Warning of £56m hole in Scottish arts funding
The organisation that distributes money to arts organisations in Scotland on behalf of the government has indicated that it is fac…
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Ballet company resurrected after 30 years
Once the resident company at Sadler's Wells, London City Ballet has been shuttered since 1996, but thanks to private investmen…
Historic theatre token sells for £9,200
A Bristol Old Vic theatre token dating from 1766 has sold for £9,200 at auction over the weekend. Thought to be one of 50 mi…
Travel assistant helps audiences choose sustainable options
An ongoing pilot project using travel assistant technology to encourage audiences to travel to cultural venues more sustainably ha…
Henry Moore Institute to close for major renovation
The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds will close next month for renovation works expected to last until next summer. The refurbishmen…
Royal Exchange drops Artistic Director role
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will adopt a new leadership structure following the departure of its co-Artistic Directo…
Theatres call for £56.7m energy fund from next government
It's estimated that measures funded by a proposed support package to adopt energy saving measures would save UK theatres …
Labour challenge to Creative Scotland cuts rejected
A bid by Scottish Labour to reverse the government’s decision to cut art funding by £6.6m has been rejected by MSPs. T…
Creativity initiative in Portsmouth gets ACE backing
Portsmouth Creates is moving ahead with a project worth £1.1m to grow creativity and culture in Portsmouth after receiving b…
Peers criticise Royal Albert Hall ‘conflicts of interest’
Fears that governance arrangements at Royal Albert Hall, which allow trustees to sell tickets on at huge profit, could influence d…
Easter opening date for £27m Perth Museum
A new museum in Perth costing £27m has been given an official opening date for 2024. Perth Museum will open after a multi-mi…
‘Institutional change’ needed to boost creative sector diversity
Access to creative Higher Education courses is ‘highly unequal’ and institutional change is required to improve divers…
Glasgow museums shut amid staff strikes
Museums in Glasgow are closed this week due to industrial action taken by staff over plans to cut jobs. Members of Unison working…
Music hubs losing pupils and schools over rising costs
Research finds music hubs and services are being forced to increase prices amid rising costs and funding gaps, but parents and sch…
Plans for Eastbourne arts centre revealed
Proposals for a new arts, education and cultural centre sited on a 19th Century dairy farm in the South Downs have been announced….
Museum closes due to Storm Babet floods
The Museum of Making in Derby will be closed after it suffered "significant" damage from flooding caused by Storm Babet….
Theatre concrete disruption continues in run-up to Christmas
While some venues are planning to reopen or move performances to temporary venues, others remain closed as disruption caused by di…
Hastings schools chosen for art education pilot
A pilot project to develop a new approach to arts education will be run across a group of schools in Hastings, East Sussex. The Cl…
Arts projects in Northern Irleand get £170k boost
Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has announced funding for 22 arts organisations across the country to deliver a series of…
Technical staff at ENO face contract cuts
Technicians at English National Opera are facing the prospect of significant reductions in their working hours and salaries as par…
Council won’t give up on ‘once in a lifetime’ theatre funding
Somerset Council has pledged not to lose a £10m grant to redevelop the Octogan Theatre in Yeovil despite the project being p…
Greenwich Dance to close at the end of the year
Decision to wind down the organisation follows the loss of regular local authority funding and an unsuccessful application to Arts…
DACS pays out £2.6m in third quarter of 2023
Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) distributed more than £2.6m in Artist's Resale Right (ARR) royalties from Ju…
MPs to scrutinise grassroots music venues ‘crisis’
More than 120 grassroots music venues closed in the eight months between February and September this year.
