Susan Jones says freelance artists carry a unique economic burden that has left them vulnerable to the vicissitudes of Covid-19. A…

The Cultural Recovery Commissioner advised organisations to "stop asking for stuff; tell us what you can do to help".

New bids for funding won't be accepted as the Welsh Government prioritises existing applications.

New software that assesses thousands of applications at once gave Arts Council England funding applicants a red, amber or gre…

Lottery operator Camelot says money for a seat buying scheme has not been diverted from not-for-profit arts activities. 

The tendency to overstate impacts through uncritical narratives of success risks undermining the credibility of arguments about wh…

Venues can open as places of work, Culture Secretary says as income supports are extended.

Plans to restrict busking in London's West End would limit the number of street performers and criminalise shows outside of 25…

The Scottish government may have put ‘build back better’ on the back burner, but contemporary art has not. Clare Harri…

The long-awaited grants scheme is focussed on the sector's renewal as much as its immediate survival.

Unconsicous bias can leave even well-meaning organisations with blind spots on diversity and inclusion. Roxan Kamali-Sarvestani ex…

Large grants to commercial operators, the comments of unsuccessful applicants and the conditions attached to funding awards have a…

A new DCMS Committee Inquiry is set to "shine a torch into the murky corners of the streaming payment model".

Nearly 1,400 arts organisations “woke up to good news” as £257m of Culture Recovery Fund awards were announced,…

ACE has welcomed projections that the sector will recover to pre-Covid levels by 2022. The “bounce back” relies on onl…

The Government's edicts over controversial statues and other heritage assets are complicating the job of cultural or…

High demand for the first come, first served fund forced its early closure, to the panic of those who missed out.

An ongoing and unspoken sense of crisis has driven those working in the performing arts to accept an intolerable range of behaviou…

A DCMS-commissioned study cites strong evidence that "can be trusted to guide policy" on arts interventions in some area…

The proportion of adults taking part in the arts is the same as it was in 2005. ACE says there is still progress to be found in th…

Emergency funding has finally been approved. Will it reach the sector in time to ensure its survival?

Many organisations won't be able to afford the replacement for the furlough system, which only gives employers a small di…

DCMS Committee Chair says the postponement of a full reopening of the sector presents an opportunity to do it right.

Campaigners warn that devolved nations' cultural policy is at risk amid rumours Creative Europe will be transferred to the For…