MPs to DCMS: ‘Give the sector a six-month plan’
DCMS Committee Chair says the postponement of a full reopening of the sector presents an opportunity to do it right.
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Art: a by-product of managerial concerns
Many of the assumptions shared by Arts Council England’s original architects have outlived their usefulness, says Andrew Pin…
Brexit: Is the Internal Market Bill a ‘soft power grab’?
Campaigners warn that devolved nations' cultural policy is at risk amid rumours Creative Europe will be transferred to the For…
Northern Irish arts at ‘brink of devastation’
Organisations are pleading with politicians to urgently release £33m funding that was allocated months ago.
Wales to launch £7m freelancer fund
A final tranche of Welsh Government emergency funding will be reserved for up to 12,800 creatives – but the Culture Minister…
Mass testing key to fully reopening the arts sector, MPs told
Arts events could incentivise testing and restart the sector safely. But without a confirmed reopening date, there is little hope…
Scottish recovery fund ‘aims to protect jobs’
Arts organisations facing insolvency or redundancies can apply for up to £150,000 as Scotland delays the return of live even…
Let Councils lead on arts funding, says new report
Efforts to redistribute arts funding away from London have fallen short, as Arts Council England “fails to treat places equa…
Millennials make up more of post-Covid audiences, survey indicates
An apparent growth in younger audiences could be a "silver lining" for the sector as fewer older people patronise the ar…
NPOs join forces to deliver city-wide cultural funding
By setting up a Cultural Investment Fund, Plymouth’s arts organisations are aiming to ‘innovate’ their way out o…
How Union representation could create a more diverse arts landscape
The current funding model means a select few decide what art is acceptable. Anthony Padgett argues union representation is the key…
Covid will affect future lottery funding, experts warn
The National Lottery faces major challenges as more charities clamour for support.
Freeze or cut pay to get funding, sector told
Funding bodies will enforce "pay restraint" at the organisations getting recovery money – but won't be exercis…
‘Cultural contract’ to be condition of Welsh emergency funding
The Welsh Government will require organisations to commit to fair pay rates, but has not responded to calls for a universal basic…
Councils’ culture budgets actually increase
Big cultural showcases bring million-pound increases to larger cities' budgets as London falls behind.
‘Super active’ customers key to keeping up donations, survey suggests
Some UK arts organisations have used the Covid crisis to "dramatically increase" income from donations, but the overall…
Freelancers despair as emergency funding goes elsewhere
Artists and creatives stand on the brink of financial disaster following announcements that the Government’s Culture Recover…
Autumn Spending Review brings new threat to arts funding
Tough choices for Government spending are ahead, with departments being told to reprioritise, deliver savings and provide evidence…
Arts get one-third of £1.57bn fund
Arts organisations can apply for up to £3m – but those that need more must pay it back.
Systemic funding failures: it’s time to fix the fault lines
To future-proof the creative sector we must root out systemic funding bias against BAME organisations, says Kevin Osborne, startin…
Public engagement: a renewed civic role for theatre
Small theatres and companies are ideally placed to give their local communities a voice. But there will have to be new models of w…
Too little, too late: MPs slam ‘consistent failures’ to save the sector
A scathing new report says the Government’s inadequate response to the threat posed by Covid-19 risks undermining its own &l…
How to get up-front funding for a project – without losing control
R&D funding for artists is hard to come by, but Hannah Grannemann and Amy Whitaker believe emerging artist-centric sources of…
Letter: Fund the ecosystem – not the select few
If ACE only distributes the Government's support package to the organisations they have a current relationship with, then 80%…
