New music board to boost West Midlands industry
The West Midlands Music Board will prioritise the economic growth and recovery, inclusion, representation and advocacy of its loca…
The West Midlands Music Board will prioritise the economic growth and recovery, inclusion, representation and advocacy of its loca…
A new national tourism plan says cultural attractions are the top drawcard for international visitors, but falls short of offering…
The more you look at the cultural aftermath of this year of lockdowns, the clearer it becomes that current thinking around arts fu…
Official employment statistics show the cultural sector remains in crisis, with declining job opportunities and regional imbalance…
The city aims to add 3,000 jobs to its cultural sector by 2031 – half of them from underrepresented groups – as its cu…
London launches a massive domestic tourism campaign as England progresses to the next stage of the reopening roadmap.
Louise Blackwell says creative practitioners have been at the forefront of place-based recovery. Their strategy? Come together, li…
The "ambitious and forward-thinking" document will be the cornerstone of a bid for UK City of Culture 2025.
A plan to breathe artistic life into a historic bookshop aims to reverse a pattern of decline in Sunderland. Andrew Leach explains…
How will Hull face the future following its triumph as UK City of Culture? Lee Corner and Stephen Munn reflect on the legacy of 20…
100 or fewer organisations will benefit from the next round of England's Culture Recovery Fund repayable finance.
Signature events, including a potential UK City of Culture bid, will "signal the cultural regeneration of Gloucester".
Mandatory masks, social distancing and temperature tests make audiences feel more comfortable returning to venues – and on-t…
A new, tougher system of local restrictions will allow theatres and other venues to reopen in theory. But the sector remains…
The Cultural Recovery Commissioner advised organisations to "stop asking for stuff; tell us what you can do to help".
Nearly 1,400 arts organisations “woke up to good news” as £257m of Culture Recovery Fund awards were announced,…
Anastasia Tilston explains how a new community-led company in Chester is making space for artists in the city centre, with pop-up…
The National Lottery faces major challenges as more charities clamour for support.
New ONS data lays bare the critical state of the arts and entertainment sectors. Yet these organisations are supporting their empl…
An 84-page plan to overhaul the system makes no mention of protecting arts and cultural venues.
The arts sector's lukewarm reaction underlines most venues' inability to reopen with socially distanced audiences.
The Welsh Government will require organisations to commit to fair pay rates, but has not responded to calls for a universal basic…
Heritage can grow the UK's post-Covid economy – but only if it starts "telling the stories of more diverse parts of…
After a four-month closure, Arts Council England has reopened its project grants programme to more people and organisations than e…