Wildcard Theatre Company closes due to financial climate
Wildcard Theatre Company has announced its closure after eight years of operation, citing financial difficulties. “Hav…
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Gender debate ‘fracturing Arts Council England’
An independent review into diversity and inclusion within Arts Council England praises the organisation’s efforts but highli…
Creative Scotland has ‘no clear artistic priorities’, festival organisers claim
The Lammermuir Festival has released an open letter to Creative Scotland calling on the funding body to change its system. The let…
‘Anger and concern’ over Peterborough council plans
A proposal by Peterborough City Council to set up a non-profit company to run Peterborough Museum, Flag Fen and its libraries unti…
Grassroots music sector in ‘full-blown crisis’
Research conducted by Music Venues Trust finds 125 grassroots music venues across the UK have been lost in the last eight months.
AHRC cuts funded PhDs by 30% after loss of income
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that it will cut the number of PhD students it funds by almost a thi…
Planning permission granted for Somerset Shoemakers Museum
A museum detailing the history of the shoe brand Clarks has been granted planning permission. Located in Street, Somerset, the Sho…
Historic London venue to revert to a theatre
A Grade-II listed building on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue is set to be turned from an Odeon cinema back into a theatre. The…
Heritage sites to be ‘transformed into community hubs’
National Lottery Heritage Fund says money provided to heritage sites will fund restorations that will 'breathe new life into h…
Guide launched to help describe artworks for blind people
A new describing art guide aims to support art galleries and museums to make their collections more accessible for blind and parti…
Theatre to be rebuilt with government funding
Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre will build a new venue, after its previous structure was condemned due to damage from extreme…
Scottish communities to get creative funding boost
Communities in Scotland will receive more than £130k as part of a creative funding boost in the latest round of the National…
Creative industries: £35m fund seeks to drive growth
Money will be invested in creative businesses across the UK in order to meet government targets to boost value of the sector by &p…
ACE reaches settlement over harassment case
Arts Council England (ACE) has confirmed that it has reached a settlement with a former member of staff whose claim of being haras…
Derby Museums facing ‘existential challenge’
National Portfolio Organisation warns that reductions in public funding combined with rising costs makes its current business mode…
Conservation costs at National Trust hit record high
The National Trust (NT) has reported spending a record £179m on conserving its historic buildings and collections last year….
EXCLUSIVE: Arts and theatres face £60m council cuts
Combined local authority funding for arts, theatres and museums is predicted to be 6.3% down on last year, a real terms drop of &p…
Council approves ‘urgent’ repairs to Blackpool Grand Theatre
Planners have given the go-ahead for the Grand Theatre in Blackpool to undergo “urgent” repairs after it was discovere…
North of England ‘creative corridor’ prototype to launch
Concept previously backed by Labour will see clusters of creative and cultural activity across the North of England linked up to c…
Commissioners to oversee Birmingham Council asset sale
The UK Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, is expected today (Tuesday 19 August) to appoint commissioners to manage Birmingham City C…
Renewed calls for freelance commissioner
Culture, Media and Sport Committee hears from sector leaders that more joined-up thinking is required to address precarity of crea…
Secondary school jointly run with orchestra opens
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
Gender blind theatre course launched at Chichester University
The University of Chichester has launched a new postgraduate master's course in musical theatre that will offer gender non-con…
Framework to support creative health projects
A new tool aims to offer “clarity and consensus” to all stakeholders involved in arts and culture initiatives that sup…
