Mother-daughter team open Isle of Wight arts centre
Dawn Fidler and Jenna Sabine celebrated the opening of Monkton Arts in Ryde on Sunday. The pair had been displaying and selling lo…
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14-18 NOW: correction
In last week’s ArtsProfessional we published an article covering the DCMS Committee’s report on the UK’s First W…
Chadderton steps down from UK Theatre
CASSIE CHADDERTON is to step down as Head of industry body UK Theatre after less than four years in post to become the first Chief…
London receives a third of all ACE funding
The capital continues to dominate Arts Council funding allocation, but distribution of the agency’s National Lottery Project…
Shrewsbury theatre closed by director
Adrian Monahan said he has been suffering from a prolonged illness that meant he was "uanble to maintain the necessary energy…
Nicky Morgan is Culture Secretary. What does that mean for the arts?
The former Education Secretary has previously expressed support for the EBacc and once claimed that studying the arts is not &ldqu…
What do you want to ask ACE about the new 10 year strategy?
The Arts Council admits it should do more to promote everyday creativity, after a record of “not always full throated&…
Arts should be central to ‘UK Garden City’ scheme, report says
MPs have championed gardens as an artform and argue their contribution to the creative economy must be “explicitly recognise…
£50m for Somerset House redevelopment
A contest is under way to find architects to design a 700-person auditorium for the central London venue. The project aims to tran…
Funding for creative qualifications cut
The Government has announced it will no longer fund 163 qualifications at level 3 or below, including 20 in music, media…
Petition against housing near music venue
Milton Keynes Council plans to approve the application from Abbey Homes to build on the western boundary of local music venue The…
‘Clear gender imbalances’ in coverage of creative sectors
New research finds that media representation of women in the creative industries is rising, but warns this could make the sector s…
British Museum staff support Soueif
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union have written a letter in support of former trustee Ahdaf Souief, who rece…
Inquiry into future of the National Lottery launched
The DCMS Committee will consider what help funding distributors need to manage “changing trends” in returns to good ca…
DCMS Minister quits
Margot James resigned after voting against her party to support an amendment that would prevent the next Prime Mini…
Galleries dance partnership aims to tackle knowledge gap
A new initiative to commission dances with UK galleries will improve the profile and practice of this developing field, its founde…
Head teachers partly to blame for drop in school arts provision, says Vaizey
The former Culture Minister says his party’s decision to “relentlessly” focus on STEM hurt music education &ndas…
Rise in London music venues
The reversal of a decade-long pattern of decline has been credited to changes in policy including the end of the “discrimina…
Royal College of Music ambassador arrested
James Huang Zheng, 41, is being detained in China after drunkenly hitting an 11-year-old boy during a dispute in an airport waitin…
Music generates £169m for Manchester
Nearly 2 million people saw live music in the city in 2017, according to a report from UK Music commissioned by the Greater Manche…
Louvre allegedly removes Sackler name
The Paris museum has taped over or taken down plaques dedicated to the philanthropist family, an activist group has claimed. The i…
Google suspends Viagogo ads
The ticket reseller is now unable to pay to appear at the top of global search rankings, Google has announced. The decision follow…
West End ushers fitted with bodycams
The Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have started giving body cameras to front of house staff as a way to tackle the growi…
WWI centenary commissions ‘exceptionally successful’ despite ‘unfortunate’ oversights, report says
A House of Commons Committee report into 14-18 NOW highlights major lessons to be learned in time for the UK's next national c…
