‘Mental health crisis’ among musicians is worsening, charity warns
Even with a light at the end of the lockdown tunnel, musicians' mental health is suffering due to "substantial uncer…
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Abu Dhabi offers ‘golden visas’ to UK creatives
Feeling the Brexit blues? Abu Dhabi is courting British creatives with a 10 year work permit, routes to citizenship and heavy inve…
Creative Kickstart to place hundreds of paid roles
About £6m has been committed to give unemployed young people a foot in the door of the arts and cultural sector.
Education blueprint ‘lacks commitment to creativity’
The Department for Education’s employment skills policy document offers scant support for the creative industries…
Theatre freelancer spend could fall by two thirds
With plans to resume activity at a standstill, freelancers face an uphill climb that could scar the theatre industry.
Fears build over immigration rules for incoming artists
Complex rules, higher costs and visa requirements are set to place new barriers to EU artists working in the UK, even for short-te…
‘We are sorry’: charity admits history of racism in arts activities
Westway Trust says it "has been, and remains, institutionally racist" following decades of allegations.
55,000 arts jobs lost since lockdown
"This is clear evidence of the existence and the scale of a jobs crisis," researchers say.
Museums caught in a race to the bottom
Tate becomes the latest institution to announce redundancies as the sector and its workforce warn of a years-long road to recovery…
Royal Academy of Music students ‘feared speaking out’ about sexual harassment
A review highlighting shoddy employment practices and a lack of pastoral support doesn't go far enough to change the conservat…
Scotland sees female representation in theatre soar
Women artistic directors remain seriously underrepresented in Scotland’s highest funded companies despite great strides towa…
Call to boycott casting company over option to exclude disabled actors
Performers and advocates are outraged after casting directors were able to list roles as unavailable to D/deaf and…
The second lockdown: Rehearsals and streamed performances allowed
Venues can open as places of work, Culture Secretary says as income supports are extended.
Black, Asian and ethnic minority representation in music industry at a record high
UK Music launches a plan to keep up the momentum, as research shows the gains are concentrated in entry level positions rather tha…
News Comment: Sharp actions, at pace, with respect
UK Music has published its industry-wide ten-point plan for a diverse music ecosystem. But it’s actions, not words, that wil…
Northern Ireland opens £7.75m emergency fund
The long-awaited grants scheme is focussed on the sector's renewal as much as its immediate survival.
166,000 live music jobs ‘gone by Christmas’
Culture Recovery Fund grants are expected to save more than 10,000 roles. What happens next will determine whether the industry em…
North East cultural workers call out discrimination
Venues in the region – many of them funded by Arts Council England – are suffering from "dysfunctional attitudes…
Job Support Scheme ‘completely inadequate’ for the arts
Many organisations won't be able to afford the replacement for the furlough system, which only gives employers a small di…
Preventing accidents – the problems of attracting fundraising talent
Recruiting on the basis of passion for the arts doesn’t make sense in vital income-generating roles, says Michelle Wright. S…
Redundancies will make the arts sector whiter, unions warn
Major organisations' silence on claims that job cuts are falling disproportionately on BAME staff stands in stark contrast to…
People with privileged pasts twice as likely to hold creative jobs, study finds
New research finds that social mobility is "a greater issue for the creative industries than across the wider economy" &…
Meaningful employment for young people: a priority for recovery
A generation of unrealised talent will be the cultural legacy of Covid-19 unless we use the financial lifelines the sector has bee…
Are qualifications worth it?
Until the arts sector defines its expectations of the learning needed by employees, even aspirational and potentially career-enhan…
