Wandsworth bids for London Borough of Culture
Wandsworth is the first borough to publicly declare its intention to become London Borough of Culture 2025. The south London borou…
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MVT Chief asks Coldplay for funding commitment
Music Venue Trust head says £1 from each of the band’s tickets to arena and stadium concerts could help safeguard the…
Westminster Council awards £320k to local arts projects
Westminster City Council has shared £320,000 across 39 local arts organisations through the council’s Community Grants…
Liverpool theatre to close after loss of council funding
Liverpool City Council says it can no longer afford to provide financial support to Epstein Theatre, resulting in venue operators…
Festival cancelled over cost of living concerns
A music festival in Essex has been cancelled due to escalating production costs. The BBC reports that artists including Bastille,…
Frazer tells music industry to support grassroots venues
Culture Secretary tells MPs she is sending a 'strong message' to major music arenas that they need to do more to help gras…
Goldsmiths becomes Artsmark’s national delivery partner
Goldsmiths, University of London, will be Artsmark Award’s new national delivery partner from the start of the 2023-24 acade…
The Mono Box announces closure after 10 years
The Mono Box, a training organisation for the performing arts, is set to close later this year. According to a statement released…
Equity moves to support performers facing ‘AI threat’
Equity says new resources will educate performers on their legal rights, and calls for government to take urgent action to regulat…
Perthshire festival cancels over low ticket sales
A music and arts festival in the grounds of a historic country house in Perthshire has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Th…
Edinburgh Fringe: Cruise ship accommodation plan emerges
A cruise ship with capacity for 1,300 people will dock in Leith during the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of efforts to ad…
York Minster in £4m appeal for heritage craft skills centre
Cathedral York Minster has launched an appeal to raise £4m towards a new centre for ancient craft skills. The Centre o…
Bristol has highest concentration of music artists in UK
Bristol has a higher concentration of music artists than any other city in the UK, according to a new survey based on studio use….
Rising costs ‘devastating’ independent festival sector
Trade body says the risks associated with staging a festival are now 'very high' due to increased production costs and a d…
National Portrait Gallery staff to have sustainable gender-neutral uniforms
Staff at London's National Portrait Gallery will wear new gender-neutral uniforms made from recycled materials when the galler…
Scottish arts funder accused of ‘big city bias’
Scotland's arts funding body has been accused of bias toward the country's major cities. New figures for 2022/23 show…
ACE reopens Capital Investment Programme
Total of £20m available to help cultural organisations safeguard their physical and digital infrastructure for the future.
Bletchley Park learning centre opens after £13m redevelopment
A formerly run-down World War Two building at Bletchley Park has opened as a new museum learning centre, part of a £13millio…
London art school to become Tate Modern’s neighbour
An independent art school is relocating to a new building adjacent to Tate Modern as part of plans to increase access to art educa…
Workplace guides address sexual harassment in theatre
Two "vital" and "long-needed" guides addressing sexual harassment in the performing arts have been launched as…
Jewish Museum London announces closure of current site
Museum says it will close its current base in London this summer and develop plans for a 'new museum fit for the future' i…
Free Musicians Union membership for refugees
The Musicians Union (MU) is offering refugees a year’s free membership. The scheme, which launched last week, allows musicia…
English National Opera board member resigns over ACE plans
Arts Council England's plans to move English National Opera out of London labelled a 'delayed death sentence' due to a…
Artists’ resale royalties reach £2.3m in first quarter
Over £2.3m was paid to 873 artists and artists’ estates in Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties by the Design a…
