Drama school to close despite successful campaign
Drama school READ College has announced that it will close at the end of the academic year, despite reaching a fundraising target…
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Funding levels for libraries decline sharply
Spending on libraries in Britain has fallen by 17%, new statistics show. Official figures released by the Chartered Institute of P…
Henry Moore Foundation launches £100,000 artist fund
The Henry Moore Foundation has launched a £100,000 fund to support 50 artists across the UK in response to the cost-of-livin…
Council cutbacks threaten Essex drama group
A performing arts group serving children, adults and people with special educational needs is at risk of closure due to cutbacks b…
Fringe operator ‘at risk’ after Coventry Culture Trust collapse
One of the main venue operators for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has said its future is at risk following the collapse of Coventr…
Cultural policymakers declare £581k in additional earnings
Declared additional income from 19 MPs engaged in cultural policy consists of additional earnings, donations and gifts, with the m…
Greater Manchester Culture Fund delivers £13m
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has shared more than £13m across 40 local arts and culture organisation in the…
Music sector backs new regulatory body for creative sector
The music sector has become the latest creative industry to back the implementation of a Creative Industries Independent Standards…
Labour backs ‘cultural corridor’ across North
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell sets out Labour's vision for the creative industries, pledging to devolve powers to local…
Mousetrap theatre education charity changes name
A West End theatre education charity is ushering in "a new era" of activity with a name change after 25 years. Mousetrap…
ENO ‘in talks with 10 areas’ on new base
English National Opera says talks with Arts Council England are now 'more conciliatory' and provide detail on plans for a…
Frazer: Creative industries ‘key priority’ for government
In her first major speech to the sector, new Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer speaks of the importance of the arts and outlines her a…
BBC moves ahead with Introducing cuts
The BBC has confirmed it will cut back its BBC Introducing programme, which profiles up-and-coming grassroots musicians. The plans…
Young V&A to open in July
A museum designed with and for young people will open in London on 1 July. Young V&A, in London’s Bethnal Green, is the…
Museums ‘running out of space for historic artefacts’
Museums in England could soon run out of space for historic artefacts, according to a new report commissioned by Historic England…
Rising interest in orchestral music driven by young people
Report from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra finds the younger generation is driving a rise in interest in orchestral music, with…
Durham Light Infantry Museum set to reopen
A museum in Durham that closed in 2016 due to council cuts is set to reopen. Durham County Council's planning committee has ap…
London home for Migration Museum gets nod
The Migration Museum will be based across three floors of a 21-storey tower, provided rent-free by property developer who was a ch…
Union warns theatre workers about pay confidentiality clauses
A union is urging backstage theatre workers to check their contracts for clauses that prevent them talking about their rates of pa…
Tate takes art collection on the road in ‘mobile museum’
Tate is taking its national art collection on the road in a new initiative with the French organisation Art Explora. The new…
Coventry City of Culture Trust enters administration
Dozens of staff are made redundant as charity files for administration amid three-year legacy programme.
Oldham Council ‘unsure’ who will run new theatre
Oldham Council cannot be responsible for future of Oldham Coliseum company, leader says, as proposals for a new theatre no longer…
Evidence call as price hike to US touring visas proposed
The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF) are asking music industry professionals to submit evidenc…
Theatres ‘in urgent need of funding’ to improve sustainability
UK theatres need additional funding to make them more sustainable, the national advisory body for theatres has said. Jon Morgan, D…
