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…
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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…
Dorfman Theatre to close for ‘urgent’ renovation
A decade on from its reopening, the Dorfman Theatre is due to close for “urgent” renovations and infrastructure upgrad…
Isles of Scilly museum project gets £3.4m cash boost
A scheme to renovate an Isles of Scilly building and turn it into a museum has secured an additional £3.4m in funding. The p…
Michelin star chef to open restaurant at Welsh theatre
A theatre in Wales has said it hopes to become a destination for food, drink, and culture after announcing that an award-winning c…
ACE leaves diversity scheme over value-for-money concerns
ACE is one of at least 30 public bodies, including Tate, V&A and the Museum of London, to withdraw from Stonewall's workpl…
Music education hubs: ACE seeks fresh bids for two areas
Two areas of England are yet to have an organisation appointed to run their music education hub later this year after bids by pros…
Birmingham Council ‘making cuts based on imagined data’
Cuts to a wide range of services across Birmingham including arts and culture are based on "imagined data", it has been…
V&A Director calls for tourist levy
Leading museum figures push the idea of a tourist tax as a way to help fund museums and galleries in the face of ongoing econ…
ArtsEd delays misconduct report
London drama school ArtsEd has revealed it will delay publishing a public statement and summary of conclusions from an investigati…
Full scale of university arts cuts emerges
Research highlights extent of universities reducing their provision of creative courses and cutting staff.
Campaigners write to regulator over failings at Seven Dials
A campaign group has written an open letter to the Charity Commission expressing “deep anxiety” over the financial man…
ACE seeks to simplify ‘onerous’ reporting requirements by 2027
Chief Executive of Arts Council England says that while data collection from funded organisations is a necessity, he hears the sec…
American orchestra drops UK dates due to costs
Cleveland Orchestra has reportedly withdrawn from performances in the UK over cost concerns, according to a report in Slipped Disc…
Camden youth arts scheme creates £3.7m in social value
Research from Social Change UK estimates that for every £1 invested by Roundhouse in its youth film and digital projects, &p…
Theatres collaborate with council for community programme
Shakespeare North Playhouse and Warrington-based independent theatre company Not Too Tame have partnered with Warrington Borough C…
Community theatre asks public for support amid rising costs
A community theatre in Kent has asked the public for help maintaining its programme of activities after rising energy and supply c…
Royal Albert Hall drops request for more private seats
A private bill put to parliament by the Royal Albert Hall had sought to grant its governing body the power to sell an extra 5…
