Staff shortages prompt closure of Bristol museums
Bristol Museums has closed two of its six venues until April next year, due to a shortage of staff. The Georgian House Museum and…
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Parliamentary committees moot alternatives for arts funding
Reports from cultural committees call for UK and Scottish governments to innovate new ways of funding arts and culture through the…
UK at risk of ‘serious loss of writing talent’, union warns
Rising energy and food costs are severely impacting the viability of writing as a career, a new survey has found. The Writers&rsqu…
Jeremy Hunt urged to support orchestras in Autumn Statement
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to put in place measures to support the UK’…
Indie music labels’ market share to increase for fifth year
The share of the UK recorded music market controlled by independent record labels is on track to grow for the fifth consecutive ye…
NPO analysis: City of Culture bidders see funding uplifts
Most of the English towns and cities that applied to be the next UK City of Culture will see their amount of funding increase in t…
Musicians fear ‘being forced to leave industry’
Half of UK musicians are either "extremely" or "very" concerned they'll be forced to leave the industry ov…
Culture workers protest against ACE funding cuts
Culture workers are staging protests today (14 November) at Arts Council England (ACE) offices in Manchester and London, demanding…
Call for ACE chair to resign over ENO cuts
Chair of Arts Council England Sir Nicholas Serota should resign over the decision to cut funding from the English National Opera (…
ACE hands audience data contract to consultancy firm PwC
Arts Council England drops arts and culture research specialists The Audience Agency from sector support role, handing new contrac…
Survey aims to identify key priorities for creative freelancers
A new survey has been launched as part of efforts to improve conditions for creative freelancers. The Redesigning Freelancing surv…
Increasing numbers ‘unsure about future theatre attendance’
A survey has found that theatre audiences who usually buy the "most affordable" tickets are disproportionately concerned…
Music exam discount scheme aims to remove financial barriers
A new music exam discount scheme hopes to remove the financial barriers for students who struggle to pay exam fees. The pilot sche…
Academics urge greater support for creative practitioners
Policymakers should 'learn lessons from the pandemic' and intervene in four key areas to better support creative practitio…
Fresh delay for Creative Scotland’s new funding framework
Creative Scotland has announced a further delay to the introduction of its new Future Funding Framework, which is intended to repl…
Researchers explore role of culture in addressing health inequality
Researchers at the University of Manchester are exploring how creativity, culture and heritage can address social inequalities.&nb…
Cambridge theatre submits plans for rooftop venue
A Grade II listed theatre building in Cambridge has unveiled plans to build a new 200-seater rooftop studio theatre. City centre v…
NPO decisions: Changes in regional funding distribution
The North of England and Midlands see notable increases, while London retains the largest share of the funding pot despite cuts.
NPO decisions: ENO ‘baffled and shocked’ by funding cut
Arts Council England's plans to cut English National Opera funding and move organisation out of London have been described as…
Theatre subtitling declines post-lockdown
Access charity Stagetext has reported a marked drop in demand for the digital subtitling of theatre productions following the retu…
Welsh arts initiative improves patient and staff health
An arts and health initiative developed in Wales has helped improve the health and well-being of NHS patients, staff and the wider…
Sunak expected to shelve Channel 4 privatisation plans
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 as part of efforts to streamline a packed legislativ…
NPO decisions: ACE promises ‘flexible’ funding terms
As contractual negotiations over National Portfolio funding deals begin, Arts Council England suggests organisations may be requir…
Coventry shares details of City of Culture legacy projects
Coventry UK City of Culture Trust has released details of its first commissions since entering a legacy period following the city&…
