Artists urge Nandy to introduce smartphone levy
An open letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has also renewed appeals for the appointment of a Freelancer Commissioner.
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London Museum renovation project receives extra £50m
The Mayor of London and the City of London have committed an additional £25m each toward the renovation costs of old market…
Welsh National Opera chorus votes in favour of industrial action
Members of the 30-strong chorus have joined their colleagues in the WNO orchestra in voting for industrial action over proposed pa…
Council considers running museums as charitable trusts
Nottingham City Council is considering operating its museums and galleries under a charitable trust model. Commissioners were appo…
Welsh government commits additional funding to arts
The Welsh government has announced a £5m package of additional funding for arm's length arts and sports organisations in…
Scottish theatre secures funds for captioning equipment
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has been awarded grants for new captioning equipment. The grants come from the Theatre Trust’s sm…
New organisation seeks to boost arts investment
Newly-established organisation brings together Arts & Culture Finance and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture with the aim…
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust receives £1m donation
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been gifted £1m from American playwright Ken Ludwig, the largest private donation in the tr…
Cultural tax reliefs pay out record £240m
Government figures show a more than three-fold increase on the £75m paid out to theatres, orchestras and museums in 2021/22.
National Trust says more staff diversity a priority
The National Trust has "much more" to do in order to ensure it has a diverse workforce, according to the organisati…
Scottish government announces review of Creative Scotland
Arts funding body to be reviewed for the first time since it was founded to 'ensure it meets the needs of the sector'.
‘Significant’ governance failure at Ireland’s national theatre
An independent review has found "significant failures" in the governance of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, the National T…
Working class parents ‘unsupportive’ of creative careers
Netflix and the National Youth Theatre relaunch a skills programme aimed at young people who want to work in film and TV after res…
V&A moves objects to public storehouse
The V&A has completed a move of over 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and nearly 1,000 archives into a new purpose-built…
Theatre creates cooperative arts centre in archive building
Scrum Theatre is taking up residence at a building formerly home to Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s archives, where it will…
Bristol Improv Theatre saved after campaign
Bristol Improv Theatre says it has been saved from closure after exceeding its £20,000 fundraising target. The theatre start…
Libraries call for government talks over ‘closure crisis’
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Bath council to offer free school visits at heritage sites
Bath & North East Somerset Council has launched a new scheme to enable more school children from across the country to visit t…
Manchester pledges investment in cultural organisations
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.
Museum hosts naked evening event
The Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is hosting a private event where naturists can view its collections while naked. Organised by…
School curriculum review ‘facing dilemmas and trade-offs’
The government has pledged to make art central to a child's education, but the person in charge of a review of the school curr…
£50m Welsh theatre redevelopment to create 100 jobs
The £50m redevelopment of a theatre in north Wales is expected to create 100 jobs and generate more than £20m annually…
Business model for small arts organisations ‘close to untenable’
In the last in our series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances, Arts Professional speaks to cultural leader…
Musicians join voices condemning cultural budget handling
In an open letter, Scottish musicians have called on First Minister John Swinney, to confirm funding for Creative Scotland to…
