BBC Writers' Pilot Scheme is now open for applications! Deadline noon on 4th Aug.
For 2027/28 we're delighted to be focusing the programme on emerging deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers. Find full details and Terms and Conditions on our website https://t.co/SXgANT66Dv
NEW: Are you fundraising for your arts, culture or heritage organisation?
@artsfundraising have published a practical toolkit for organisations to manage risk and reputation in fundraising.
Find out more 👇
https://t.co/IUbs7k1uKK
Proudly #ACEsupported
A one-man show exploring the fight against fascism from the 70s through til today - now the full show comes to Coventry’s @albanytheatre - get tickets at https://t.co/jfd3L3xSCx excited to be supporting!
UK theatre company Gillian Banks Creative Productions has canceled its DREAMGIRLS production after rights holders pulled permission over the predominantly white principal cast.
Rights now explicitly require Black performers for the lead roles to honor the show's Black music history roots.
🔗 https://t.co/Uob8KecYm3
Introducing our new Strategic Framework: it sets out how we will make it easier for applicants and partners to work with us, as we start work developing a new longer-term strategy later this year.
📢Registration open!
Renegotiating Borders in & beyond South Asia
📍Durham University
📅18–19 June 2026
2 days of crossdisciplinary conversations on borders, mobility, coloniality, environment & migration with scholars, artists + creative practitioners.
#SouthAsia#Borders
Nearly 4 in 10 British adults have poor financial literacy.
Today, we’re publishing major new research into financial literacy in the UK and what we can do to improve it in schools and beyond.
Too many people are navigating saving, borrowing and planning for the future without the confidence or knowledge they need, and many associate numbers with anxiety rather than opportunity.
The report also found several striking gaps between groups, including women consistently underperforming men on financial literacy across every age group. We’ve got to fix that.
https://t.co/ZW2KtLsRHH
We've commissioned new research exploring career progression routes in South Asian dance and highlighting opportunities to strengthen support for artists and freelancers across the sector.
Read the research> https://t.co/3piVKARSIi
Image credit: Sonia Sabri Company
📢 Opportunity
Leicester-based NPO, Aakash Odedra Company are seeking a Chair of the Board.
The role will involve supporting the strategic direction of this internationally recognised dance company & helping shape its future growth.
Find out more 👇
https://t.co/AAF7H7Q2Q1
Marking the opening & closing ceremonies of @ukasianfilmfest at London’s @BFI
Ghost School + Q&A with Seemab Gul Shadowbox + Q&A with Tillotama Shome
Celebrating Asian cinema & global storytelling in the UK
The arts belong to everyone – not just the privileged few
A reformed Arts Council England will make sure every community, in every corner of the country, can see their stories reflected in the national culture
🔗 Read the full response here: https://t.co/wMuFjHfppj
Today we’ve published our Response to the Independent Review of Arts Council England.
It sets out the actions we’ll take to address your feedback and the recommendations outlined in the Review.
Read our full Response 👇
https://t.co/njQmI0aXWj
If we are serious about change, we must back the right people with the right values, give them authority, resources and long-term commitment.
https://t.co/pvtj0jxOBD
Phizzical are delighted to be awarded an Open Doors grant from @YouthMusic Stability Fund. This timely investment allows us to sustain our music development work & support our transition to charitable status.
£1.5 BILLION investment will keep the doors open at thousands of museums, libraries, arts venues, theatres and galleries across the UK
The funding will support capital projects and preserve the institutions that help tell our national story and bring communities together
https://t.co/1XR5NDIsxL