Former NPO details legacy work as closure finalised
Cornwall Museums Partnership has used funding from Arts Council England to secure the legacy of a number of its projects.
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ACE and National Archives extend collaboration for a further three years
Arts Council England and The National Archives have signed a new collaboration agreement for the three-year period up to 2027.&nbs…
Croydon allocates £850k for Borough of Culture legacy
The money will go toward projects in the city centre, including an annual festival event and new signage to promote cultural venue…
Former Chair of Science Museum to lead review of ACE
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says forthcoming review will help 'ensure that Arts Council England is driving creative excellen…
Community culture in Bradford gets £1m boost
Scores of community-led arts, culture and heritage initiatives in Bradford will get combined funding of £1m, it has been ann…
Creative Scotland withdraws ‘sex project’ funding
Creative Scotland has withdrawn funding for a project featuring participants engaging in "non-simulated" sex and "h…
Vault Festival closes after funding for new venue falls through
London's Vault Festival of theatre and performance has announced its closure after funding for its new venue fell through.
Shropshire yoga centre gets ACE grant
A yoga centre in Shropshire has been awarded a £22,000 Arts Council England grant for a community project that will combine…
Radical intervention required
The cultural sector welcomed last week’s Spring Budget but, as Lara Carmona writes, not being able to leverage public invest…
Charity challenges legality of Birmingham library closures
The Library Campaign says Birmingham City Council’s plan to close 25 of its local libraries as part of far-reaching budget c…
Frazer interview: Trigger warnings + ACE plans
Culture Secretary doubles down on previous comments around trigger warnings and speaks about forthcoming review of Arts Council En…
Oldham Coliseum announces pop-up theatre plans
Details of an artistic programme to be staged at mobile venue from next month coincide with push by opposition politicians on Oldh…
Wandsworth named London Borough of Culture 2025
Borough says the award will help 'supercharge its already vibrant, diverse sector made up of world class institutions and gras…
Debbonaire: Labour will make creativity central to curriculum
Shadow Culture Secretary says she is working with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on plans to "tear down barrie…
Birmingham and Nottingham rubberstamp culture cuts
Concerns raised over the 'short-sighted' nature of cuts as drastic reductions to funding for cultural organisations in Not…
Spring Budget: Higher culture tax reliefs made permanent in ‘game-changing’ move
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 has unveiled a range of tax relief support and project funding for the cultural sector.
Six theatres share £510,000 of eco-project funds
Funds to improve environmental sustainability have been awarded as part of the Theatre Improvement Scheme.
National Alliance for Cultural Services launches
A new organisation, made up of a range of local government bodies, is calling for a fresh approach to sustain culture services in…
Welsh National Opera criticises ‘reckless’ ACE cuts
Open letter from the company's Music Director says cuts have left it with a budget that is "not even sufficient for a sma…
‘Complete turnaround’: Sector reacts to ACE guidance changes
Revamped risk guidance from Arts Council England (ACE) marks "a complete turnaround" in its position on political or act…
Call for Chancellor to support theatre sector
Ahead of next week's Spring Budget, Claire Walker, Co-Chief Executive of Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, is c…
Welsh Government pushes ahead with arts cuts
The Welsh Government has finalised its budget for 2024/25, confirming a 10.5% cut for Arts Council of Wales and the National Libra…
Revised ACE guidance urges ‘personal views clarity’
Arts Council England updates its reputational risk guidance for National Portfolio Organisations following concerns that original…
Scores of Scottish arts organisations miss out on multi-year funding
More than 70 arts and culture organisations in Scotland have failed in their bids to gain multi-year funding from Creative Scotlan…
