Equity General Secretary: “We need to win bigger”
Equity leader warns industry bosses of £1m strike fund in speech calling on sector management to cooperate with union to pro…
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Plans for arts and wellness centre in Bournemouth take shape
A former amusement arcade in Bournemouth will be turned into a new centre for art, food and wellness under plans unveiled thi…
National Lottery generates record amount for good causes
The National Lottery generated an 'all-time high' of £1,807m for good causes from ticket sales in 2022/23, lott…
Theatre’s planned ‘Black Out’ performance proves divisive
Stratford East attracts criticism for designating a performance for a Black audience, prompting messages of support from the theat…
Nottingham Castle to reopen with new pricing structure
Nottingham Castle will reopen on 26 June, seven months on from its closure when the trust responsible for its operation entered li…
New resources promote career pathways to young people
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan partners with industry leaders for film series and educational resources informing young people of path…
Edinburgh film festival to return in summer
Edinburgh International Film Festival is set to return later this year after announcing its immediate closure last October wh…
Online marketplace for Scottish arts organisations launches
Scheme established by Culture & Business Scotland seeks to provide new opportunities for creative collaboration by allowing bu…
Contemporary arts space opens in Nottingham city centre
A contemporary arts organisation has become the guardian of a vacant-four storey building in Nottingham’s city centre. OTOKA…
Frazer vows to grow creative industries by £50bn
Culture Secretary commits to creating an extra million jobs in the sector by 2030 in speech prioritising growth and career opportu…
Nine NPOs rejected for additional funding by ACE
Welsh National Opera receives lion's share of ACE funding stream to help National Portfolio Organisations that have seen their…
Fresh calls for arts funding reform
While arts professionals debate if arts council funding should consider a two-tiered system, a group of academics suggest a move a…
Hampstead Theatre announces first post-NPO programme
Despite loss of Arts Council funding, theatre is continuing to commission new plays in a new era driven by ticket sales, commercia…
BFI awards £2.1m through Global Screen Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £2.1m in funding to 24 British companies working in independent film, TV, anima…
Caroline Dinenage elected Chair of Culture Select Committee
Former DCMS minister chosen by MPs to lead influential committee scrutinising government policy.
Culture Secretary ‘looking closely’ at BBC funding model
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said she is examining a "variety" of alternative sources for the funding of the BBC am…
Oldham Coliseum to play ‘key role’ in future culture provision
Oldham Council confirms plans for Oldham Coliseum theatre company to be involved in delivery of three-year cultural programme for…
Falmouth University awarded research grant to archive performance practice
Falmouth University has been awarded £850,000 in research funding to undertake an immersive archives project capturing Cornw…
Worthing College to close performing arts department
More than 2,000 people have signed an online campaign to save the department after its planned closure was announced.
New fund to help film sector tackle climate crisis
The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced a new package of industry support for awardees who can demonstrate that they are po…
PRS Foundation initiative generates £22m for UK music industry
A grant scheme run by PRS Foundation has generated more than £22m for the UK music industry over the past decade, an evaluat…
Battersea Arts Centre makes redundancies in face of rising costs
Increasing costs, inflationary pressures and changes to funding have led to the National Portfolio Organisation taking 'tough…
Government rules out secondary ticketing legislation
The UK government has published a response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recommendations on secondary tic…
New programme to boost disabled and neurodiverse leadership
A team of learning disabled and autistic creatives from Access All Areas have banded together to create a new national arts progra…
