Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 01 September 2026, United Kingdom

Today, the Government has appointed Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump to the newly created roles. They will advocate for the creative industry’s 703,000 self-employed, working to make sure their voices shape future policy.

Jamaica Information Service, 01 September 2026, Jamaica

Jamaica is set to strengthen its cultural ties with countries across the Americas through a new cooperation agreement with the Organization of American States (OAS), creating opportunities for regional exhibitions, artist exchanges, professional training and youth engagement.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 26 August 2026, United Kingdom

The UK’s world-leading creative industries will benefit from a new partnership between government and industry leaders focused on helping them sell more ideas, talent and products overseas, government has announced today (26 August).

Canada Council for the Arts, 25 August 2026, Canada

The Canada Council for the Arts is renewing three co-delivery partnership agreements with the Government of Yukon, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Inuit Art Foundation, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Indigenous and Inuit artists and arts organizations across the North and Inuit Nunangat.

Estonian Ministry of Culture, 24 August 2026, Estonia

On 14–15 August, the ministers of culture and high-ranking officials of the European Union gathered in Oulu, Finland, to discuss the European Union's cultural work plan for the coming years and the priorities of the countries in cultural policy. Estonia was represented at the meeting by Eili Lepik, Deputy Secretary General for Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, who will talk about the …

Creative Scotland, 20 August 2026, Scotland

The fund, co-designed and managed by Creative Scotland and public sector infrastructure body, the Scottish Futures Trust, is providing eight organisations with a total of £347,520 to make practical improvements to the buildings they own, and adapt to the impacts of climate change while generating learning to inform future investment in Scotland’s cultural and creative estate.