Arts charity for vulnerable people to close
An arts charity which helps children and vulnerable people has announced that it will close due to financial pressures and falling…
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Edinburgh’s Summerhall launches arts charity
Multi-arts venue Summerhall has announced it is setting up a charity in a bid to become “Edinburgh’s leading arts orga…
Everyday barriers to creativity
New guidance on Supporting Everyday Creativity has been released by Arts Council England. But, as Kirsty Lothian of Fun Palaces&nb…
More than music: The power and purpose of orchestras
Rather than berate and fulminate against managers and funders, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick argues we must support orchestras through th…
Warning of £56m hole in Scottish arts funding
The organisation that distributes money to arts organisations in Scotland on behalf of the government has indicated that it is fac…
Labour challenge to Creative Scotland cuts rejected
A bid by Scottish Labour to reverse the government’s decision to cut art funding by £6.6m has been rejected by MSPs. T…
Creativity initiative in Portsmouth gets ACE backing
Portsmouth Creates is moving ahead with a project worth £1.1m to grow creativity and culture in Portsmouth after receiving b…
Glasgow museums shut amid staff strikes
Museums in Glasgow are closed this week due to industrial action taken by staff over plans to cut jobs. Members of Unison working…
Plans for Eastbourne arts centre revealed
Proposals for a new arts, education and cultural centre sited on a 19th Century dairy farm in the South Downs have been announced….
Hastings schools chosen for art education pilot
A pilot project to develop a new approach to arts education will be run across a group of schools in Hastings, East Sussex. The Cl…
Technical staff at ENO face contract cuts
Technicians at English National Opera are facing the prospect of significant reductions in their working hours and salaries as par…
Council won’t give up on ‘once in a lifetime’ theatre funding
Somerset Council has pledged not to lose a £10m grant to redevelop the Octogan Theatre in Yeovil despite the project being p…
Former NPO announces sudden closure
Creativity Works cites an unsuccessful funding application to Arts Council England as a factor in its sudden closure.
Outdoor arts festival gets £1m ACE funding boost
Global Streets brings free outdoor arts events to communities across England.
ENO cuts: plans to reduce size of chorus emerge
Planned cuts to English National Opera's chorus come in addition to proposals to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra in an att…
Work on Portsmouth Guildhall renovation begins
Work to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into a new creative space for young people to collaborate and perform in wi…
SNP leader pledges to double Scottish culture budget
The promise from SNP leader Humza Yousaf comes a week after cuts to Creative Scotland's funding went ahead despite the proposa…
Live Art Development Agency re-enters National Portfolio
Arts Council England to reinstate regular funding after recognising “a significant process of organisational development in…
Ireland increases Arts Council funding to €134m
Ireland’s Arts Council will receive €134m in government funding in 2024, an increase of €4m. The allocation was co…
Warrington arts festival receives £840k in grants
An arts charity in the North West of England will receive a funding boost of more than £800k after successfully applying to…
ENO Director resigns over planned orchestral cuts
Music Director Martyn Brabbins cites “a plan of managed decline” as reason for resignation, but the company says it is…
ENO ‘planning orchestra cuts’, union claims
The Musicians' Union says its members have been informed that English National Opera wants to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra a…
Northern Ballet orchestra cuts highlighted at Labour conference
The Musicians Union (MU) has used the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to draw attention to proposals to cut Northern Ballet&r…
ACE extends Creative People and Places programme
Arts Council England (ACE) has extended its 2022-25 Creative People and Places (CPP) for one year in response to "challenges…
