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…
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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…
Greenwich bids for London Borough of Culture
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is bidding to become London Borough of Culture 2025. According to a statement released by the local…
Creative sector regulator secures funding for launch
Regulatory body will launch by the end of next year, providing advice and support to people working in film, television, music and…
Octagon Theatre renovation reported ‘unaffordable’
Plans to turn Octagon Theatre in Yeovil into Somerset’s ‘Flagship Arts Venue’ could be in jeopardy after a Somer…
Theatres Trust: Concern for small to mid-scale theatres
The trust unveils plans to expand its free advice service and build the UK’s first comprehensive theatre database as part of…
Arts Marketing Association to trial four-day week
Arts Marketing Association (AMA) is trialling a four-day working week. The trial, which began yesterday (2 October) and will run u…
Bristol artists label funding delay ‘cruel and disrespectful’
Arts organisations and Equity members in Bristol claim they are struggling financially after the city council paused its cultural…
Partial closure of York Castle Museum after concrete discovery
Several galleries at York Castle Museum have been closed following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)…
Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
Hampshire arts venues threatened by proposed funding cuts
Hampshire Culture Trust has said the closure of multiple museums and arts venues across the county is “inevitable” if…
Leeds art gallery to leave historic venue
An art gallery established in the former headquarters of Tetley's brewery in Leeds a decade ago is moving to a new venue, it h…
Former NPO opens venue in London
Theatre company Stockroom, which ceased to be an Arts Council England-funded organisation last year, has opened a new performing s…
Theatre company announces venue closure
Artistic Director of Nottingham's Nonsuch Studios warns that costs faced by smaller venues cannot be sustained "without s…
Support for increased arts funding in Northern Ireland
An independent survey commissioned by Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has found widespread support for continued and incre…
National Theatre Wales ‘deeply shocked’ over funding loss
Acclaimed theatre company says it will have to rethink its future plans after having its core funding cut by Arts Council of Wales…
Calls for Birmingham to keep ‘precious’ heritage assets
Three of the country's most prominent cultural organisations have urged Birmingham City Council not to sell off its “pre…
Performing arts among fastest growing sectors of economy
Government figures reveal the economic value of music, performing and visual arts is outperforming the rest of the economy, but se…
British Museum launches webpage to recover stolen objects
The British Museum has announced the launch of a webpage that aims to help recover some of the almost 2,000 antiquities that have…
Scottish government criticised over ‘betrayal of culture sector’
A cut to the funding Creative Scotland receives from the Scottish government is going ahead, despite the proposals being dropped e…
Northampton theatres delay reopening
Royal & Derngate has been forced to delay reopening as investigations continue into the safety of concrete used in its theatre…
Theatre productions paused amid fears of tax law changes
Government says it wants to make changes to legislation around cultural tax reliefs to "provide clarity to the industry,"…
Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards nearly £900k
Creative Scotland has awarded over £897k of National Lottery funding to Scottish cultural organisations and artists as part…
