Essex opens £1m arts fund
Essex County Council has opened a £1m arts and culture fund for applications. Artists and arts organisations can apply for b…
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Preston seeks £585k for gallery upgrade
£585,000 is being sought to upgrade The Harris in Preston. Preston City Council plans to ask Arts Council England to part fu…
Partnership to expand music education in South East
A new partnership aims to grow options for music tuition in the South East of England. Brighton & Hove Music & Arts…
Sector awaits post-Christmas guidance after ‘inadequate’ CRF boost
The Culture Recovery Fund top-up is branded “bizarrely detached from reality” as the sector awaits details of further…
Wales establishes £5.25m winter stability fund
The Welsh Government is making £5.25m available to assist Welsh arts organisations, museums, libraries and independent cinem…
Calls for theatre support following cancellations
The Government must act now and offer theatres support and compensation, industry leaders say.
Arts park and centre planned for Falkirk
Falkirk is set to receive a “regionally significant” arts centre as part of investment zone funding. The £80m Fa…
Drakeford defends decision to close nightclubs
Wales' night-time economy may raise a legal challenge in response to closures.
Creative arts tops job satisfaction poll
Creative arts workers are the most satisfied in the UK, new research indicates. Conducted by insight platform New Possible, the Wh…
Vaccine passports ‘not sustainable’ in Wales
A month after implementation, venues say Covid passes have had the opposite effect on audience confidence than the policy intended…
1,500 organisations rejected in second Culture Recovery Fund round
More than a third of applicants to the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) were unsuccesful. Arts Council England (ACE…
Scotland awaits £31m in emergency arts funding
The country is yet to receive most of its Culture Recovery Fund allocation from May, the Culture Minister has claimed, as restrict…
Heritage key to historic town growth, report finds
Heritage-led regeneration is key for growth in Britain’s historic town centres, according to planning consultants Lichfields…
New management at Barnfield Theatre
Exeter Northcott Theatre will take over management of the city’s Barnfield Theatre in January. The acquisition means Exeter…
Support local arts this Christmas, ACNI says
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) is urging people to support their local artists and arts venues this Christmas. More t…
‘Catastrophic’ collapse in attendance under Plan B
It's estimated nearly £2bn has been lost from music venues since last week's announcement.
Production ended by Covid before it began
Performances of The Rhythmics at Southwark Playhouse have been cancelled before they officially began. Significant disruption has…
Covid harmed drama education
More than half of drama teachers saw a drop in pupils choosing the subject at GCSE and A-Level following remote learning.
Survey to explore culture collaborations in higher education
Researchers are calling for arts workers involved in higher education to contribute to a new survey. The National Centre for Acade…
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre faces life-threatening funding cut
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre faces a funding cut it says could damage itself, its council and its community. Guildford Borough Council is…
Curators and librarians among ‘most trusted’ professions
Museum curators and librarians rank among the top five most trusted professions in the UK, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori. 93…
New global exchange programme for young musicians
Young musicians will benefit from a new international exchange scheme at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) when it launches in Sept…
Essex launches £1m arts and culture fund
Artists and arts organisations in Essex will soon be able to apply for up to £30,000 from a £1m fund. Essex County Cou…
Project a blueprint for remote arts with older people
Group phone calls, radio and the postal system were used to keep participants connected during lockdown.
