Number of creative freelancers in work fell by 38,000 in 2020, research from the Centre for Cultural Value.
If you are a lone practitioner or an arts or cultural organisation this free downloadable resource, and podcasts can help you consider arts and culture on prescription (social prescribing).
Free one-to-one artist support sessions have reopened for those working in contemporary performance in the UK.
Applications are now open from £3,000 to £5million.
Dancing Ahead is a weekly creative dance programme supporting young people aged 10-14 years at risk of low resilience or poor mental health.
Apply for up to £600 to visit Culture Mile’s amazing cultural venues.
The course offers unparalleled access to industry and training expertise whilst artists can develop their skills in a fully accessible training environment.
Deadline: 1st July 2021
The RinD project aims to address systemic imbalances in KS3, GCSE and A level drama, and support intersectional anti-racism work happening in UK schools, theatres and theatre companies.
Unlock the Arts is a project for 13 - 18 year old's with an interest in the creative sector but who just don't know how to break in.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions much of the festival will be taking place online or behind closed doors but there are still loads of great ways local young people can get involved.
Shadow Heroes and the Poetry Translation Centre have partnered to deliver collaborative poetry translation workshops for Key Stage 4 or 5 pupils in two Lewisham schools.
A project from Talk About Art for KS2 pupils.
Jenny Cameron, Open Drama UK Champion, shares her tips for teaching drama on zoom.
The Black Curriculum is a social enterprise that aims to deliver black British history all across the UK.
A New Direction has compiled a list of resources to help your students take regular breaks.
What role can art and creativity play in times of confinement and physical distancing? Whitechapel Gallery, with support from A New Direction, host a podcast considering this question. They have also created downloadable resources.
Open Drama have created a FREE downloadable resource to support drama teachers wishing to develop a representative and inclusive drama curriculum.
Voluntary Arts have started crowd-sourcing a map to show all the groups and projects that are making creative work at this time.
The scheme offers support payments to local businesses that have been forced to close or severely impacted by COVID-19 but are not entitled to the Closed Business Lockdown Payment.
Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN) is leading on consultations with Lewisham schools about the proposed Lewisham Borough of Culture 2022 programme.
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