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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.
Wirral Council shares borough of culture plans
Wirral Council has revealed its plans for the borough’s stint as Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture next year. Planned…
Former NPO announces sudden closure
Creativity Works cites an unsuccessful funding application to Arts Council England as a factor in its sudden closure.
Outdoor arts festival gets £1m ACE funding boost
Global Streets brings free outdoor arts events to communities across England.
Landmark arts centre opens in Manchester
After years of delays and spiralling costs, a landmark arts venue has opened in Manchester. Located on an industrial heritage site…
British Museum digitises collection to prevent thefts
The British Museum has announced plans to digitise its collection in response to the stolen artefacts scandal that has embroiled t…
ENO cuts: plans to reduce size of chorus emerge
Planned cuts to English National Opera's chorus come in addition to proposals to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra in an att…
Work on Portsmouth Guildhall renovation begins
Work to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into a new creative space for young people to collaborate and perform in wi…
Majority of libraries ready to become ‘warm banks’ over winter
The vast majority of libraries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are prepared to offer people a place to keep warm during…
SNP leader pledges to double Scottish culture budget
The promise from SNP leader Humza Yousaf comes a week after cuts to Creative Scotland's funding went ahead despite the proposa…
Redevelopment of Aberdeen music venue ‘under review’
Plans to redevelop performing arts venue The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen are being placed “under review” over funding conce…
National Theatre to pilot early evening performances
The National Theatre will trial early evening performances in an effort to adapt to the "post-Covid lifestyles" of its p…
