Peterborough’s Broadway Theatre gets new owners
Selladoor Worldwide will take over the venue following the financial collapse of the previous owners, Performance Art Ventures CIC…
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Birmingham arts centre sold to developers by Council
The Drum intercultural arts centre in Aston is among the venues Birmingham City Council has sold off as it seeks to address budget…
Cuts will lead to ‘irreversible damage’, say Aberdeen cultural organisations
Aberdeen Arts Centre, Peacock Visual Arts and the Look Again and Sound festivals are among those warning that the City Council&rsq…
National Gallery could face payout to educators after tribunal ruling
The case, expected to be the first of many such legal challenges to public sector bodies, has been described as a ‘wake-up c…
Vivaldi speeds up lunch for 5-year-olds
The head teacher of a primary school in Basildon, Essex, which has been playing classical music in the school dining room, has dis…
South London graffiti artists struck and killed in rail accident
The families of the three artists have warned of the “dangerous risks this art form brings” and urged others to &ldquo…
Consultation to inform cultural strategy for Slough
A survey commissioned by Slough Borough Council and Arts Council England will gather residents’ views about the future of cu…
Philanthropist takes on Booker Prize sponsorship
The name of the £50,000 prize, which for 18 years has been called the Man Booker Prize after its major sponsor, the Man Grou…
Education Minister challenged over tender process for music curriculum
Attempts to find out more about the government contract to write a new model music curriculum have been blocked by the Department…
Council cuts put Dundee culture company under pressure
Voluntary redundancies, early retirement schemes and higher prices for arts and leisure activities are among the measures being co…
Temporary pension hike reprieve for music education hubs
Arts Council England warns that without extra funding, rising teacher pension costs could eat up to 10% of a hub’s budget in…
MPs to examine effectiveness of arts activities in First World War commemorations
A DCMS inquiry will assess whether arts and education initiatives were more successful than traditional approaches in connecting w…
Young people ‘overwhelmingly positive’ about creative writing
An evaluation of a three-year scheme finds writing programmes should prioritise writing for pleasure, rather than trying to improv…
Funders join forces with business to support culture in Cornwall
A new three-year Memorandum of Understanding pledges to promote inclusive growth and defend Cornish cultural distinctiveness.
Diversity organisation celebrates placing 1000th paid intern
Creative Access, set up in 2012, has placed hundreds of candidates from under-represented backgrounds with organisations including…
Tribunal victory could see large payouts for ATG staff
The success of members of backstage union BECTU at Edinburgh Playhouse in an annual pay rise dispute with ATG could lead to simila…
Unequal access to music in Scotland, report finds
A 12-month study by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland revealed music is one of the most popular curriculum subjects but there is…
London cements position as best for art and design studies
The University of the Arts London moved from sixth to second place in the QS University World rankings for art and design, while t…
National Theatre partners with Spotlight on transgender casting event
The event, which will also involve union Equity and the Old Vic, aims to improve understanding about supporting theatre’s tr…
London-based refugee theatre company unable to enter Malta to perform
Phosphoros Theatre Company (PTC) said Heathrow Airport turned away Afghan refugee Syed Haleem Najibi on the advice of Air Malta, w…
Britain’s public sculptures digitised and posted online
A new £4m project by Art UK will catalogue and photograph all 150,000 of the country’s publicly owned sculptures by th…
Jerwood art collection to be withdrawn from gallery in dispute with funder
The Hastings-based Jerwood Gallery, one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations, will have to give up the…
Swindon reverses proposed arts cuts
Swindon Borough Council has decided not to go ahead with a combined £10k cut to Prime Theatre and Reach Inclusive Arts – bot…
Increasing number of NPOs classified as ‘major risk’
Just months after Liverpool Everyman was forced to drop out of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio, more core funded o…
