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We've commissioned new research exploring career progression routes in South Asian dance and highlighting opportunities to strengthen support for artists and freelancers across the sector. Read the research> bit.ly/4f1PU Image credit: Sonia Sabri Company

Our latest update from UK Asian Film Festival, final weekend. Thrilled to get a few minutes with Muzaffar Ali, filmmaker behind the #Bollywood classic #UmraoJaan - tribute to #ashabhosle #UKAsianFilmFestival #UKAFF @ukasianfilmfest (closing May 10) youtu.be/e0C2zimZ0vw?si…

📢 Opportunity Leicester-based NPO, Aakash Odedra Company are seeking a Chair of the Board. The role will involve supporting the strategic direction of this internationally recognised dance company & helping shape its future growth. Find out more 👇 buff.ly/xaGL12q

Marking the opening & closing ceremonies of @ukasianfilmfest at London’s @BFI Ghost School + Q&A with Seemab Gul
Shadowbox + Q&A with Tillotama Shome Celebrating Asian cinema & global storytelling in the UK

The arts belong to everyone – not just the privileged few A reformed Arts Council England will make sure every community, in every corner of the country, can see their stories reflected in the national culture 🔗 Read the full response here: gov.uk/government/pub…

Today we’ve published our Response to the Independent Review of Arts Council England. It sets out the actions we’ll take to address your feedback and the recommendations outlined in the Review. Read our full Response 👇 bit.ly/4rZ6Zt0

If we are serious about change, we must back the right people with the right values, give them authority, resources and long-term commitment. britishfuture.org/from-diwali-to…

Youth Music’s commitment to flexible, grassroots support makes a tangible difference to organisations like ours. Read more: phizzical.com/latest-stories…

Phizzical are delighted to be awarded an Open Doors grant from @YouthMusic Stability Fund. This timely investment allows us to sustain our music development work & support our transition to charitable status.

£1.5 BILLION investment will keep the doors open at thousands of museums, libraries, arts venues, theatres and galleries across the UK The funding will support capital projects and preserve the institutions that help tell our national story and bring communities together gov.uk/government/new…

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Are you an artist or arts organisation with expertise working with young people in digital, visual or performing arts? Worcestershire-based ReNEW will be looking for 3 major commissions (May 26-Autumn 27) Applications open soon. Register for updates👇 buff.ly/TMNeEmw

Thank you to @lisanandy and @DCMS for publishing the Independent Review of the Arts Council today, and to Baroness Margaret Hodge and team for conducting the Review. Read the Review: buff.ly/5rqvntF And find our initial response here: buff.ly/zPisSAk

📢 Big news: The national curriculum review is here! We're proud to have contributed to Professor Becky Francis’ report, which recognises the vital role of creativity in every child’s education. 🎨

It's Shah Rukh Khan month (when is it not?), and so I explored Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om for my flashback column in the THR November magazine (now on stands): hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/colum…

Our next SOUTH ASIAN/INDO-CARIBBEAN Zoom networking session will be at 7:30pm (GMT) on Thursday 6th November If you’d like to attend please register your interest to: Southasian_artists@hotmail.com

We are looking forward to UK's premiere Awards event

We asked experts in the arts and cultural sector about improving the well-being of leaders. The two blogs outline different stress factors faced by leaders, and explores ways to respond to this stress, from self-care to physical movement.🧘 Read now 👇 buff.ly/kRT1iE3

An amazing opportunity by our friends at 20StoriesHigh! They're entering a new era & inviting fresh artistic leadership to help shape their next chapter. Applications close 3rd Nov. Find out more via their website: 20storieshigh.org.uk/artistic-leade…

Parvati and the Sea: Poets on Love & Loss 📚 Honoured to meet poets Gopika Jadeja & Alvin Pang. An evening of tender, powerful poetry on memory, longing & love—hosted beautifully by Kanchan Jadeja. Published by Red River Press. @phizzical #PoetryReading #GopikaJadeja #AlvinPang