Grassroots music gets £8m funding boost
Government increases support to grassroots music venues and artists breaking overseas markets as part of Creative Industries Secto…
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Heading in the right direction
Christopher Smith welcomes the government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision published this week, saying it is a recognitio…
Former NPO gets funding for digital theatremaking ‘laboratory’
Theatre company curious directive has received financial backing from the Department for Culture Media and Sport to explore digita…
Government unveils Creative Industries Sector Vision
An additional £77m will be invested by government to help grow the creative industries but theatres, museums and galleries m…
Initiative to diversify dramaturgy launched
Tamasha theatre company has announced a three-year national programme aiming to support new writing and rebalance a Eurocentric ap…
BBC executive says classical music sector ‘in crisis’
The broadcaster’s Chief Content Officer confirms the BBC’s classical music budget will seek to have a greater impact o…
MVT Chief asks Coldplay for funding commitment
Music Venue Trust head says £1 from each of the band’s tickets to arena and stadium concerts could help safeguard the…
Westminster Council awards £320k to local arts projects
Westminster City Council has shared £320,000 across 39 local arts organisations through the council’s Community Grants…
Liverpool theatre to close after loss of council funding
Liverpool City Council says it can no longer afford to provide financial support to Epstein Theatre, resulting in venue operators…
Frazer tells music industry to support grassroots venues
Culture Secretary tells MPs she is sending a 'strong message' to major music arenas that they need to do more to help gras…
Scottish arts funder accused of ‘big city bias’
Scotland's arts funding body has been accused of bias toward the country's major cities. New figures for 2022/23 show…
ACE reopens Capital Investment Programme
Total of £20m available to help cultural organisations safeguard their physical and digital infrastructure for the future.
Jewish Museum London announces closure of current site
Museum says it will close its current base in London this summer and develop plans for a 'new museum fit for the future' i…
Northern Ireland arts organisations lose regular funding
Arts Council of Northern Ireland reveals arts organisations in the country have been informed of their annual funding decisions, w…
Coventry collapse: Watchdog to examine DCMS and ACE role
National Audit Office will examine public bodies' oversight of money provided to Coventry City of Culture Trust prior to its c…
Universal Credit system ‘punitive’ towards creatives
Research calls for Universal Credit system to be overhauled after finding creatives are unable to pay for essentials.
Drama School receives £1.35m to develop immersive technologies
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama has been awarded £1.35m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop immer…
Vagina Museum reaches fundraising target for relocation
The Vagina Museum has exceeded a fundraising target to allow it move into a new premises situated between two railway arches in Ea…
Arts ‘integral’ to supporting communities, research finds
Team of researchers say funding for cultural community hubs needs to be addressed after evaluating the positive impact of a creati…
Scottish government commits £9.5m to youth music
Scotland's Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has confirmed that the country's Youth Music Initiative (YMI) will receive &p…
Immersive experience sector a ‘house of cards’ industry
Report suggests live immersive creative practice is overly dependent on its creators to fund, promote and develop work in the sect…
Plans for £30m ‘transformation’ of Tate Liverpool revealed
Designs for the gallery at Liverpool's Royal Albert Dock include new double-height exhibition spaces and a ground-floor 'A…
Community arts should not be segregated from ‘real’ art
This week Fun Palaces celebrates its tenth anniversary. During that decade, as Kirsty Lothian and Amie Taylor write, they have bec…
National Lottery generates record amount for good causes
The National Lottery generated an 'all-time high' of £1,807m for good causes from ticket sales in 2022/23, lott…
