Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Findings from a new report using census data to map the arts, culture and heritage workforce across England, Wales and Northern Ireland underscores inequalities in gender, ethnicity and social class across the sector.
The arts, culture and heritage workforce in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is less ethnically diverse than the general workforce, according to the findings of a new report.
The Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre’s (Creative PEC) latest report, Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences and Workforce, published today, is the first to use census data from 2021 to document the... read more
Friday, 17 May 2024
Research finds a 'huge range of effectiveness' between different cultural organisations when it comes to web pages focused on similar goals.
A noticeable gap in website performance exists between the best and worst performing cultural organisations, a study has found.
A report by digital agency Substrakt assessing website traffic data across 76 cultural organisations in Europe and North America during 2023 found that the "digital divide... read more
Friday, 17 May 2024
Culture Secretary says the UK can 'support positive social change' in Saudi Arabia through engagement and relationship building as UK cultural organisations attend trade event in Riyadh.
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Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has defended UK efforts to capitalise on opportunities for businesses in Saudi Arabia following a meeting with the kingdom's Tourism Minister.
Her meeting with Ahmed Al Khateeb coincides with a visit to the kingdom by leaders of UK arts and culture organisations -... read more
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Report warns UK risks 'self-inflicted economic and diplomatic damage' unless government boosts its support for creative industries on the world stage.
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A 'Soft Power Council' chaired by the Foreign Secretary and made up of artists and organisations representing creative talent should be established to maintain the UK's status as a global leader in the sector, a report has recommended.
The report, published today (16 May) by think tank Erskine... read more
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Heritage Alliance calls on government to do more to help the heritage sector and establish an Arts Council England-like national support portfolio for heritage organisations.
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Some heritage organisations and historic UK sites are "one rainy day away from collapse" due to rising operational costs, staff shortages, declining visitor spending and piecemeal public funding, a new report has found.
The research, carried out by charity The Heritage Alliance, details how the... read more
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Think tank calls for Kirklees Council to abandon plans to demolish a former shopping centre that currently houses artists, community groups and new business startups.
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A council-led initiative offering artists free rent in exchange for public art programmes at a former 1970s shopping centre in Huddersfield could generate at least £400,000 per year for the local area if it is allowed to continue, a new report has found.
The think tank behind the research, Same... read more
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee says it wants big arena operators to establish voluntary ticket levy scheme by September.
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A levy on arena and stadium tickets should be introduced to support grassroots music venues struggling to in the face of rising costs, an influential group of MPs has said.
A report by the cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee also calls on government to introduce a temporary cut in... read more
Monday, 13 May 2024
College says its current junior school limits its ability to reach “young people from diverse backgrounds” and to “embrace the Welsh language”.
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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has started a consultation process to end its existing teaching provision for school-aged children at the end of this academic year because of “significant financial challenges” as well as a need to reach “young people from diverse backgrounds" and "embrace... read more
Monday, 13 May 2024
Concerns raised over 'decimation' of arts provision in schools and colleges across England.
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A group of 14 organisations and artists from across the arts and education sectors have joined forces to "raise the alarm" over the state of arts provision in schools and colleges.
A joint statement by the group, which includes the National Education Union and Musicians’ Union (MU), says the "... read more
Thursday, 09 May 2024
Leaders from the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and newly-named Royal Opera and Ballet among those taking part in UK government-backed trade delegation to Saudi Arabia.
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Representatives of arts and culture organisations will visit Saudi Arabia next week as part of a government-backed trade mission to capitalise on opportunities for businesses in the country.
The Great Futures event in Riyadh, organised by the Department for Business and Trade, will be held on... read more
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Annual accounts filed by the Manchester theatre show its reserves dwindled to less than a month of operating costs, while Arts Council England has raised its risk rating.
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Contact Theatre in Manchester recorded a deficit of £980,000 for the last financial year amid ongoing financial concerns.
Figures published by the Charity Commission show that for 2022/23 the National Portfolio Organisation had income of £1.66m but spent a total of £2.64m. It is the second... read more
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Arnolfini says the voices of victims of the ongoing conflict 'need to be heard' as it announces an intention to reflect the importance of freedom of expression in its policies and practices.
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Arnolfini gallery has apologised for withdrawing from hosting two planned events as part of the Bristol Palestine Film Festival last year and condemned "the ongoing devastation and loss of life in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel" as "abhorrent".
It’s the second apology the Bristol... read more