ACE: Race discrimination costs claim ‘a matter of integrity’
Public body is seeking costs of £40,000 after claims by former Relationship Manager of harassment and persecution by colleag…
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Can apprenticeships address the sector’s lack of diversity?
Apprenticeships offer far more than just a qualification. Charlotte Nicol is convinced they can and will radically change the make…
Gender pay gap progess in some creative sectors
New data show that in some cultural and creative subsectors including music, performance and visual arts, women outearned men in 2…
Creativity for creativity’s sake
Does your website give equal priority to main house shows and community events? Lauren James has some tips on how to use your webs…
Campaign for equity in Scotland
There is significant under- and misrepresentation of the Black community in the creative industries. Emma Sithole of Be Unite…
One in five creative workers experience serious sexual assault
Creative employees say freelance precarity and power dynamics foster a toxic environment where one in five people experience serio…
Theatre removes ‘offensive’ language from job adverts
Situation prompts debate around appropriate terminology to describe a person's socio-economic background.
Arts, culture and heritage workforce ‘90% white’
Findings from a new report using census data to map the arts, culture and heritage workforce across England, Wales and Northern Ir…
Gallery installs toilet and church to remain a women-only space
A women-only exhibition at a Tasmanian museum that received a court order forcing it to admit men has announced it will install a…
ACE leaves diversity scheme over value-for-money concerns
ACE is one of at least 30 public bodies, including Tate, V&A and the Museum of London, to withdraw from Stonewall's workpl…
A cultural revolution in the arts
Co-Founder of Freedom in the Arts, Rosie Kay, thinks the arts in the UK have strayed into a culture of intolerance, which has led…
Government ‘falling short’ on action to protect women in music
MPs and music industry bodies criticise government's rejection of recommendations aimed at making the music industry safer for…
For trans people, our very existence is political
Responding to Arts Professional’s coverage of ACE’s political statements policy in February, Lauren James ex…
Community arts groups share in £480k of Windrush funding
Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windr…
Men to be allowed to visit ‘women-only’ exhibit
An exhibit at a Tasmanian museum must allow men admission following a court ruling in a gender discrimination case. The Ladies Lou…
Gender pay gap within culture sector increases
For every £1 earned by men employed in the cultural sector women are paid 85 pence, government statistics show.
Disabled artists and companies awarded £700,000
Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across t…
Arts leaders criticised for membership of male-only club
Several arts leaders representing Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisations have faced criticism after The Guard…
Female-led contemporary art gallery to open in Birmingham
A non-profit arts organisation is launching a commercial contemporary gallery next month in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter,…
Class barriers persist in the creative industries
Research from Creative Access has found class discrimination remains an issue in creative workspaces. Almost three-quarters (74%)…
Tate Britain seeks to contextualise ‘offensive’ mural
Tate Britain has unveiled a new video work made in response to a 1927 mural that has been closed to the public since 2020 due to i…
Another theatre to stage ‘Black Out’ nights
News that another theatre will stage performances exclusively for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-identifying audience…
Starmer: Working class children ‘denied arts opportunities’
Working class children are being denied the same opportunities to become actors or musicians that private school pupils are afford…
Soho Theatre apologises for anti-Israel ‘incident’
Soho Theatre, London, has issued a statement apologising for an “incident” on 10 February that is understood to have i…
