
The lowdown on the Culture Recovery Fund
Our Chair Samuel West spoke with NCA Trustees about the nuts and bolts of applying for the Culture Recovery Fund and what it means for their organisations.
Our Chair Samuel West spoke with NCA Trustees about the nuts and bolts of applying for the Culture Recovery Fund and what it means for their organisations.
In September, Samuel West featured on the podcast ‘To Be or Not to Be: Lockdown Shakespeare‘ to discuss his experiences of playing Hamlet. However, West
Samuel West explores the fuss around THAT advert and celebrates some of the best creative responses.
Boris Johnson has just confirmed a second national shutdown in England. This is nothing short of a catastrophe for the arts. The arts industries have
The Public Campaign for the Arts has launched a major new online platform, creating an unprecedented support link between UK citizens and their cultural organisations.
This post was published on 9 August 2020. It is preserved for archive purposes. Next steps. 10 things the Government still need to do, to
Something extraordinary just happened. Against expectations, the government has announced a significant rescue package for our arts and cultural organisations. This follows an unprecedented groundswell
Xena Frailing, an Arts Emergency mentee, reports back on her own experience of attending our Open Space event on 26th June.
Today, a nationwide, volunteer-led, public campaign begins to support Britain’s imperilled performing arts industries. The Public Campaign for the Arts brings together people of all
The Arts Index provides data for arts organisations to make their case for increased public funding of arts activities, but it can be used in exactly the same way by individuals. Here’s how you can be your own advocate for the arts.
Our trustees have their say about the new data that we launched in the latest Arts Index this week.
The National Campaign for the Arts are hosting a digital Open Space event in response to the Arts Index. “Only through radically rethinking the ambitions
Today the National Campaign for the Arts publishes the new Arts Index, a snapshot report of the health of England’s arts and culture. The latest edition
NCA Chair, Samuel West, set up poetry-reading initiative – PANDEMIC POEMS – just ahead of the official UK Coronavirus lock-down. The poems provide a much needed sense of perspective, reflection, and some hope in a time of uncertainty and grief.
The efforts of arts organisations to embrace digital performances and online sharing has been awe-inspiring. Particularly awe-inspiring for us at the NCA was how the National Student Drama Festival innovated all of its plans for their 2020 festival into a festival that could be entirely accessible online. NSDF’s Director, James Phillips, tells us of the challenges and successes of this unique year for NSDF.