Somerset Council halts Octagon Theatre regeneration
Somerset Council has put a £30m project to remodel the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on hold due to rising costs. At an executiv…
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RAAC found at Midlands Arts Centre
Parts of the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) have been closed after reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was discovered in its…
Calls for increased sector investment in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Culture, Arts & Heritage Strategy Taskforce says a cross-government approach to investing in the sect…
Vagina Museum to reopen after exceeding fundraising target
London’s Vagina Museum will reopen on 4 November after a successful fundraising drive. The museum was forced to close its do…
Belfast set for ‘biggest ever creative celebration’
Belfast City Council is investing £5.9m to deliver a programme of cultural events and community-led activities billed as the…
First look at £132m revamp of Bristol Beacon
Images have been released of Bristol Beacon during the final stages of its £132m renovation, before the concert hall reopens…
ACE commissions research to ‘give freelancers a voice’
Freelancers in England's creative and cultural sectors are being invited to participate in research carried out on behalf of A…
Immersive art gallery to open in Bristol
Bristol-based media centre Watershed is set to open an immersive art gallery next spring. Undershed, which will be located downsta…
Entire board departs NPO arts producer
Arts Council England says it has been “made aware" of changes to the board at SICK! Productions.
Campaign to keep Northern Ballet’s music live
Musicians from the Northern Ballet Sinfonia have begun campaigning against a proposal to replace them with recordings for some tou…
Heritage Fund selects first areas for place-based funding
Funder to offer ringfenced support to 20 towns, cities and landscapes across the UK as part of its new 10-year strategy.
Manchester to host international music convention
Manchester has successfully bid to host the global music scene’s biggest conference, WOMEX, next October. The music conventi…
Financial barriers to creative work increasing, research finds
Bursary supporting talent from underrepresented backgrounds to get into the creative industries reopens amid concerns that fi…
ACE appoints museum development partners
Five regional providers have been appointed to deliver Arts Council England's Museum Development programme for 2024 to 2026. A…
Scores of NPOs yet to register for Illuminate
More than 50 National Portfolio Organisations miss deadline imposed by Arts Council England to register with new data platform tha…
DCMS pushes ‘retain and explain’ approach on contested statues
Guidance designed to help custodians of controversial public statues and monuments deal with calls for their removal has been publ…
Museums in Oxford return ancestral Aboriginal remains
A handover ceremony has taken place to mark the repatriation of ancestral remains from two museums in Oxford to Aboriginal communi…
First venue purchased under community ownership scheme
An initiative dubbed the 'National Trust of Music Venues’ confirms purchase of the freehold of its first grassroots musi…
Youth culture collaboration launches
An initiative designed to nurture young and emerging talent from East London has launched. The partnership, based at Stratford You…
National Theatre Wales appeals over funding cut
National Theatre Wales has said it will contest Arts Council Wales' decision to remove its core funding, warning the company f…
Royal & Derngate to reopen after RAAC discovery
Royal & Derngate has announced a timeline for reopening its main theatre spaces. Performances will resume in the Northampton t…
Arts Council England pauses funding for new NPO
Closure of performance spaces at Wigan-based National Portfolio Organisation results in massive loss in revenue, prompting Arts Co…
Financial climate for museums to ‘get worse before it gets better’
The cost-of-living crisis continues to impact museums across England, and the situation is expected to get worse before it gets be…
Northern Ballet ‘in serious financial trouble’
Ballet company confirms it is considering touring without an orchestra as part of efforts to save money in the face of rising cost…
