ACE warned of ‘structural problems’ with strategy
Advocates hope the funder’s upcoming delivery plan will address concerns its strategy does not support communities’ in…
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£288m concert hall will be ‘the Tate Modern for music’
The proposed Centre for Music will operate without public subsidy after the Government decided it was too expensive.
Theatre opens as ‘new home’ for Leeds City College students
Local authority leaders are turning the lights on in a new theatre on the campus of Leeds City College. The 200-seat Chroma Q thea…
Craft businesses generate £5.9m
Craft businesses working out of the studios of Cockpit Arts generated £5.9m in sales last year, the social enterprise s…
Northern Irish arts organisations earn more as grants fall
Organisations visited more neighbourhoods, worked with more schools and made more money last year – but attendance is still…
£500k for York Theatre Royal upgrade
York Theatre Royal will have new box office software, environmentally friendly lighting and better access for disabled people foll…
Creative Scotland accused of ‘central belt bias’
Creative Scotland has been accused of a "central belt bias" after failing to create regional jobs. A spokesperson s…
Shell drops Southbank and BFI
Oil company Shell will not renew its sponsorship of the BFI and Southbank Centre. The long-running partnerships will come to an en…
Bristol concert arena approved
Britsol City Council has given the green light to a new concert arena despite concerns it is too far out of town. The plans s…
Domingo withdraws from Royal Opera House shows
Opera singer Placido Domingo has withdrawn from planned performances at the Royal Opera House (ROH) in London. The ROH said his wi…
Partnership to ‘add magic’ to education in Manchester
A new partnership to "add magic" to schools through creativity has launched in Manchester. Manchester Cultural Education…
Sectors push for arts policy ahead of Budget
Arts sector associations are pushing their policy goals ahead of the new Budget, due to be announced next week. Performers' un…
Fund culture outside of London, inquiry says
The Government must invest more heavily in arts and culture in the regions to tackle inequality, an independent inquiry has said….
£8.6m boost for culture in Manchester
Theatres, museums and festivals will share in an £8.6m boost to arts and creativity in the Greater Manchester region. The in…
£800k needed to save Welsh arts centre
A Welsh arts centre needs £800,000 in renovations to save it from closure, Gwynedd Council has heard. Council officers have…
£20m fund to make the arts ‘investment ready’
The initiative builds on the success of two pilot programmes to promote a new approach to finance in the arts and cultural sectors…
Three in four GPs support arts in healthcare, survey says
Three in four (74%) of GPs believe the arts can make a "significant contribution" to preventative healthcare, a new surv…
£140m secured for Manchester creative campus
Plans for the opening phase of a new creative arts campus in Manchester are under way after its developer secured £140m…
Four UK schools make top 10 performing arts universities
Four UK schools have been ranked in the global top 10 universities for performing arts. The 2020 QS World University Rankings plac…
Guildhall School of Music and Drama closed over coronavirus
Guildhall School of Music and Drama has closed for up to two weeks after a teacher contracted coronavirus. An email from Principal…
Arts Council of Wales: ‘Don’t tell us you’re underfunded’
Welsh arts organisations have been told to model for a 10% funding cut amid the council’s drive to reach new audiences.
Creative arts degrees offer ‘negative’ financial benefit
Financial returns for creative arts graduates are negative or close to zero – depending on your gender. Research from the Institut…
Composers call for end to ‘blind’ selection processes
It’s an increasingly popular method for improving diversity in music – but sector bodies say anonymised selection is&n…
No 10 vetoes Mary Beard as museum trustee ‘over pro-Europe views’
Classicist Mary Beard has been rejected as a trustee of the British Museum, allegedly for expressing pro-Europe views. No. 10 did…
