Venues could be legally required to protect against terrorism
Large arts venues such as concert halls would be among the spaces compelled to provide protection against terrorism under new Gove…
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Ofsted boss: Funding cuts are shrinking the curriculum
Ofsted's Chief Inspector has warned that schools are "responding to funding pressure by reducing curriculum breadth"…
Theatre company resists venue’s ‘licence to change’ clause
If enacted it would allow the host theatre to refund ‘offended’ ticket buyers at the touring company’s expense.
Countess of Wessex to open ballet studios
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is opening ballet studios named after her in Southwark next week. Seven studios and a studio theatre w…
Opening date for Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
A refurbished and expanded Northampton Museum and Art Gallery will reopen to the public on 20 June. The museum has doubled in…
Whittingdale is back: the new DCMS Ministers
DCMS has welcomed two new ministerial posts and a former Culture Secretary after widespread speculation it would be dismantled.
Digital technology isn’t improving audience outreach
New research says that “when it comes to reaching more diverse and younger audiences … digital may be having less of…
National Theatre boss rejects ‘left-wing bias’
National Theatre Director Rufus Norris has rejected an actor's claim the organisation only permits left wing voices. Julian Fe…
British Museum staff say ‘ditch BP’
Staff at the British Museum have added their voices to a growing outcry against oil company BP's sponsorship of the organisati…
Dorchester theatre plans scrapped as fundraising fails
The team behind a plan to establish a new theatre and arts centre in Dorchester are giving up after eight years trying to raise th…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Culture of censorship’ as arts workers fear backlash
ArtsProfessional’s Freedom of Expression survey reveals gagging orders, bullying and a culture of fear are causing arts and…
Delay over disclosure of sexual misconduct allegations
The Royal Opera House did not tell the Royal Ballet School about sexual misconduct allegations against a resident choreographer fo…
Half of UK youths are streaming orchestral music
Nearly half (46%) of UK youths are streaming orchestral tracks compared to 15% of over-65s, new research suggests. A survey of mor…
No hope of new Warrington theatre
Warrington Borough Council will not resurrect plans for a new theatre, the council's leader has confirmed. Plans for a 400-sea…
Fairfield Halls Artistic Director quits
The Artistic Director of Fairfield Halls has quit six months after the Croydon arts centre reopened. Neil Chandler told local coun…
Jewish Museum London pulls out of National Portfolio
The museum will continue to receive £220k a year from Arts Council England as well as an extra £100k to explore differ…
Arts and culture deliver £56m boost to Leeds
A grant scheme for arts and culture in Leeds generated more than £56m for the local economy last year. Leeds City Council sa…
First UK performance for transgender composer
Florence Anna Maunders will be the first transgender composer to have music performed by a British orchestra. Bromley Symphony Orc…
Bradford uses health budget to fund libraries
Bradford Council has diverted £700,000 from its health and wellbeing budget to offset cuts to its library service. The decis…
ACE threatens funding over lack of diversity
Arts organisations that can't improve the diversity of their workforce will face funding cuts, Arts Council England (ACE) has…
£2.1m clean-up for Coventry City of Culture
Coventry will get a £2.1m cleaning before City of Culture events begin next year. New skip collections will be provided to c…
Fringe promoter offers to fund ‘artists of colour’
An Edinburgh Fringe Festival promoter is offering funding to help artists of colour perform at the event. The Pleasance says the &…
Jewish Museum London withdraws from National Portfolio
The Jewish Museum London has withdrawn from Arts Council England's National Portfolio to focus on reviewing its busi…
Who is Oliver Dowden? Meet the new Culture Secretary
Dowden’s record suggests he will focus more on the digital part of his portfolio than culture.
