Bristol Council moots ticket levy to support artists
Local authority floats idea of adding between one and three per cent to the cost of music events in the city with the money reinve…
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Sheffield-based music studio saved from closure
Make Noise Studios, a musicians’ hub in Sheffield, has been saved from closure. Since opening in June last year, the studio…
Theatre rails against ‘clickbait’ general election policies
Theatre company Zest is launching a pop-up youth club to address a lack of creative spaces for young people following "13 yea…
Lib Dems pledge to protect arts funding
Party's general election manifesto criticises Conservative government's lack of support for the culture sector, claiming t…
Gatsby Foundation gifts £16m to Cambridge Arts Theatre
The donation will enable the theatre to complete the first phase of a redevelopment project which includes the total refurbishment…
Demonstration marks anniversary of museum closure
More than 200 people gathered in Buxton in Derbyshire on Saturday (8 June) to mark a year since a museum closed in the town. Buxto…
Art organisations strike in support of Palestine
As part of the cultural strike, the group Goldsmiths for Palestine 'pressured' the university's Centre for Contem…
British Museum seeks ‘realistic’ Parthenon solution
The British Museum has said it is seeking “realistic solutions” for the future of the Parthenon Sculptures, recognisin…
Arts Council England review shelved
Commenting on the news Shadow Culture Secretary Thangam Debbonaire says Labour remains committed to a review of the public funding…
Debbonaire faces battle to hold seat
Contesting the newly-created seat of Bristol Central, the Shadow Culture Secretary trails Green Party candidate by 14 points in ea…
Museum and gallery visits hit four-year high
Visitor numbers across the 30 museums and art galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, show year-on-yea…
National Museums Liverpool staff agree pay deal
Longrunning strike action at National Museums Liverpool (NML) has ended after museum workers accepted an improved pay offer. The M…
Pub submits museum plans
A pub in Market Drayton has submitted plans to become a museum and events venue. Joule's Brewery, which owns The Stags Head in…
Council launches crowdfunding scheme to support culture
Lancashire County Council (LCC) will begin a new round of its Crowdfund Lancashire scheme on 12 June, with the aim of supporting g…
Inquiry into actors’ charity reveals ‘damaging’ trustee dispute
An ongoing leadership dispute at Actors Benevolent Fund has been criticised for diverting energy and resources away from the…
Lords debate on opera cancelled due to election
A scheduled House of Lords debate on government support for opera has been cancelled due to the dissolution of parliament. The deb…
Diversity in orchestra repertoires decreases
Worldwide study on gender and race diversity of composers played by orchestras shows little progress in the last two years.
British Museum offers out-of-hours tour
An out-of-hours, behind-the-scenes tour of the British Museum has launched for groups of up to eight at a cost of £79 per pe…
Tate Director calls out British Museum’s BP sponsorship
Maria Balshaw’s comments coincide with a creative protest against the ongoing sponsorship over the weekend resulting in the…
Music charity opens ninth funding round for young creatives
Young people’s music charity Youth Music has announced a ninth funding round of its NextGen fund. The fund is designed to he…
Creative charter goes live in Hull and East Yorkshire
Businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire are being urged to pledge commitment to arts and culture in the area by signing up to a crea…
Club for working class artists launches
A London-based club has launched for people who work in the arts sector and come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The indepen…
UK’s longest running independent music festival to close
Towersey Festival began in 1965, five years before the first Glastonbury event, but will end this year in the face of 'economi…
Raac affected theatre to reopen in 2025
A Midlands theatre that was forced to close its performance space last year following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerat…
