Arts Professional

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Don't miss: Director of Creativity and Impact at Shetland Arts, Shetland. Salary: £50,000. buff.ly/R5dqP7I #artsjobs

British Youth Opera appoints new chair buff.ly/ZbEQgbi #ChangingFaces

Arts Council England (ACE) has blamed “high traffic” for technical issues preventing users from accessing its online application platform, Grantium, over the last 24 hours. buff.ly/GTuu4Mn

Electric Medway makes leadership changes buff.ly/T7o8D04 #ChangingFaces

Streetwise Opera welcomes five new trustees buff.ly/oA1ncje #ChangingFaces

When it comes to culture and the creative industries, any new government strategy provokes new questions. The latest Creative Industries Sector Plan is no exception, writes Jason Jones-Hall. artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/featu…

44% of performing arts freelancers earned less than the national living wage in the 2023-24 financial year, compared to 34% the year before in what is being termed a “crisis of low pay” in freelancing, according to a new survey. buff.ly/CsG3Clk

The cultural funding “chasm” between regions remains “stark” despite a narrowing gap between London and the North of England, according to this year’s State of the North report. buff.ly/QkTbYTs

UK music creators are set to benefit from a new government-backed deal on streaming payments and expenses, which has been voluntarily agreed to by major music labels. buff.ly/oqrk28q

Nigel Huddleston to take over as shadow culture secretary buff.ly/ajwRFAs #ChangingFaces

New director at Edinburgh International Children’s Festival buff.ly/TdQnmrT #ChangingFaces

Arts organisations must ensure job vacancies are communicated widely and accessibly amid a notable drop in advertised positions, leaders in the sector have said. buff.ly/nIvkvDR

New event: Self-Guided Courses (eLearning) from Artswork Professional Development. Learn safeguarding, inclusion, survey design & more anytime, anywhere with our flexible self-guided eLearning courses. buff.ly/1BeMnBP

New event: Supporting People, Safety & Wellbeing Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Interactive courses on wellbeing, trauma, behaviour, risk and safety, tailored for creative & cultural settings. buff.ly/6a8Ay0z

New event: Working With Young People: Supporting Youth Voice Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Empower youth voice with mentoring, facilitation & consultation tools tailored to creative, cultural & heritage sectors. buff.ly/zLMwLJB

New event: Safeguarding Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Tailored safeguarding training for the creative, cultural & heritage sectors: interactive, sector-specific learning. buff.ly/EzLwm73

New event: Project Management Courses from Artswork Professional Development. Project management for creative, cultural & heritage sectors – interactive courses on a range of practical topics. buff.ly/hx6ZbBx

Members of National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland (NYCNI) have been told organisation will shut following the loss of its annual funding from Arts Council Northern Ireland (ACNI). buff.ly/de80uXE

Mayoral and Combined Authorities represent nearly half of England's population, and this will grow as the government’s Devolution Priority Programme is rolled out. buff.ly/6lVcvb4

Yorkshire Sculpture Park director steps down buff.ly/C6s1Nj3 #ChangingFaces