Council commits to future of arts venue
Lancaster City Council has launched a new membership scheme for The Platform and vowed to continue running the art venue, which wa…
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UK arts councils distribute £320k for cultural exchange projects
Dozens of UK art projects have been chosen to partner with national and international organisations in a second round of the Four…
Street performers march on Westminster City Hall
Petition with more than 5,000 signatures delivered to Westminster Council's Leader in bid to 'save Covent Garden street pe…
Badenoch criticises ‘unreliable’ Museum of London research
Business and Equalities Secretary Kemi Badenoch has dubbed research from the Museum of London “unreliable”, accusing t…
Sector support charities merge after loss of ACE funding
The Audience Agency and Culture24, who were both part of ACE's National Portfolio until they lost funding in April this year,…
AHRC funds facilities to research stage and screen technologies
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has launched a UK-wide network of creative technology labs to provide researchers…
Arnolfini pulls Palestinian film over ‘political activity’ concerns
Bristol's Arnolfini gallery said it "could not be confident the event would not stray into political activity", whic…
AEG submits plans for ‘much needed’ Edinburgh arena
The global entertainment and sporting group AEG has submitted plans to Edinburgh Council proposing the construction of an 8,500-ca…
Early career musicians struggling with mental wellbeing
New data suggests that musicians reporting low mental wellbeing are leaving the music industry over time.
Museum hit by flooding to reopen next year
A Derby museum forced to close after devastating flooding last month will not reopen until next year. The Museum of Making was sev…
Autumn Statement: Sector criticises lack of support for arts
Concerns raised over absence of long-term plan for the creative industries, but grassroots music industry welcomes measures to fre…
Music makers criticise government’s ‘tone deaf’ AI hearing
The Council of Music Makers (CMM) has dubbed a government hearing on the impact of AI “profoundly tone-deaf” for givin…
Music industry ‘hugely important’ for tourism
Culture, Media and Sport Committee told it is vital government gives tourism strategic importance and ensures international musici…
UK art market supports over 50,000 jobs and businesses
The UK art market directly supported 45,520 jobs and 7,800 businesses in 2023, the latest annual report from the British Art…
Covent Garden street performers ‘under threat’
Campaigners say 99% of traders on the Piazza are not in favour of Westminster Council clamping down on street performers.
Big drop in arts and humanities PhD students
Concerns raised over future diversity and vitality of arts and humanities research as the number of UK-based doctoral students bei…
Worcester’s Swan Theatre saved from closure
Proposals to sell off a theatre in Worcester to help pay for a council regeneration project have been scrapped. Funds from the sal…
Culture gets £100m in final Levelling Up funding round
Government has distributed £4.8bn across three funding rounds, with an estimated £1.1bn designated to cultural project…
Arts leader calls for boost to Welsh arts funding
Artistic Director of Wales Millennium Centre, Graeme Farrow, has warned of a “crisis” in the Welsh cultural sector and…
National Trust urges climate action over heritage threat
The National Trust has called on government to take action dealing with the risk that rising temperatures and extreme weather pose…
Arts therapy project gets AHRC backing
Psychological therapists will be able to access training to deliver arts therapy in their communities.
University students fight to save music department
Students at Oxford Brookes University have launched a petition to save a music course after plans to axe it emerged last week. The…
Mendes theatre fund to support mid-career professionals
Pilot programme designed to address a 'huge shift' in the creative workforce towards film and tv launches.
Birmingham Hippodrome launches teacher support initiative
Birmingham Hippodrome has launched a new programme for teachers and educators in the West Midlands in a bid to get more young peop…
