Major report published on the future of freelancing in the performing arts
A 142 page, Arts Council England-funded report has called for a sea change in the relationship between creative arts employers and freelancers followi…
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Orchestral music is becoming a key element in healthcare provision, says report
A new report, ‘Orchestras in Healthcare’, published by Orchestras Live, the City of London Sinfonia and the Association of British Orchestras, has…
The Social Prescribing Academy launches Thriving Communities Fund
The arts sector is one of several that will be supported by a new fund to promote social prescribing community activities to help people impacted by t…
Local UK arts and culture funding in crisis, says Fabian Society
'Cultured Communities' argues that a decade of government cuts has left community arts and culture vulnerable, especially outside London
Help Musicians announces additional funding for musicians
Thousands of freelance musicians could be eligible for £500 grants from Help Musicians’ Financial Hardship Funding programme
Arts Council England announces webinar for funding applicants
Arts Council England (ACE) will present an online session for prospective applicants for ACE music-related funding programmes on 10 August
Trinity College London launches new resource for families
Created in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Discover at Home enables families to be creative and learn about music and the wider arts
London’s Southbank Centre details ‘closure risk’ until at least April 2021 citing ‘crippling financial pressure’
The UK's largest arts and cultural organisation, has announced it may cease to be a going concern before the end of the year unless urgent governme…
What comes next for Arts Council England? Darren Henley, ACE CEO, explains
ACE's planned stages are Response phase, Stabilisation phase and Reset phase
Coronavirus crisis: Arts Council England grants programmes
Arts Council England (ACE) will announce a refocussing of some of the organisation's grants programmes in 'about ten days' 'to help compensate individ…
In praise of the peri
Peripatetic music teachers - 'peris' - are the unsung heroes and heroines of music education. It's time to recognise and value their contributions, ar…
ACE Director of Music Education: National Plan recommendations
Hannah Fouracre, Director of Music Education at Arts Council England, reflects on the challenges and opportunities facing music education in England a…
Arts Council England threatens funding cuts over lack of diversity
Arts organisations and museums in England are being warned they will lose public funding unless they meet 'stretching' targets to create and attract m…
Arts Council England launches Digital Culture Compass
The Digital Culture Compass is a new, free online toolkit, created by Arts Council England to help you use digital technology more effectively in your…
Arts Council England launches survey of diversity in classical music
Arts Council England has announced a year-long research project and sector survey to explore the diversity of the classical music sector.
Introducing Arts Council England’s new Strategy for 2020-2030, Let’s Create
Arts Council England announced Let's Create, its new strategy for 2020-2030 on 27 January 2020.
Let’s Create: Arts Council England’s Strategy for 2020-2030
Let's Create presents Arts Council England's 10-year strategic ambitions for 2020-2030.
Arts Council England chair: organisation to prioritise support for early stage writers, artists, composers
With publication of Arts Council England’s 10-year strategy for 2020-30 due for publication in February 2020, Sir Nicholas Serota, ACE chair, has been interviewed by…
What are music hubs? A MUSIC:ED explainer
To an outside observer of the music education system in England, the world of music (education) hubs (or are they music services?) is confusing, to sa…
Arts and culture sector contributes more than agriculture to UK economy
Contribution of the arts and culture industry to the UK economy, a report commissioned by Arts Council England and published on 17 April 2019, shows t…