Sunak urged to abandon VAT ticket hike
Plans to revert VAT on ticket sales to pre-pandemic levels will be “hugely damaging” for the music industry. UK Music…
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DfE plans ‘worrying’ for creative degrees
Disadvantaged groups could miss out on future university places as creative degrees fail to feature in funding for “strategi…
ACE instructed to address funding imbalance
The funder is to redirect funding away from London-based organisations as outlined in the latest addendum to its guidance for appl…
Bristol gallery crowdfunds to complete £4m refurb
Bristol's RWA art gallery is crowdfunding the final £100,000 of its redevelopment project. The gallery is slated to reop…
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…
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…
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…
New entrants eligible in latest Wales CRF
The third round of Wales' Cultural Recovery Fund (CRF) is open, with organisations that have not previously received support e…
What is in the £50m for creative businesses
£18.4m will be available to businesses outside of film and gaming.
Legal failings over concert hall upgrade cost £67.5m
Croydon Council has been forced to foot the bill for its bungled venture after staff ignored astonishing budget overruns.
Yes, CRF grants are taxable
Income tax on Culture Recovery Fund and other emergency grants is due next week – a shock to some following mixed messages from th…
Guildford theatre faces council funding cut
A Guildford theatre faces a "deeply demoralising" cut to its council grant. Guildford Borough Council plans to gradually…
Summer events face ‘pronounced’ skills shortage
Two thirds say they need to delay or cancel work as skilled workers are slow to return to the industry.
BBC licence fee freeze ‘cultural vandalism,’ says sector
The broadcaster downplays speculation about drastic changes amid concerns arts programming, creative work opportunities, and the p…
ALRA makes second round auditions free
There will be no fees for applicants who make it to the second round of acting auditions at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts…
Arts park and centre planned for Falkirk
Falkirk is set to receive a “regionally significant” arts centre as part of investment zone funding. The £80m Fa…
Music industry split on copyright bill
Proposed legislation to increase streaming royalties for signed musicians has received pushback from labels claiming it misunderst…
£1m to support South Yorkshire’s cultural recovery
Creative and cultural start-ups and small businesses in South Yorkshire can now apply for grants supporting post-Covid recovery.&n…
£300k to deepen curators’ collection knowledge
Eleven museum professionals will share a £302,500 fund aimed at deepening their knowledge of chosen collections. The He…
Collection societies sign service agreement extension
Collection societies Performing Right Society (PRS) and Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited (MCPS) have…
Museums await answers over urgent building repairs
A delayed and oversubscribed fund is about £100m smaller than first pledged – and maintenance issues are growing.
£1.1bn needed to make UK theatres sustainable
Building refurbishments must be prioritised for the sector to reach its net zero targets, but a lack of funding remains a major ob…
