Planning for £5m arts centre revamp approved
Jacksons Lane Arts Centre's capacity will increase from 150 to 180 and the vault of its old church roof will be exposed in a r…
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Ballet dancers displeased with ACE plan
Leading British ballet stars have said that a proposal to make groups seeking arts funding prove their 'relevance' to…
The Stables wins fight for protections
Milton Keynes Council has unanimously voted to place a Deed of Easement on the development of new homes next to the music venue, r…
Who gets ACE funding? Diversity data reveals surprising trends
BME-led organisations were 60% more likely to fall at the first hurdle of Project Grants applications – while LGBT-led group…
£45m Edinburgh concert hall under way
Contractors have been appointed for the 1000-seat auditorium, which was approved by councillors in April against the objectio…
Live music in the Midlands ‘rapidly declining’
An undersized musician population, a lack of artist support and performance space pressures: why live music in the Midlands is fal…
Jazz venue closes after one month in business
The Arts House in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, has cited contractor delays, unforeseen refurbishment costs and lacklustre weekday…
Design Museum under pressure from anti-arms campaigners
The institution has rejected campaigners’ claims that it has “done nothing” a year after promising to reassess i…
Export ban on £10m Turner painting
Arts Minister Rebecca Pow has prevent the export of "The Dark Rigi", the sole remaining work from JMW Turner's Rigi…
Boy thrown from Tate Modern viewing platform
A 17-year-old has been charged with the attempted murder of the six-year-old French child after throwing him from a 10th-floor vie…
‘A national shortage of artists’: Immigration rules for creatives relaxed
It is set to become easier for UK organisations to recruit dancers, choreographers, musicians and artists from outside Europe &nda…
Pledge Music liquidated owing thousands
The Insolvency Office will investigate the crowdfunding platform’s failure, but repayment of what’s “rightfully&…
Art shop bans Sir Anish Kapoor in row over paint colours
The Art Shop in central London had attempted to prevent the Turner prize-winning artist from obtaining its ‘pinkest pink&rsq…
ACE is too lax on low pay, says union
Paul Fleming, Equity’s Industrial Organiser for Theatre, said Arts Council England was not always challenging instances of l…
Edinburgh festival artists reject payment in UK pounds
Director Fergus Linehan said growing numbers of performers were asking to be paid in dollars or euros as the UK currency plunges i…
London Borough of Culture: Council U-turns on funding commitment
Waltham Forest has backtracked on an offer of £35k funding for a festival whose legacy formed part of the evidence used to s…
Men earn 60% more at Edinburgh Fringe
Women earn on average just 40% of what men working at Edinburgh Fringe get, despite "dominating" almost every secto…
Black arts philanthropy initiative under way
Researchers and fundraisers are looking to pilot new models for encouraging financial support to Black-led arts organisations.
£750k upgrade for Coventry performance venue
The Box is being renovated ahead of the UK City of Culture 2021 to add a moveable stage, theatre lighting and seating for up to 25…
‘I lied about where I work’: report reveals ACE’s reputation as an employer
Interviews and consultations found “perceptual and systematic barriers to attracting and recruiting the best talent” a…
Stockton Globe renovation cost rises to £26.7m
A contractor leading the project has promised the redevelopment, initially budgeted at £4m, will be delivered on time a…
Boris Johnson and Munira Mirza: dream team or death knell for the arts?
Boris Johnson's Government has announced £2.1bn more to support planning for a no-deal Brexit – but what will its…
Reviewers banned from Edinburgh Fringe
Online arts magazines Shortcom and The Mumble were demanding cash for reviews of shows. The Edinburgh Fringe Society said the…
Creative industries could face workforce crisis after Brexit, says research
A new report finds skills shortages in the sector are likely to be deepened by “a lowering of workforce quality” if EU…
