A new report concludes that smaller organisations are being squeezed out as their share of Arts Council England’s regular funding awards has diminished.
Research by Birkbeck, University of London, underpins new guidance on how the arts and creative industries can make the most of student work placements.
Insufficient quality applications to Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring programme could mean that some of the remaining £21m budget is used to support touring applications to the Grants for the Arts programme instead.
Arts participation continues to grow in Northern Ireland, though attendance has fallen and engagement is declining among disabled people and those living in deprived areas.
Ambassador Theatre Group has launched a scheme that will combine a business foundation with specialist placements to give graduates industry-specific knowledge and experience.
Healthcare workers will receive arts-based training in an attempt to reduce human error in medical interventions and improve patient safety and wellbeing.
Arts organisations and those connected to them must be sure not to do anything that could damage ACE’s reputation as a government sponsored body, else their grants could be at risk.
A quarter of a million pounds of savings will be made from the Arts Council’s internal budgets, but further cuts will be passed onto arts organisations.
