Oldham Coliseum cancels productions after ACE funding cut
Venue cancels forthcoming programme due to 'unsustainable financial situation' after the funding it receives from Arts Cou…
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Third of UNBOXED audience figures ‘came from Countryfile’
A large chunk of official audience figures for UNBOXED festival came from viewers watching Countryfile on the BBC, it has emerged….
Crafts Council reports first financial loss in four years
Effects of pandemic and inability to attract tenants for spare office space see Crafts Council record financial loss.
Creative industries ‘missed out on £163m due to Brexit’
The UK’s creative industries have lost out on £163m of European Union-level funding because of Brexit, according to an…
Creative project will support survivors of child sexual abuse
Project designed to give survivors a creative platform to share their experiences, rights and concerns, receives multi-year fundin…
Sector questions timing of ACE opera study
Arts Council England plan to commission research into 'challenges and opportunities' for opera and musical theatre sparks…
Putting Southampton on the map
Despite an unsuccessful bid for UK City of Culture 2025, Southampton is determined to build on lessons learned during the process….
ACE reveals ‘opera analysis’ plan in response to backlash
Independent analysis of opera and musical theatre to be commissioned by Arts Council England to 'shape future investment'…
Funding shortfall puts Margate art school at risk of closure
The Margate School has announced it is at risk of closure due to a funding shortfall of £150,000. The independent post…
UK’s largest museum collaboration plans to inspire children
Around 500 museums will collaborate on project aimed at inspiring children to visit museums and create artworks responding to the…
Historic theatre faces closure due to £9m funding gap
King's Theatre in Edinburgh issues urgent plea for financial support after missing out on levelling up funding, warning that i…
English National Opera agrees funding deal with ACE
Arts Council England will provide £11.5m of funding to allow English National Opera to continue operating for a year and …
Creative Scotland warns of cuts to long-term funding offers
Creative Scotland has warned it may have to half the number of organisations it provides long-term funding for after losing more t…
U-turn on plans to cut funding for music charity
Plans to cut funding to music charity that has supported Mercury-nominated acts such as Floating Points, Ghostpoet, and Laura Mvul…
Culture and councils in coalition
The relationship between a place’s local government and its creative economy is an entirely (and rightly) symbiotic one, arg…
The arts divided cannot stand
Kevin Osborne calls on leaders of the major classical music organisations to join his campaign to close the racial equity gap as a…
Government complacency ‘jeopardising creative industries’
Inquiry into the future of UK's creative industries calls for government to place sector at the heart of its growth agenda and…
Plans for Worcester arts centre submitted
Worcester City Council has submitted plans for a new arts centre, despite a significant budget gap. The city council is perseverin…
Derby Museums ‘face reduced hours or closures’
Proposed cuts to council funding for Derby’s museums could result in reduced hours or closures, leaders of the charitable tr…
Relocation or dislocation? A guide to navigating ACE’s transfer programme
Arts Council England's Transfer Programme is intended to initiate geographical redistribution – not just of money but of…
Historic hospital secures £4.9m for restoration work
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4.9m for the restoration of historic buildings at St Bartholomew’s Hos…
Glyndebourne cancels opera tour following ACE cut
East Sussex opera house cancels scheduled 2023 tour saying cuts to annual funding it receives from Arts Council England have rende…
Starmer pledges to devolve decisions on culture
Cultural policy highlighted as one area that will see powers devolved from Westminster to local communities if Labour win the next…
Cornerstones of culture
AP’s editorial focus for January is on local government. Here Gerald Vernon-Jackson reflects on the role councils and local…
