Study finds arts underinvestment across Derby and Nottingham
Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire…
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Birmingham launches library cuts consultation
Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for…
Industrial heritage projects share £15m
Funding will deliver hundreds of apprenticeships, traineeships, volunteer and employment opportunities,
Belfast music festivals provide £31m economic boost
Two of Belfast’s biggest outdoor music events generated £30.8m for Northern Ireland's economy, a study has found….
Universities urged to resist ‘government assault on arts’
An 'assault on the arts' by the government is having a devastating impact on creative courses around England, education un…
Museum warns of closure risk over energy costs
A museum in Wales has launched a public appeal to help it remain open in the face of soaring energy bills. Llandudno Museum says i…
Sadiq Khan makes pre-election creative industries pledge
London Mayor claims his Conservative rival for the forthcoming election, Susan Hall, plans to cut culture spending, while she says…
Community volunteers take over theatre
A group of 250 community volunteers has taken over a Worcestershire theatre after its operator collapsed in 2020. In the interveni…
Nottingham NPO embeds citizens’ assembly into leadership structure
New Art Exchange says it is the first cultural institution in the world to integrate a permanent citizen assembly into its leaders…
Edinburgh Fringe artists’ funding scheme extended
An initiative which financially supports UK-based artists and companies taking work to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been exte…
Scotland outlines ambitions to rejoin Creative Europe
The Scottish Government will review its international cultural funding and look into developing a support service for cultural exp…
Irish arts councils award €400k for theatre in the Irish language
The Irish Arts Council and Arts Council Northern Ireland have announced a one-off €400,000 (£342,500) award for “…
Theatres Trust awards £57k to ‘theatres at risk’
Theatres Trust has announced the second round of grant recipients for its Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme.&nbs…
City of Culture: Bradford nears £42m funding target
Corporate sponsorship deal sees amount raised by Bradford City of Culture 2025 reach 90% of predicted costs of year-long programme…
Reading theatre upgrade plans rubberstamped
A Reading theatre will benefit from a £13.7m upgrade after the project's plans were given the green light. The Hexagon T…
Support for creatives who are carers ‘should be mainstreamed’
Evaluation of carer support programme funded by Creative Scotland finds that despite a strong positive response from participants…
Liverpool museums remain shut as union rejects pay offer
Museums across Liverpool are expected to stay closed after the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) rejected a pay offer fro…
Gender pay gap within culture sector increases
For every £1 earned by men employed in the cultural sector women are paid 85 pence, government statistics show.
RAAC closure causes £400k loss for museum
York Museums Trust (YMT) has revealed it lost £400,000 in revenue because one of its sites was closed for three months follo…
Australia trade deal introduces royalties for UK artists
UK artists will earn new royalties when their work is resold in Australia as part of a free trade agreement between the UK and Aus…
‘Pressing need’ for evidence that arts prevent youth offending
Review into impact of arts programmes aimed at preventing youth offending finds insufficient evidence to calculate their effective…
Sunderland gets investment for ‘Music City’ project
Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust has received more than £300,000 for a music initiative designed to provide people fr…
Welsh National Opera musicians face reduced contracts
Proposed cuts would see performers paid less as a result of reduced working hours, with Musicians’ Union saying the si…
Glasgow literary festivals cancelled
Two literary festivals in Glasgow have been cancelled after a funding application to Creative Scotland was unsuccessful. Glasgow L…
