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Creative Scotland dropped a mid-August bombshell last week when they announced the unexpected closure of their Open Fund for Individuals. 'once again, freelancers have found themselves first in the firing line when it comes to funding cuts' freelancersmaketheatrework.com/another-door-c…

'Scotland’s arts funding emergency is a threat to the very roots of UK theatre' -lyngardner in The Stage. thestage.co.uk/opinion/scotla… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

SOLT & UK Theatre has commissioned Shift Insight to conduct research to better understand off-stage technical roles, particularly concerning skills gaps and shortages. Take the survey here: online1.snapsurveys.com/interview/5c41… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Great art matters – but not to the detriment of those making it happen thestage.co.uk/opinion/great-…

Councils are the biggest public funder of culture. However, this core funding has come under huge strain in recent years. The LGA commissioned a series of infographics to illustrate the challenges in cultural funding which councils are facing. local.gov.uk/topics/culture…

Although #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork is run by an amazing group of volunteers, there are costs we have to cover. These include web hosting, zoom accounts, subscriptions & three part-time freelance coordinators who help keep the wheels of FMTW turning. freelancersmaketheatrework.com/supportfmtw/

Activate Skills Development Grants: Open for all West Midlands Creative freelancers and small organisations who want to develop their creative practice. Grants between £1,000 - £9,000 available. Find out more and apply here: wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/cul… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

🚀 We want to tackle negative perceptions about creative careers & for TV, Film & Theatre to be more representative ⚡️ So we’ve teamed up with Netflix UK & Ireland & Adeel Akhtar on IGNITE Offering 16-25s FREE workshops to unlock access to creative careers. Apply nyt.org.uk/ignite

9 in 10 working-class parents against children choosing arts careers. - Poll "This is not an accident and it is not a shock. This is the consequence of policy and also attitude." thestage.co.uk/news/nine-in-1… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Did you know 89% of working-class parents don’t want their child to pursue a creative career because they don't consider it a viable path to success? IGNITE, a scheme we're running in partnership with NationalYouthTheatre, is here to change that

The Impact of Injury Survey from IPC is back to explore the human toll and economic impact that injury poses to film, television and theatrical productions. Please take 5 minutes to respond and help advocate for a safer industry! Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/ImpactofInju… #IOI24

Creative Scotland to reopen the Open Fund for Individuals after the Scottish government confirmed that £6.6m would be released as promised. Iain Munro: "“We are sure today’s confirmation of the release of this funding will be welcomed by the creative community." More soon.

Netflix and The National Youth Theatre are teaming up to tackle negative perceptions about creative careers and make TV, Film & Theatre more representative of the UK. Aged 16-25? Unlock FREE Workshops exploring amazing creative careers at nyt.org.uk/ignite #Ignite

🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨 @scotgovculture reinstates £6.6m in investment for @creativescots, including £3m for the Open Fund. Despite this, significant sums of funding pledged for 2024-5 remain cut or unconfirmed. Scotland's cultural sector is still critically at risk. 🧵 (1/7)

Explore our growing resource of arts focused studies and reports from Freelancers Make Theatre Work and other organisations. If you would like to work with us or have your study listed, please email us at [email protected] #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

The Scottish Government has launched a review of Creative Scotland, its arts funding body, amid concerns over a potential cultural crisis. This comes after a £6.6m fund was saved for artists, following fears of widespread arts sector cuts. - The Scotsman scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…

EU restrictions on British touring unlikely to ease despite Labour ambitions "The chances for an EU change of legislation to improve the access of UK artists and musicians are very slim." thestage.co.uk/news/eu-restri…

The UK paid a record £240m in cultural tax reliefs in 2022/23, a 3x rise from the previous year. Theatre tax relief claims surged 50%, driving growth. Initially boosted to help post-COVID recovery, rates will remain higher until 2025. Read more here: artsprofessional.co.uk/news/cultural-…

FREELANCERS ASSEMBLE! It is hugely important to voice the concerns of the freelance theatre community to the Government. Get our MP template letter along with the contact details for your local MP here: FreelancersMakeTheatreWork.com/mps-letter #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Almost 90% of working-class parents do not want to see their child pursue a career in the performing arts, research claims. It is one of the findings of a survey carried out by the National Youth Theatre and Netflix. thestage.co.uk/news/nine-in-1… #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork