Strategy to put Gloucester ‘on the cultural map’
Signature events, including a potential UK City of Culture bid, will "signal the cultural regeneration of Gloucester".
Signature events, including a potential UK City of Culture bid, will "signal the cultural regeneration of Gloucester".
As we say good riddance to 2020, Liz Hill takes a glass-half-full look at progress in the cultural sector this year, and what the…
Westway Trust says it "has been, and remains, institutionally racist" following decades of allegations.
An eight-point manifesto asks campaigning parties to commit to a National Arts Force and new Office for Cultural Exchange ahead of…
A new cultural strategy demonstrates York's commitment to redress the effects of Covid-19 by embedding culture in the city'…
Croydon is still developing the cultural showcase despite an order against non-essential spending, a review over alleged fina…
Creativity, compassion, collaboration and a tendency towards efficiency meant arts workers were highly responsive in a time of cri…
A culture strategy based on behavioural change isn’t sexy, but it is necessary if Plymouth wants to do more than simply surv…
A local authority under fire for censoring a politically-minded piece says it usually stays out of programming decisions – u…
Bristol Music Trust says the new title reflects a more inclusive narrative where music – not history – "is a…
Heritage can grow the UK's post-Covid economy – but only if it starts "telling the stories of more diverse parts of…
The newly-launched inquiry into diversity in the capital's public realm will be guided by Black cultural groups and Arts Counc…
Efforts by Manchester and the West Midlands to secure extra money highlight fears that rescue funding will be directed toward…
Partners say the new date means the cultural showcase “can be reimagined in response to challenges facing the country”…
Investment in soft power assets can deliver huge financial returns – and could be the catalyst for redressing regional econo…
Community productions across England are transforming attitudes to theatre among audiences with little experience of the artform,…
Advocates hope the funder’s upcoming delivery plan will address concerns its strategy does not support communities’ in…
The Great Place Scheme demonstrates how projects flourish when official bodies allow them freedom from pre-determined outcomes, sa…
We need bold new cultural infrastructures to tackle entrenched inequality in the arts, says Amahra Spence. Can a new project combi…
Regeneration is all very well – but it is only through celebrating its authentic working class culture that the city can dis…
The coveted year-long cultural festival is “finally coming to south east London” in 2021 and to Croydon in 2023.
Two of seven cities that expressed interest in the title for 2025 have decided not to bid, and a third is reconsidering its stance…
ACE is right to focus on libraries in its new strategy, says Hassan Vawda – but it must put communities at the heart of its…
The town is divided over plans for a joint arts centre and council headquarters as the bill rises to £53.7m. But without it,…