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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Scotland gives £16m for cultural recovery
The Scottish Government is giving £16m to Scotland’s culture and events sector. Delivered through the Omicron business…
OfS proposals could ‘discourage creative talent’
The education regulator says skills development and graduate earnings may be considered when measuring degree programmes’ su…
NPO timeline revised over funding delay
Delays in agreeing a settlement with DCMS have pushed back the application dates as ACE shares its expectations for the new portfo…
More manifestation, less manifesto
Promises are powerful formulations reflecting genuine intentions. But, Richard Watts argues, they must be accompanied by concrete…
Mission should inform everything
Being purpose driven and mission driven through the pandemic set Farnham Maltings up for success long into the future, just when t…
Can you afford to work in the arts anymore?
As NPO applications are being crafted, budgets written and forecasts made, Keith Jeffrey asks: How big a pay rise are you going to…
Telling our stories
There are many reasons why arts organisations seek to diversify their staff and creatives, but there’s only one result: exci…
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…
Employment in culture outstrips pre-pandemic levels
Employment in the cultural industries has continued to grow despite the pandemic, official figures suggest New data from DCMS cove…
Value co-creation key to levelling up
A 'simple but radical' approach to co-creating arts offers a way to move from project to programme to true partnership, ac…
Culture offers ‘clear opportunities’ to reinvent high streets
ACE says there is "more to be done on both sides" to bolster culture's role in town centres.
Building on the positives
Audiences have had almost 24 months of remote engagement with culture. It’s now time to share evidence, learning, success an…
What can investment contribute to race equity?
The existential question of race inequity demands new solutions. Kevin Osborne and Genevieve Maitland Hudson explore the potential…
A flexible marketing model
The nature of arts marketing has shifted over recent years with knock-on effects on relationships with producers. Howard Buckley a…
LEEDS 2023: levelling up in action
Since Britain’s exit from Europe, we have no longer been able to compete for European Capital of Culture. But, as Kully Thia…
£3m culture budget for Birmingham
Birmingham City Councillors are being asked to approve a standstill culture budget of nearly £3m for 2022/23. The local auth…
Nightlife business costs grow by a quarter
Nightlife businesses have experienced a 26% rise in their operating costs in the past year. The Night Time Industries Association…
10 million creative jobs lost worldwide
"What was already a precarious situation for many artists has become unsustainable," UNESCO boss says, mooting labour la…
Edinburgh commits to £4.7m culture funding
Edinburgh has committed to £4.7m of culture funding for 2022/23, £2m of it for Edinburgh International Festival. Recog…
Longlist make their UK City of Culture bids
Eight places longlisted to become UK City of Culture in 2025 handed in their bids this week. Bradford, Cornwall, County Durham, De…
Creative teachers offer the most industry experience
A new report recommends long term funding to allow more schools to embed opportunities to work with industry partners.
Ethical trouble at the top
Day-to-day news is littered with questions over ethics. We care deeply about rights and wrongs. But Michelle Wright asks, do the a…
Culture in crisis
Ben Walmsley reports on the key findings from a 15-month research project into the effects of the pandemic on the cultural sector.
