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The Secretary of State for Culture, Lucy Frazer, has called for an attitude shift towards philanthropy to boost arts funding….
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ACE: Sharing concerns won’t harm NPO funding chances
In last week’s edition of Arts Professional, a group of Chief Executives of National Portfolio Organisations expressed their…
Artists working with immersive tech to get £6m support
Immersive Arts, a UK-wide three-year programme backed by the UK’s four arts councils, expects to support over 200 artists an…
Museum struggles to attract visitors after revamp
Dorset Museum and Art Gallery needs to triple its current footfall to meet increased running costs following a £16.4m expans…
Fourth round of Cultural Development Fund opens
A pot of £15.2m will be available for cultural organisations across England in the latest round of funding under the governm…
Nurturing musical talent of the future
Music organisations have been under extreme financial pressure over recent years, with reduced opportunities to plan for the longe…
Frazer: Philanthropy ‘key to widening arts access’
Culture Secretary says the denigration of corporate sponsorship and donations needs to end if arts and culture institutions are to…
Council plans £500k art fund after government cash boost
Suffolk County Council said that a £600m government support package to help local authorities with the cost of social care w…
English National Opera strike suspended
Strike action by staff at English National Opera had been due to begin later this week on the opening night of The Handmaid’…
Fears council cash boost will not prompt reprieve for arts
Culture Secretary says additional £600m for local authorities will help them protect arts venues, but councils warn that the…
East London museum awarded £800k for restoration
Valence House Museum and Gardens in Dagenham will undergo £800k improvement works after securing external investment. The re…
Arts Council Wales chief urges ‘national debate’ on value of arts
Comments follow the Senedd's decision to reduce Arts Council Wales' annual funding by 10.5%.
Cultural festival awarded £30k from ACE
A new cultural festival in Broxtrowe, Nottinghamshire, has received £30,000 of Arts Council England (ACE) funding. Run…
Coventry Culture Trust administration extended
Administrators investigating a charity's spending have been given another year to continue their work. Since Coventry City of…
Somerset Council plans culture budget cuts
Cost-saving proposals include reducing support to the county’s theatres as the council faces a £100m funding shortfall…
Opening up career opportunities in the cultural sector
A pioneering educational programme for neurodivergent young people has been given a boost from social impact investment. Seva Phil…
Use philanthropy to increase arts funding, says Robertson
Scotland’s Cultural Secretary Angus Robertson says exploring new funding streams in addition to government funding, and work…
Peterborough theatre undergoes £5m refurb
Peterborough's Cresset theatre has closed for a month to allow all of its 876 seats to be replaced as part of a £5m refu…
Council seeks reallocation of government cash to save arts centre
Woking Council will ask the government if it can use money provided for digital strategy to keep an arts centre open. The BBC repo…
ACE portfolio extension: NPOs wary of ‘standstill funding’
Arts leaders have reacted to Art Council England's decision to extend its current funding portfolio until 2027.
ACE extends National Portfolio to 2027
The 985 arts and culture organisations making up Arts Council England's National Portfolio will be able to apply for an additi…
Local authority funding cuts causing profound damage
For the fifth time since assuming the leadership of Nottingham Playhouse, Stephanie Sirr is galvanising objections to a major fund…
Does ACE’s latest intervention go far enough?
More can be done to help struggling arts organisations, says Arts Professional's Neil Puffett.
ENO staff vote for strike action
English National Opera plans to axe 19 posts in its orchestra, and make the chorus, orchestra and music staff part-time as part of…
