Arts commentators call for abolition of ACE
Two arts commentators have published a booklet calling for Arts Council England (ACE) to be abolished, claiming its 'left-wing…
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Creative Scotland warns of cutbacks
Creative Scotland has warned that a combination of rising costs, falling income and the impact of Brexit means it is likely to hav…
Government pledges £60m for Birmingham 2022 cultural legacy
The UK government is to invest a £60m underspend from the Birmingham 2022 budget to increase access to culture and sport acr…
ACE National Portfolio 2023-26: Transition Programme explained
With the date Arts Council England announces funding decisions for the next National Portfolio confirmed as Wednesday 26 October,…
Coventry City of Culture seeks £1m due to ‘cashflow issues’
Coventry Council is set to loan £1m to the Trust behind the City of Culture bid so that legacy projects can go ahead. …
BFI unveils good causes funding
A drop in public spending on the lottery means the BFI may have less National Lottery funding to distribute to the screen industri…
Emergency budget: what it means for arts and culture sector
Raft of new economic polices lack specific measures for arts and culture but offer prospect of tax cuts for businesses and employe…
Wales commits to creative skills plan
The plan will facilitate creative career paths in the screen, digital content and music industries and is being launched alongside…
ACE rejects Lowther Pavilion funding application
Supporters of a planned redevelopment of a theatre in Lancashire have vowed to push ahead with the project after Arts Council Engl…
Camelot drops legal bid to retain National Lottery
Allwyn Entertainment has officially been awarded the fourth licence to operate the National Lottery after a legal case brought by…
AHRC to invest £100m in future technologies drive
Funding will be used to establish a national studio for advanced technologies to drive developments in live theatre…
Festival cancelled over ‘funding fears’ following Queen’s death
Mixed reaction to decision to cancel music festival following death of Queen Elizabeth, amid claims of pressure to do so by funder…
Health & wellbeing fund for Welsh arts organisations reopens
Arts organisations in Wales working on projects that deliver health and wellbeing benefits are invited to apply for grants of betw…
£114k fund to promote creativity in Wakefield
Funding totalling £114,051 is being awarded as part of an ongoing grant scheme to support local culture and creativity in Wa…
Dear Culture Minister…
Michelle Donelan is the new Secretary of State for DCMS. David Hill has written an open letter on the pressing issues he…
Grant funding in need of a radical overhaul
Many funders are changing their strategies around funding for arts organisations, but Michelle Wright thinks those changes inadver…
Cost of living enquiry to explore impact on fundraising
The enquiry is one of eight scheduled over the next two years that will consider challenges facing arts, culture and heritage fund…
Manchester cultural grants programme opens
Arts and culture organisations in Manchester will be able to apply for up to £40,000 a year as part of the latest round of t…
Unboxed attracts fraction of target audience numbers
Nationwide festival Unboxed: Creativity in the UK has only reached a small portion of its intended audience, according to an inves…
ACE refuses to release ‘sensitive’ race and disability documents
A Freedom of Information request to see the minutes of the funder's Race and Disability Advisory Group is denied on the basis…
Creative Scotland reopens touring fund
Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has opened for a seventh round, inviting applications from companies,…
Next Prime Minister urged to reform ACE
Equity calls on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to reform the system of arts councils across the UK and adopt regional structures, which…
HOME Slough opens applications for arts grants
HOME Slough has launched the On Your Doorstep programme, an arts grant funding scheme that aims to bring communities together thro…
Croydon criticised for insensitive name of arts fund
Croydon Council and Executive Mayor of Croydon Jason Perry have come in for criticism for the name of their new Ignite Fund a…
