Hot on the heels of the Crafts Council’s Innovation Programme launch Annie Warburton, Crafts Council Creative Programmes Director, explains how the initiative will drive collaborative innovation and creativity. Robotics, neuroscience, motor racing and pure mathematics are not fields you might immediately link with contemporary craft. Yet all featured at Monday night’s launch of the Crafts…

Monday is an important day for the performing arts in the UK. Why? Because it is the day on which an important new tax relief for theatre production comes into effect. Originally announced in the Autumn Statement nearly a year ago, it will provide an additional corporation tax deduction, or a payable tax credit, worth…

They say that a week is a long time in politics. Well, it’s been about 18 weeks since the Prime Minister appointed me as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, so you can imagine the amount of incredible work and events I’ve seen and been involved with since then. First and foremost, there…

In her second blog as Women’s Business Council (WBC) member of the month, Fiona Woolf meets pupils from the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School as part of the Inspiring Women campaign. Part of the http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/about/inspiring-women-campaign.aspx Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School 11th July 2014 The Education and Employers Taskforce charity was launched on the 15th October 2009 with the…

The Lord Mayor of the City of London and Women’s Business Council Member, Alderman Fiona Woolf, discusses the importance of widening diversity in the talent pool. On Monday 7th July, it was my pleasure to be the host of the AudaCITY event at the Guildhall. In attendance were the various Affinity Groups from across London…

Museums at Night is back and this year’s line-up is better then ever. Culture24’s Campaigns Officer Rosie Clarke gives us the lowdown on what you can look forward to this weekend.

Another packed day in China, with a focus on promoting Britain as a fantastic destination for the Chinese. In the morning I was proud to announce VisitBritain’s China Welcome campaign, which kicks-off next spring.

In the early hours of the morning I touched down in Beijing as part of the Prime Minister’s trade mission to China.

Are you a culture or arts blogger? UK Blog Awards’ Gemma Pears explains why now’s the time to submit your blogs to the first national cross industry blog awards.

In the last of our City of Culture 2017 blogs, actor Michael Sheen shows his support for Swansea Bay’s bid and explains why his home town deserves to be the UK’s cultural flag bearer in 2017.