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Arts sector responds to Labour election victory
Arts and culture leaders urge Labour government to address a range of issues affecting the sector following landslide general elec…
A fresh blueprint for funding arts organisations
Arts organisations are only too aware of the limitations of short-term funding. But, in Northern Ireland, a pioneering financial p…
ACE acknowledges ‘increased risk’ for NPOs
Arts Council England has offered National Portfolio Organisations the opportunity to cut their activity by 15% to help them deal w…
Glasgow theatre in ‘imminent danger of liquidation’
Glasgow's renowned Citizens Theatre in the Gorbals area of the city is facing a funding shortfall of as much as £8m, cau…
Court order issued against art centre squatters
Watermans Arts Centre was shuttered in April to protect the organisation's 'financial viability' but has been occupied…
UK theatres at risk of becoming ‘too unsafe to use’
The Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have urged the next government to be 'systematic and strategic' in investment…
Judge permits musicians hearing over Badenoch grant block
The Northern Irish band claim Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch ‘overreached’ by denying the group a £15,000 grant bec…
Scottish arts leaders urge earlier funding decisions
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has been warned not to leave decisions over allocating culture funding until December,…
Council holds budget consultation after cutting arts funding
Kent County Council has launched a public consultation over its plans to save £81m in the next financial year. Earlier this…
EXCLUSIVE: NPOs profitability in dramatic decline
Continuing a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances, the number of National Portfolio Organisations br…
Labour labels Frazer ‘disingenuous’ over culture funding claims
In a hustings held by Creative UK, Labour said it would review arts and culture funding and seek to encourage philanthropic giving…
EXCLUSIVE: Arts finances in worst state for five years
The first of a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances highlights a huge decline in the financial healt…
Sector finances revelations pose big questions
Following extensive research into the finances of arts organisations, Sarah Thelwall of MyCake reflects on the serious implication…
Goldsmith’s CCA closes due to pro-Palestine occupation
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art has announced that with “extreme sadness and sorrow”, it will close until Octob…
Welsh National Opera warned of possible funding loss over ACE criticism
Arts Council England said the timing, nature and content of a letter critical of funding cuts imposed by the public body had '…
Labour vows to improve arts accessibility
Labour's general election manifesto says arts and music will 'no longer be the preserve of a privileged few', with the…
Green Party proposes £5bn investment in culture and sport
If elected to parliament Green MPs would push for government investment of £5bn in community sports, arts and culture, the p…
Tories pledge to ‘unleash philanthropy’ for cultural institutions
Conservative Party promises to leverage the power of philanthropy for cultural institutions in an election manifesto light on firm…
UK arts funding drops 16% since 2017
Research commissioned by performers' union Equity has been used to create an Arts Investment Tracker, showing changing levels…
Lib Dems pledge to protect arts funding
Party's general election manifesto criticises Conservative government's lack of support for the culture sector, claiming t…
Council launches crowdfunding scheme to support culture
Lancashire County Council (LCC) will begin a new round of its Crowdfund Lancashire scheme on 12 June, with the aim of supporting g…
British Museum offers out-of-hours tour
An out-of-hours, behind-the-scenes tour of the British Museum has launched for groups of up to eight at a cost of £79 per pe…
Music charity opens ninth funding round for young creatives
Young people’s music charity Youth Music has announced a ninth funding round of its NextGen fund. The fund is designed to he…
