Public in favour of council support for museums
There is strong public support for local authority funding of museums, a survey has found. YouGov research commissioned by Art Fun…
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Arts, culture and heritage workforce ‘90% white’
Findings from a new report using census data to map the arts, culture and heritage workforce across England, Wales and Northern Ir…
Campaigners call on council to save art centre
Campaigners have called on Shropshire Council to protect a charity-run art centre amid concerns that the local authority plans to…
Council urged to ditch cultural regeneration plans
Think tank calls for Kirklees Council to abandon plans to demolish a former shopping centre that currently houses artists, co…
Young people ‘more interested’ in opera than older peers
Young people are more open to attending opera performances than their older peers, a research project has found. A poll conducted…
Equity vows to fight ‘reckless’ cuts to WNO’s chorus
Performers' union Equirty has voiced its opposition to Welsh National Opera's (WNO) plans to cut the salary of its chorus…
MPs back ticket levy to support grassroots music
Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee says it wants big arena operators to establish voluntary ticket levy scheme by September…
Popular Edinburgh Fringe venue put up for sale
One of the best-known Edinburgh Fringe venues has been put up for sale. The Herald reports that Oesselmann Estate Limited, owners…
Artists voice support for Palais de Tokyo amid ‘wokeism’ row
Nearly 200 artists, curators, and critics have voiced their support of Palais de Tokyo after a longtime patron resigned from the P…
Royal Welsh College plans cuts to junior school
College says its current junior school limits its ability to reach “young people from diverse backgrounds” and to &ldq…
Delayed Bristol Beacon report due ‘later this year’
An overdue report into ‘lessons learned’ during the costly refurbishment of Bristol Beacon concert hall will be publis…
Education system facing ‘arts apocalypse’, sector warns
Concerns raised over 'decimation' of arts provision in schools and colleges across England.
Two women charged over Magna Carta protest
Two women in their 80s have been charged with criminal damage after the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library was at…
One in four schools failing to meet one-hour music target
Almost a quarter of secondary schools are not meeting a new government expectation for Key Stage 3 pupils to be taught an hour of…
NPOs accused of ‘art washing’ over Saudi trade mission
Leaders from the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and newly-named Royal Opera and Ballet among those taking part in UK governmen…
‘Deteriorating’ museum plans to secure new premises
The trustees of a museum in Worcestershire are considering plans to register a local building as an 'Asset of Community Value&…
Contact seeks ‘financial resilience’ after posting £1m deficit
Annual accounts filed by the Manchester theatre show its reserves dwindled to less than a month of operating costs, while Arts Cou…
Music initiative to support dementia sufferers to launch
A three-year programme of musical support activities to help people with dementia will launch later this year after funding o…
Arnolfini speaks out on ‘abhorrent loss of life’ in Gaza
Arnolfini says the voices of victims of the ongoing conflict 'need to be heard' as it announces an intention to reflect th…
ACE to develop AI best practice guidance for cultural sector
Arts Council England has teamed up with Goldsmiths, University of London, to develop best practice guidance on using artificial in…
Cultural organisations to share £24m of capital investment
Arts Council England says the money will 'help secure the creative future' of English communities by improving access and…
Gallery installs toilet and church to remain a women-only space
A women-only exhibition at a Tasmanian museum that received a court order forcing it to admit men has announced it will install a…
Arts Council Northern Ireland publishes 10-year strategy
Generating more income for the arts sector from private, public and philanthropic funders will be central to Arts Council Northern…
Deaf pupils to receive Shakespeare resources
Teaching resources to make Shakespeare more accessible for deaf students are being sent to all deaf schools in the UK. The British…
