Wigmore Hall opens fund aimed at self-sufficiency
The classical music venue’s new fund has been set up to allow it to run without funds from the public purse if ever necessar…
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English Heritage to offer food bank users free days out
English Heritage and the Trussell Trust have announced a new initiative to provide free days out for people who access food banks….
Raft of universities propose cuts to arts subjects
Seven UK universities have announced job cuts affecting arts courses in recent weeks with performing arts courses particularly at…
Campaign to boost culture investment launches
A UK-wide campaign designed to highlight the impact culture and heritage organisations make within their communities in the run-up…
Former NPO announces closure following funding loss
Creative health charity Arts & Health South West said that despite turning to alternative funding models after losing its…
Big Give arts campaign raises £2.8m
The inaugural arts-focused campaign run by match-funding platform Big Give has raised £2.8m. Operating in partnership with N…
Calls for fan-led review of grassroots music industry
Music industry representatives tell MPs they would back the idea of a fan-led inquiry into grassroots music venues, similar to tha…
Creative Scotland delays funding decisions amid internal review
Creative Scotland has deferred decision-making for its Open Fund for Individuals by up to four weeks while conducting an internal…
Disabled artists and companies awarded £700,000
Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across t…
British Museum sues former curator over collection thefts
The British Museum is suing a former curator of Greek and Roman Art, alleging that they stole or damaged more than 2,000, mainly u…
Government urged to develop live performance ‘crisis plan’
Performing arts sector remains at threat from future global shocks unless action on resilience planning is taken by both central a…
Arts leaders criticised for membership of male-only club
Several arts leaders representing Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisations have faced criticism after The Guard…
ACE to consider long-term future of race and disability groups
The public funding body's National Council will explore how its race and disability groups can 'continue to develop',…
Female-led contemporary art gallery to open in Birmingham
A non-profit arts organisation is launching a commercial contemporary gallery next month in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter,…
Stockport Council awarded £1.6m to protect historic collection
The council says Bramhall Hall and its historic collection would be put at risk from the elements without urgent building work.
Council considers closing specialist performing arts library
A library in Somerset with a specialist performing arts section offering music and drama resources to the public faces closure as…
Science Museum faces protests ahead of ‘climate gallery’ opening
The Science Museum has been criticsed for links with fossil fuel sponsors BP, Equinor and Adani.
Worcester arts venue receives planning consent
A new multi-purpose arts venue in Worcester has been given the green light by council planners. The BBC reports that Worcester Cit…
Museums and libraries get £33m from Cultural Investment Fund
Cultural organisations across England will receive grants from the latest round of the government's Cultural Investment F…
English Heritage trials body-worn cameras to prevent crime
English Heritage is trialling the use of visible body-worn cameras on its staff at four locations in an attempt to discourage anti…
Edinburgh Filmhouse to reopen after receiving £1.5m grant
The independent cinema, which closed in 2022, will use the grant to modernise its facilities, offering improved access and facilit…
Petition mounted to save Cambridge College choir
St John’s Cambridge is to abolish its mixed-voice choir, with the redundancy of it Director of Music, Graham Walker, the col…
PPL launches £1m annual fund to “give back to music”
The UK music licensing company PPL is marking its 90th anniversary with the launch of an annual £1m strategy to “give…
Theatre workshop warns of skills shortages
TR2, the workshop base for Theatre Royal Plymouth, is struggling to find staff to construct sets because of a skills shortage. The…
