Museums await answers over urgent building repairs
A delayed and oversubscribed fund is about £100m smaller than first pledged – and maintenance issues are growing.
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£1.1bn needed to make UK theatres sustainable
Building refurbishments must be prioritised for the sector to reach its net zero targets, but a lack of funding remains a major ob…
Scotland opens £75k fund for creative caregivers
Creative Scotland has opened applications to its Radical Care Fund, a £75,000 project aiming to improve working conditi…
Derby Council invests £1m in cultural economy
Derbyshire County Council has set aside £1m to boost the county's culture and creative industries. The money,…
Worldwide royalty collections expected to drop by 35%
A report into worldwide royalties estimates collections in music, visual arts, drama and literature could decline by up to 35% thi…
Budget 2021 doubles creative tax relief rates
DCMS gets a £600m boost next year but a £270m arts education pledge has been dropped.
Rishi isn’t coming to the rescue
This week’s budget shows that there’s no easy path to high wages and low ticket prices in theatre. So what’s nex…
Arts Council England ‘confident’ ahead of Spending Review
Internal documents show the funder transferred millions from its primary funding streams to bolster the Culture Recovery Fund…
Question marks over festival insurance scheme
Event organisers say they have been unable to obtain quotes for the Government's Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. Associa…
Manchester’s Factory to open in 2023 after delays
The £186m arts complex continues to make a “strong strategic case” with a revised business case and new training…
ACE invests £2.78m in cross-curriculum creativity
Eight school networks will develop creativity to inspire long term curriculum change – but not necessarily in arts subjects.
£2m ringfenced to invest in BAME creative businesses
£2m of a £24m fund will be ringfenced to support Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led creative businesses. Creative Gr…
Tech enabling creativity
One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…
UK Government pledges to address Glasgow culture funding crisis
The UK Government has said it will help Glasgow address its culture funding crisis. The city’s cultural operator Glasgow Lif…
DACS distributes £5.6m in payback royalties
The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) has distributed £5.6m in payback royalties to 86,000 visual artists this yea…
Digital tax switch delayed until 2024
The Government has pushed back plans to digitalise the tax system for sole traders with annual income over £10,000. The…
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme officially opens
The Government's insurance scheme for events has officially opened with an extra £50m to cover potential Covid-related c…
National Insurance hike ‘deeply damaging’ to creative freelancers
The tax increase will be a "double whammy" for some self employed creatives, as income support dries up in October.
Dormant accounts invested in arts development scheme
£500,000 of unclaimed money has been granted to a development programme for Northern Irish arts organisations. Arts & Bu…
70% of shielding musicians facing financial hardship
The music industry is urging better financial support for shielding musicians after research found 70% are facing f…
Reinsurance won’t cover cancellations due to capacity limits
Any reintroduction of social distancing won't be covered under the Government's £750m scheme, which comes with…
Watchdog raises concerns over Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Sony Music Entertainment’s acquisition of two Kobalt Music Grou…
£1.31bn in tax relief for creative industries
The creative industries received £1.31bn in tax relief in the year to March. New data from HM Revenue and Customs shows…
New tax rules could cause cashflow woes for freelancers
The proposed changes would mean increased admin for the self-employed and a supersized tax bill in 2023.
