Launch of Museum Data Service ‘a major milestone’ for culture sector
A digital platform that will bring together more than 100 million object records from 1,750 accredited museums and other collectio…
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‘No easy answer’ for library funding, warns Bryant
Local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23.
Oasis ticket sale may have breached consumer law
Ticketmaster and Oasis are being urged to refund the difference between the initial cost of tickets and the price some buyers paid…
Applications for Creative People and Places 2026-29 opens
Arts Council England has opened the application process for the next three-year round of its Creative People and Places funding pr…
Government delays planned review of Arts Council England
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says study into the funding environment for arts and culture organisations will be conducted before a…
Digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive over £75k
Eight artists from Northern Ireland will share £75,835 of funding toward the creation of art projects using digital tec…
UK live music sector revenue tops £6bn for first time
Research finds growth in total revenue for the live sector has been driven mainly by increased income from concerts.
Save the Children pulls out of museum event over sponsorship
Save the Children has pulled out of an event at London's Science Museum following concerns among its supporters about the inst…
Horniman returns artefacts to Aboriginal community
A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance to the Aboriginal Warumungu Community in Australia's Northern Ter…
Charity launches daytime events at independent music venues
Independent Venue Community says it wants to unlock the daytime potential of independent music venues, starting with a pilot progr…
Equity chief calls on PM to ‘return arts funding to where it was’
The General Secretary of performers' union Equity has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to forget the creative industries…
ACW temporarily closes two funding streams for review
Arts Council Wales has announced it is pausing two funding schemes targeted at educators and learners for review. The Go and See a…
Security staff at London museums in strike ballot over pay
Security guards working at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum are being balloted on strike action for a pay rise to…
DanceEast receives £50k grant for new commissions
DanceEast has been awarded £50,159 from the Jerwood Foundation towards its commissioning programme over an 18-month period….
Gardiner to lead new orchestra and choir
Sir John Eliot Gardiner returned to conducting earlier this year after he assaulted a soloist at a concert in August 2023, which l…
Trades Union Congress backs Equity’s upfront fees campaign
An Equity-spearheaded campaign to ban casting directors from charging performers upfront fees has received backing from the Trades…
Disability-led charity chosen to develop accessibility standards
Attitude is Everything has previously established a Live Events Access Charter to support venues and events to improve accessibili…
Council’s museum overhaul at risk of £2.5m overspend
A council report has warned that plans to revamp Hereford Museum and Art Gallery could cost £21.8m instead of the £19….
Artists urge Nandy to introduce smartphone levy
An open letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has also renewed appeals for the appointment of a Freelancer Commissioner.
London Museum renovation project receives extra £50m
The Mayor of London and the City of London have committed an additional £25m each toward the renovation costs of old market…
Welsh National Opera chorus votes in favour of industrial action
Members of the 30-strong chorus have joined their colleagues in the WNO orchestra in voting for industrial action over proposed pa…
Council considers running museums as charitable trusts
Nottingham City Council is considering operating its museums and galleries under a charitable trust model. Commissioners were appo…
Welsh government commits additional funding to arts
The Welsh government has announced a £5m package of additional funding for arm's length arts and sports organisations in…
Scottish theatre secures funds for captioning equipment
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has been awarded grants for new captioning equipment. The grants come from the Theatre Trust’s sm…
