Equity challenges Universal Credit rule change
Changes to Universal Credit eligibility could unfairly affect creatives, performers' union Equity says. Under new rules, new c…
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£210m Cultural Heart plan ‘commonplace and risky’
A shopping precinct turned arts centre due for demolition should instead be a model for other town centres, a think tank argues.
Theatre Artists Fund gives £1.67m
1,670 emergency grants have been handed out in latest round of the Theatre Artists Fund. Beneficiaries received £1000 each f…
Inverness opens £6m artists’ residence
A £6m arts facility in Inverness has opened to its first residents. Sited in a former Victorian school, construction on The…
Official probe into music streaming market
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate the streaming market "from creator to consumer" following a…
New music industry helpline to launch
A helpline for music industry workers facing bullying and harassment will go live in March. Service providers Help Musicians devel…
UK’s first queer camping festival launches
The UK's first queer camping festival will take place near London this spring. Flesh features a house and techno line-up, 90%…
There are no creative ‘cold spots’
Co-creation is often about professionals ‘inviting people in’. But, as Barbara Eifler argues, communities do not need…
The metaverse is here to stay
For good or bad, we need to learn to live with the metaverse. But what is it, and why is it important for the cultural sector to b…
SWG3 to build £1.5m artist studio
Glasgow event space SWG3 is building a £1.5m artist studio on its premises. The new Yard Works premises will house artists,…
Disability Empowerment Programme launches in Bristol
A new initiative aimed at increasing disabled representation in the music industry has launched in Bristol. Founded by artist mana…
Fragile livelihoods
A collective of dance freelancers has initiated a critical response to the fragile nature of their livelihoods. Anna Alvarez and A…
Brighton dance studio sets July opening
Brighton & Hove's first purpose-built dance studio is set to open in July. Construction of The Dance Space began nearly fi…
Essex opens £1m arts fund
Essex County Council has opened a £1m arts and culture fund for applications. Artists and arts organisations can apply for b…
January challenge
Last year, more than 50,000 people took part in a creative challenge. Now the invitation to rise to the January challenge is open…
One in eight arts workers get no sick pay
73,000 arts and entertainment workers do not quality for statutory sick pay, according to trade union body TUC. The figure amounts…
What are the rules for performing artists coming to the UK?
One year on, artists are still struggling with the legal complexities around performance in the UK. Gary McIndoe explains the deta…
First ever employment deal for video game voice actors
A landmark deal on working conditions for voice actors working on video games has been agreed. Voice studio OMUK will give Equity…
£2.7m recovery funding for Northern Irish artists
1,433 artists working in Northern Ireland will share £2.7m in emergency funding. The final wave of the £5m Creative In…
MPs vote down streaming bill
A bill to reform musicians' rights to payment from streaming failed to progress in the House of Commons on Friday (3…
£261k grant to increase access to ‘radical’ theatremaking
Camden People’s Theatre in London has been awarded £261,000 to help artists make "radical theatre from scrat…
Breaking down class barriers
Performing arts students from working class backgrounds face considerable barriers to entering the theatre profession. Andrew Muir…
My Gurus: Practice pays off
Countertenor Hugh Cutting, winner of this year’s Kathleen Ferrier award, reflects on the people who have inspired and guided…
NI schools funded to work with professional artists
Eleven schools in Northern Ireland will each receive funding to hire professional artists. £15,000 has been awarded by the C…
