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New Virtual Community Centre Welcomes Cambridge Residents
CAMBRIDGE City Council has launched an online community centre in response to the temporary closure of its community buildings during the coronavirus crisis. The Cambridge Virtual Community Centre, which launched this week, is a Facebook page, offering ideas and information fo...
2 months ago
MAJOR NATIONAL SUTDY INTO THE SOCIAL EFFECTS OF COVID-19 - TAKE PART
University College London is running a major national study into the psychological and social effects of Covid-19 in the UK. The results are analysed weekly and fed directly to government, Public Health England, NHS England and other national bodies as well as being made publi...
2 months ago
Employers Can Now Claim Wages through Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
First published: by Support Cambridgeshire, 20 AprilUK employers can now claim for 80% of their employees' wages, plus any employer National Insurance and pension contributions, if they have put them on furlough because of coronavirus (COVID-19).Under the Coronavirus Job Reten...
2 months ago
Coronavirus Impact Study
First published: by Culture Capital Exchange, 31 March 2020The UK Creative and Cultural Sector Coronavirus Impact Study will document and report on the impacts of COVID-19 on our sectors organisations and workforce.This includes the opportunity to contribute to a crowdsourced ...
3 months ago
How can the creative industries come together to share how COVID-19 is impacting the sector?
First published: by Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre, 24 March 2020Collecting data from across the sector to help policymakers understand and respond to the ongoing crisisAt a time of huge uncertainty in all areas of the economy, including the creative industri...
3 months ago
Cambridgeshire Music invites young musicians to join Hawaii 5-0 challenge
In the first of a series of online ensemble initiatives, Cambridgeshire Music is inviting young musicians to get involved in a virtual performance of the classic theme tune – Hawaii-5-0. With the sun set to shine this weekend, we can escape our current isolation and imagine b...
3 months ago
Reimagine your living room with Company Chameleon
First published: by Company Chameleon, 26 March 2020In light of the lockdown, Chameleon’s dancers bring you #IsolationImprovs and invite you to get moving, think creatively and reimagine your living room through dance. Here at Company Chameleon, inspiring and engaging our audi...
3 months ago
Develop Your Organisations Skills & Business Model - Digital Culture Network
First published: by Arts Council EnglandThe Digital Culture Network provides practical support to the arts and culture sector, helping you to explore and harness the benefits of technology to achieve your goals, find new ways to reach and engage audiences, and develop sustaina...
3 months ago
Saving the Art World's Self-employed (Podcast episode) from The Week in Art
First published: by The Week in Art, 27 March 2020This week, we explore the devastating effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on art communities, and particularly the wealth of self-employed workers in the art world. We hear about the support packages for people working in the...
3 months ago
Enter Your Artwork Here - Grayson's Art Club
In an exciting new project for Channel 4, one of Britain’s leading artists – Grayson Perry – will help bring the nation together through art, and unleash our collective creativity as we live through an unprecedented crisis. Every week, he will host the show from his own studio...
3 months ago