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…
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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…
New organisation seeks to boost arts investment
Newly-established organisation brings together Arts & Culture Finance and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture with the aim…
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust receives £1m donation
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been gifted £1m from American playwright Ken Ludwig, the largest private donation in the tr…
Cultural tax reliefs pay out record £240m
Government figures show a more than three-fold increase on the £75m paid out to theatres, orchestras and museums in 2021/22.
National Trust says more staff diversity a priority
The National Trust has "much more" to do in order to ensure it has a diverse workforce, according to the organisati…
Scottish government announces review of Creative Scotland
Arts funding body to be reviewed for the first time since it was founded to 'ensure it meets the needs of the sector'.
‘Significant’ governance failure at Ireland’s national theatre
An independent review has found "significant failures" in the governance of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, the National T…
Working class parents ‘unsupportive’ of creative careers
Netflix and the National Youth Theatre relaunch a skills programme aimed at young people who want to work in film and TV after res…
V&A moves objects to public storehouse
The V&A has completed a move of over 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and nearly 1,000 archives into a new purpose-built…
Theatre creates cooperative arts centre in archive building
Scrum Theatre is taking up residence at a building formerly home to Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s archives, where it will…
Bristol Improv Theatre saved after campaign
Bristol Improv Theatre says it has been saved from closure after exceeding its £20,000 fundraising target. The theatre start…
