News and events

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

DACS joins the Gallery Climate Coalition

DACS is proud to become a member of the GCC community and more broadly to work with our artists and artist estate members, and the wider visual arts sector towards collaborative solutions for greater climate security and equality.

• 25 May 2022

DACS celebrates launch of the inaugural Ousmane Sow Resale Right Award.

DACS joins with collecting societies around the world to celebrate the inaugural Ousmane Sow Resale Right Award from CISAC which has this year been presented in partnership with the Government of Senegal at the Dakar Biennal.

• 23 May 2022

DACS contributes to new report on ‘The impact of digital technology on arts and culture in the UK’

DACS was pleased to contribute to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) report on ‘The impact of digital technology on arts and culture in the UK’ that provides an overview of the impact of digital technology on the arts and culture sector in the UK.

• 19 May 2022

DACS’ Chief Executive Gilane Tawadros announced as new Director of Whitechapel Gallery

DACS’ Chief Executive Gilane Tawadros will be stepping down from the organisation which she has led for 13 years to take up a new role as Director of the Whitechapel Gallery in London. 16 May 2022

• 16 May 2022

DACS attends Venice Biennale 2022

The DACS team are proud to be at the opening of the Venice Biennale this week to support visual artists worldwide.

• 21 April 2022

DACS collaborates with arts organisations on series of Venice Biennale events

DACS are proud to announce our collaboration with Venice Agendas and the International Association of Art Critics on Venice Confidential: Off the Record, a series of interviews and discussions between artists, curators, writers, and other arts professionals.

• 6 April 2022

Universal Credit: are you affected by the rule change?

DACS along with members of Creative Rights Alliance is seeking urgent feedback on the new requirement that claimants must look more widely for jobs after four weeks of benefits.

• 5 April 2022