Tom Watson to champion music industry
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is to champion musicians as chair UK Music, the umbrella representative for the music industry.
How coronavirus is hitting you – your chance to tell ministers
Coronavirus Covid-19 is presenting unprecedented challenges to creative workers and their industries. Now you can tell the government how.
Free arts webinar on how to survive the crisis
The Creative Industries Federation and PR agency Four Communications are combining to start a series of webinar events to help those working in the creative industries through the Covid-19 crisis.
Creative Scotland’s £11m support package
Creative Scotland has launched a three-pronged support package to help sustain the country’s creative practitioners during the coronavirus crisis.
BM appoints Beard despite No 10 rejection
The British Museum has appointed the classics scholar Professor Mary Beard a trustee, despite No 10 Downing Street having rejected her candidature.
Call for clarity on Chancellor’s freelance deal
The Chancellor’s move yesterday to help the self-employed and freelance – a third of whom make up the creative industries’ workforce - has been welcomed in the arts sector, but with demands for further clarity on how it will work and its timing.
London Eye turns blue for NHS
As thousands forsook the safety of self-isolation across the UK to step outside and applaud the NHS at 8pm last night, the London Eye turned blue.
Halifax arts centre goes into adminstration
Square Chapel closes over cashflow
Musicians’ charity sets up £5m fund
Help Musicians UK offers £500 hardship payments
Warning on Ireland’s modern artworks
Gallery says storage facility ‘a risk’
