Council creates £90k arts fund by taxing developers
London's Hackney Council has already distributed thousands of pounds to support an arts exhibition, dance theatre group, potte…
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British Council urged to clarify its use of UK culture
A report says the organisation is confusing the distinct aims of attracting investment and developing broader influence.
Professor ‘at heart of Nazi elite’ worked for top London galleries
In 1947 the National Gallery and the Courtauld Institute of Art arranged for German art restorer Professor Kurt Wehlte to come to…
£6m visual arts centre planned in Dorset town
The Paddock Project, which has received funding from a local philanthropist, is set to open in Sherborne in 2022. Alongside two ga…
New diversity targets: ACE’s policy leads share their thinking on draft strategy
Arts Council England responds to questions from ArtsProfessional and the sector exploring its plans for the next 10 years.
Helen Whately appointed Arts Minister
The former Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Education Minister recently came under fire for supporting education policy that…
Rooftop theatre solves noise concerns
Bluetooth headphones will be used at an upcoming film festival programme at The Potemkin Theatre in Haggerston, London, assuaging…
Council consults on ‘options’ for Doncaster museum
Doncaster Council is surveying residents' ideas for the future of the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery as the 2020 opening of…
Labour could bring in tourist tax, says Tom Watson
The Shadow Culture Secretary said “a crude skills and salary approach to migration simply won’t work for the creative…
Museums and tourist boards at odds over cultural tourism
A new survey finds that one in three museums are unlikely to collaborate with tourism brands, and three quarters think a stronger…
Sheffield gallery faces ‘eye-watering’ repair costs
Cupola Gallery is fundraising £40,000 for urgent repairs after learning its floor could collapse in six months' time. St…
Hamilton ditches anti-touting ticket system
The West End musical will return to selling tickets through third-party retailers despite saying the system it had developed, in w…
Preston museum unveils new wellbeing space
Harris Museum in Preston has opened a gallery dedicated to exploring how art can improve wellbeing. The NHS' Lancashire Recove…
£5m rebuild for fire-ravaged Swansea theatre
The city's Palace Theatre, which was recently damaged in a suspected arson attack, has been empty since 2006. Its histori…
Chinese officials accused of targeting play
Dr Shupin Wang says Chinese officials have told her friends and family they should persuade her to cancel a show based o…
£100k reward for stolen tiara
The Portland Tiara, designed for the Duchess of Portland to wear to the royal coronation in 1902, was taken from an art gallery in…
ACE funds ‘sustainable future’ for Bristol’s Arnolfini
A £1.8 million commitment to the troubled gallery reflects its “vital importance” to reinvigorating contemporary…
ENO offers critics’ extra tickets to bloggers
Critics' second free tickets to opening night events will be offered to 10 novice critcs to increase opera's appeal and al…
V&A Dundee a ‘disappointment’, critics say
Ahead of its first anniversary, architects have criticised the institution's design, calling it "boring" and more of…
Legal action against Viagogo suspended
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said the ticket seller's website "is worlds apart…
Domingo accuser goes public
One of 11 women accusing opera star Placido Domingo of sexual harrassment and assault has been identified. Angela Turner Wilson wa…
The ‘end of austerity’? ACE unlikely to benefit from DCMS funding boost
DCMS has received £100m extra annual funding in the spending review, but Arts Council England has not ruled out revising fun…
Five years left for rural arts?
England’s rural arts leaders have serious concerns about the future of their organisations and are calling for more support…
Dorset arts centre sold to protect its future
Bridport Arts Centre's Board of Trustees has sold its Grade-II listed building to the owner of Electric Palace, another l…
