcaster to explore alternative funding
BBC to reduce licence fee funding for its performing groups as part of efforts to make £200m a year in savings.
Scheme to protect grassroots music venues launches
The initiative gives music fans the chance to buy shares in grassroots music venues and help secure their long-term future.
Event marketing firm announces acquisitions
Live entertainment marketing platform Activity Stream has acquired mobile ticketing specialists crowdEngage and event and venue ma…
Welsh government defends £4.25m purchase of farm for Green Man festival
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has defended the Welsh Government's decision to spend £4.25m on a piece of land for…
Home office, home crowd
Has working from home moved the goal posts for local arts attendance? Oliver Mantell has been considering the evidence.
National Archives and ACE announce collaboration
A new three-year collaboration agreement between the National Archives and Arts Council England will see the two organisations wor…
Libraries as digital inspirers
By making the most of digital technologies and creative media, libraries can be part of new ways for people to connect and share….
Heritage sector ‘confident about future’
Survey finds positivity among organisations across Britain and confidence to weather possible future waves of Covid-19.
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…
‘No clear reason’ why people don’t access digital arts
Most people struggle to identify a specific reason why they don’t engage with arts online, a government survey has found. Th…
Regional interest in orchestral music rises
By the middle of last year "geography was no longer an issue" for inspiring audiences, but broader challenges remain.
Channel 4: Will sale ‘dilute creativity’ or ‘deliver creative dividend for all’?
Ending 40 years of public ownership may be more likely to harm the arts in the long term.
Reigniting my frazzled brain: the fight against impact fatigue
For a busy, freelance arts professional, carving out the time to attend yet another event can be difficult and sometimes not worth…
Missing audiences present major challenge to arts income
New research suggests venues may not be able to convince up to 14% of regular attendees to return as restrictions lapse. How can o…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
Value co-creation key to levelling up
A 'simple but radical' approach to co-creating arts offers a way to move from project to programme to true partnership, ac…
Levelling Up White Paper targets cultural engagement outside London
Arts Council England will spend 100% of its budget uplift in the regions as Government commits to "significantly increasing&q…
There are no creative ‘cold spots’
Co-creation is often about professionals ‘inviting people in’. But, as Barbara Eifler argues, communities do not need…
Project a blueprint for remote arts with older people
Group phone calls, radio and the postal system were used to keep participants connected during lockdown.
