Festival launches fundraising appeal after ACE rejection
Leaders of the Cheltenham Paint Festival have launched a fundraising appeal after Arts Council England (ACE) turned down thei…
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LA funding survey: Fears of ‘unsustainable’ strain on trusts
Council cuts to arts budgets have left charitable trusts and foundations 'overwhelmed' with applications for funding as ar…
MENA Arts UK to close
MENA Arts UK, set up for UK-based professionals connected to the MENA+ region (Middle East, North Africa and the surrounding…
ACE review: Arts leaders seek sector involvement
Senior figures from arts and culture organisations say government-ordered review of Arts Council England requires sector input to…
Cancelled Glasgow festival receives unexpected donation
Glasgow book festival Aye Write, which was cancelled last month after Creative Scotland turned down its funding application, has r…
Welsh National Opera cancels tours due to ‘financial challenges’
Company says it has taken the 'difficult decision' to withdraw two weeks from its previously announced 2024/2025 season in…
Scottish performing arts academy renamed
The Scottish Institute of Theatre, Dance, Film & Television (The SI) has been announced as the new name for Scotland'…
Music-making programme for disabled children extended
The OHMI Music-Makers programme will now be available for schools in Central Bedfordshire, Southampton and Liverpool.
Derry theatre to close after funding loss
Derry’s Waterside Theatre has announced it will close at the end of June due to a lack of funds. The 372-capacity theatre wa…
Arts Council Wales confirms redundancies and restructure
A combination of redundancies and roles not being replaced will reduce the public body's staff by 13.
Creative Scotland defends decision to fund ‘real sex’ art project
Creative Scotland has defended its decision to fund a film installation featuring participants engaging in "non-simulated&quo…
Initiative aims to tackle socio-economic inequality in theatre
The Regional Theatre Young Directors Scheme hopes the Fair Play project will empower regional theatres to make the future of Briti…
Harlow Council’s plans for new arts quarter given green light
Plans for a new arts and cultural quarter in Essex have been give the green light by a council planning committee. Harlow Council…
Movement ‘improves classroom learning for children’
Research led by a dance company found keeping pupils active in the classroom improved their maths and English learning.
Charity launches appeal to send mobile library to Ukraine
A crowdfunding appeal to buy and deliver a mobile library to Ukraine has been launched by the charity representing public librarie…
National Museum Cardiff facing closure
As Museum Wales contends with a £4.5m deficit, it has introduced a rage of cost-saving measures, including the loss of at le…
Liverpool set for fresh museum strikes
Museum workers in Liverpool will take part in 30 days of strikes over the summer as part of an ongoing dispute over pay. The BBC r…
Climate protestors stage Science Museum demonstration
Environmentalist Chris Packham joins young people taking part in sit-in protest over museum's links with coal firm.
UKRI awards £70m to university museums and collections
University museums and collections from 21 higher education institutes will receive a share of £14m of Higher Education Muse…
Theatre launches £4 tickets for low income households
Bolton Octagon has announced that it will offer £4 tickets to local residents on Universal Credit, Pension Credit or living…
Music licensing body reports record income for 2023
Income generated from the use of recorded music in public places topped £283.5m last year, up 4% from 2022 – the highest lev…
Community arts groups share in £480k of Windrush funding
Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windr…
Former DfE adviser calls for cap on creative courses
Leading economist says limiting numbers of students allowed to study creative subjects at university would allow government to inv…
Orchestra leader says classical music cuts “not acceptable”
Funding cuts are destroying Britain’s “top-notch” classical music organisations, according to the new chief cond…
