News and events

Supporting a Cultural Revolution across the UK's regions

DACS is convening a discussion at the Conservative Party Conference on 5 October on how the UK can support funding that fuels creative economies, supports local communities, and redresses the balance between creators and tech companies in the digital age.

• 29 September 2022

DACS appoints new Board members

DACS is delighted to announce three new appointments to the DACS Board: Cedar Lewisohn, artist and DACS member; Oliver Evans, Senior Director, Maureen Paley; and Dónall Curtin, experienced accountant, board director and business leader, who will join its Board in Autumn 2022.

• 26 September 2022

70 Years of Service

DACS joins with the nation in offering its sincerest condolences to the royal family.

• 8 September 2022

Accessing and Valuing Cultural Content and Creators - DACS & YouGov Survey

A new YouGov survey published today by DACS finds that 81% of people say that accessing culture (music, art, books, films, images, podcasts, and TV) through a digital device is important in their daily lives.

• 22 August 2022

DACS’ Annual Review: 79,000 artists and estates receive £17.2 million in royalties

DACS has published its latest Annual Review which reveals that 79,000 artists and estates received £17.2 million in royalties through our services in 2021. In a year where we also launched our Manifesto for Artists and the Smart Fund campaign,we are committed to supporting the essential business of being an artist.

• 2 August 2022

DACS warns that new text and data mining exception will undermine licensing opportunities for visual artists and weaken copyright.

DACS is deeply concerned by plans announced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to introduce a new text and data mining (TDM) exception to copyright.

• 1 August 2022

Win a copy of Women’s Work by Ferren Gipson and Artist Narratives event tickets

As part of our Artist Narratives series, on 28 July, writer Ferren Gipson will be joined in conversation by artists Lindsey Mendick and Paloma Proudfoot to discuss their practice; from themes of gender and autobiography to their innovative exploration of material and form.

• 14 July 2022

DACS celebrates British IP Day

Today DACS is celebrating British IP Day and the huge contribution that Intellectual Property (IP) and copyright makes to the UK, culturally and economically.

• 6 July 2022

DACS celebrates one year on from the launch of the Smart Fund campaign

Today marks a year since DACS alongside a coalition of arts organisations, launched a campaign for the Smart Fund which could generate between £250-300 million a year to better support visual artists and the wider cultural industries.

• 29 June 2022

New Event Series Annoucement: Artist Narratives

DACS is delighted to launch Artist Narratives, an online event series inviting leading female voices from across the arts to reflect on their practice and share their visions for the future.

• 23 June 2022

New to Artimage | Howard Hodgkin

We're pleased to announce that you can now license over 500 images from the archive of The Estate of Howard Hodgkin through Artimage - DACS’ digital platform dedicated to sourcing and licensing exceptional modern and contemporary art. Our selection of images spans Hodgkin's whole career from the late 1940s all the way to his last paintings.

• 1 June 2022

DACS convenes with organisations from around the world at IFRRO to highlight the rights of artists.

DACS joined with organisations from around the world to participate in the mid-year meeting of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) in Oslo, Norway.

• 26 May 2022