To help us give you the best experience possible, please accept all cookies

Join DACS

News and events

Find the latest DACS news and events.

Filter by

Topic
A white man in front of a microphone reading

The Smart Fund proposal was highlighted today in a short debate in the House of Lords on the Impact of the Budget on arts, heritage and cultural organisations.

  • 14 November 2024
Four people sitting in armchairs in front of an audience and by a screen with the graphic image for 'Income for Creatives'

Over the past few months, we have been campaigning for our 3 top policy priorities: the Smart Fund, a Freelancer Commissioner, and AI regulation that safeguards artists’ rights and livelihoods.

  • 12 November 2024
Three people behind a table speaking at a panel in front of a projection

DACS hosts the CIAGP annual conference, convening DACS’ sister societies from around the world, exploring global developments at the intersection of AI and IP

  • 8 November 2024
Richard Combes (ALCS), Andy Harrower (Directors UK), John Hollingworth (Actor and member of BECS), Reema Selhi (DACS) speaking to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has published the UK Government’s response to the recommendations made in the Creator Remuneration report earlier this year.

  • 4 November 2024
A woman in front of a podium speaking to an audience

At the British IP Day parliamentary reception in Westminster, DACS Chair Margaret Heffernan in her speech urged policy-makers and parliamentarians to maintain the UK’s strong and fair IP framework in the face of challenges from the tech sector

  • 1 November 2024
Five people in a row standing in front of a big banner looking at the camera

On 30 October, DACS celebrated British IP Day by emphasising the strength of human creativity, and its positive impact on economic growth at a parliamentary reception.

  • 31 October 2024
One the left, portrait of a white man in a suit and on the right, a portrait of a blonde woman wearing black.

In celebration of British IP Day 2024, an event co-sponsored by DACS and PRS for Music, Christian Zimmermann, CEO of DACS, and Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO of PRS for Music, share their insights on the vital role of intellectual property (IP) in safeguarding the rights of creators.

  • 29 October 2024
A man speaking in front of a podium

Dan Guthrie, Director General at the Alliance for IP, shared his insights on the essential role of IP in the UK’s creative industries ahead of this week’s British IP Day.

  • 28 October 2024
Two people holding a banner in a frame saying 'Do the right thing for artists'

A new statement addressing the impact of unlicensed Artificial Intelligence (AI) training on creators has been released, signed by over 10,000 artists, writers, and organisations and published by The Guardian.

  • 23 October 2024
Two people sitting as part of a panel discussion

At The Art Market 2050 conference, artist and DACS member Adelaide Damoah discussed with Lanre Bakare, arts and culture correspondent for The Guardian, the importance of regulations to ensure transparency and compensation for artists in the context of AI training.

  • 11 October 2024
A group of 7 people standing in a line in front of an abstract painting

APPG for Visual Arts and Artists elects new Chair and Officers

  • 8 October 2024
*

Over 4000 artists and arts professionals co-sign letter to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, backing policy recommendations to support the visual arts sector, that have been developed by 24 visual arts organisations

  • 8 September 2024

Information about our use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

  • Strictly necessary cookies

    These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

    See strictly necessary cookies

  • Analytical or performance cookies

    These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

    See analytical or performance cookies

  • Targeting cookies

    These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website more relevant to your interests.

    See targeting cookies

See cookie policy