EXCLUSIVE: Performing arts school ‘institutionally racist’, report finds
A performing arts school co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney has been found to be 'institutionally racist' according to a rep…
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Culture& announces Sotheby’s scholarship programme
A new scholarship programme is set to offer full-tuition scholarships and living expenses support for students from diverse backgr…
Jerwood Arts launches inclusivity toolkit
Jerwood Arts has launched a new toolkit to help drive socio-economic inclusivity in the cultural sector. The independent arts fund…
A wise women manifesto
To mark International Women’s Day, and in response to colleagues feeling 'frozen out' of academia, Lizzie Coombes, G…
Is there an Athena factor in creative arts?
It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain talent in the arts and cultural sector, particularly for women, writes…
Labour backs ‘cultural corridor’ across North
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell sets out Labour's vision for the creative industries, pledging to devolve powers to local…
Returning to work
A new initiative to champion the needs of freelancers with caring responsibilities is being launched, specifically focusing on ret…
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…
Drama school launches MA course in queer performance
Course designed to teach and advance queer performance to open to students at South London creative arts college later this year.
Artistic Directors of the Future announces closure
The charity, which has worked to increase leadership representation of arts professionals from the Global Majority, did not disclo…
Scottish hip hop is making a breakthrough
Arusa Qureshi had the good fortune to receive a music bursary as a child. She argues that such funding is vital to fostering unexp…
Richard Herring: elitism of Fringe ‘makes me sick’
Acclaimed comedian announces decision not to perform at Edinburgh Fringe this year saying it has evolved into an event that only w…
The arts divided cannot stand
Kevin Osborne calls on leaders of the major classical music organisations to join his campaign to close the racial equity gap as a…
Mind your language
In the world of public relations and, more importantly, in the world of activism and advocacy, language is critical. Binita Walia…
Museums’ dirty secret: a failure to shift the dial on inclusion
Why do museums remain stubbornly non-inclusive? Because the solution is deeply unpalatable for many stakeholders, writes Amanda Pa…
Call for ‘immediate action’ to safeguard local culture
Urgent action is required to protect local cultural services in the face of the cost of living crisis, a Local Government Associat…
‘Ticket Bank’ to offer free theatre shows in London
Seven cultural organisations have so far signed up to be part of free theatre ticket initiative, offering those most affected by t…
Research finds gender imbalance in theatre writing
There is a large discrepancy in the gender balance of composers, lyricists and playwrights credited for main stage theatre pr…
Welsh Government commits to culture funding for anti-racism
Cultural and heritage activities in Wales are to receive a share of a £4.5m pot supporting the delivery of the Welsh Governm…
DCMS pledges action on gender pay gap
DCMS has said it will take action to address gender pay gap after report finds the difference between the middle earning man and m…
Responses to ACE National Portfolio funding expose systemic racism
ACE has pulled off a coup in racial and geographic equity. Kevin Osborne says now we need to fight to prevent any reversal of this…
‘Don’t level up or down – remove barriers’
A new cultural advocacy programme from Queen Mary University of London is making the case for change in cultural sector policymaki…
Bridging the divide for children in the North
At the heart of the cost-of-living and Covid storm, children and young people have fewer opportunities to engage in arts and cultu…
Slow train coming? EDI in music higher education
A new report into equality, diversity and inclusion in music is published this week. Its authors Anna Bull, Diljeet Bhachu and Amy…
