Scotland gives £16m for cultural recovery
The Scottish Government is giving £16m to Scotland’s culture and events sector. Delivered through the Omicron business…
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British Museum considers BP sponsorship renewal
The British Museum plans to renew its controversial sponsorship deal with BP, according to internal emails. Documents obtained by…
Theatre Artists Fund gives £1.67m
1,670 emergency grants have been handed out in latest round of the Theatre Artists Fund. Beneficiaries received £1000 each f…
OfS proposals could ‘discourage creative talent’
The education regulator says skills development and graduate earnings may be considered when measuring degree programmes’ su…
Plastics collection awarded nationally significant status
A collection of designs in plastic has been designated as nationally important by Arts Council England. Held by the Museum of Desi…
Tate to commission artistic response to racist mural
Tate Britain will keep a mural featuring racist imagery in its restaurant and commission an artistic response to the art work. The…
NPO timeline revised over funding delay
Delays in agreeing a settlement with DCMS have pushed back the application dates as ACE shares its expectations for the new portfo…
Inverness opens £6m artists’ residence
A £6m arts facility in Inverness has opened to its first residents. Sited in a former Victorian school, construction on The…
Bristol museums face £436k cut
Bristol City Council is considering a £436,000 cut to funding for its museums and archives. The 10% reduction is one proposa…
Performance school demands diverse audiences for corporate gigs
The academy's Co-Director says he will no longer put young Black performers in spaces where they don't see themselves repr…
North Wales theatre set for £33m refurb
Theatre Clwyd in Mold is set to undergo a £33m refurbishment. Approved and funded by Flintshire County Council, Arts Council…
DCMS opens Northern hub
DCMS is opening a headquarters in Manchester. Located on Marble Street, the office will be the department’s primary base out…
Council stokes fear over museum restructure
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's planned cut to museum funding will have an “immediate, significant and long-lasting advers…
ACW diversity overhaul to reshape portfolio and leadership
Big changes are coming for Wales' arts funding body after critical reports highlighted gaps in its engagement with ethnic mino…
Employment in culture outstrips pre-pandemic levels
Employment in the cultural industries has continued to grow despite the pandemic, official figures suggest New data from DCMS cove…
Maidenhead U-turns on 100% arts funding cut
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) has ditched plans to cut 100% of its arts funding, throwing a lifeline to two l…
Value co-creation key to levelling up
A 'simple but radical' approach to co-creating arts offers a way to move from project to programme to true partnership, ac…
CMA provisionally clears Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Sony’s takeover of record labels AWAL and Kobalt Neigh…
AR project creates digital monuments in Trafalgar Square
An augmented reality project telling untold stories of Black Britons has gone live at London’s Trafalgar Square. Visitors to…
Wales to withdraw Covid pass from venues
The Welsh Government is set to reduce its Covid restrictions further. From Friday (February 18), a Covid pass will no longer be re…
Culture offers ‘clear opportunities’ to reinvent high streets
ACE says there is "more to be done on both sides" to bolster culture's role in town centres.
Museum of London prepares for relocation
The Museum of London’s main site is closing at the end of year as it prepares for relocation. The museum is moving to West S…
Calls to stop vaccinations at Bedworth venue
A campaign is under way to bring live shows back to Bedworth's Civic Hall. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council recently deci…
Arts sector battles a ‘great resignation’
Ongoing insecurity seems to be driving an increase in fixed term contracts, as staff demand more pay and flexibility.
