Welsh National Opera to cease performances in Liverpool
Welsh National Opera has announced it will no longer tour in Liverpool because of cuts to its Arts Council England funding. The co…
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Fewer than three million visited Unboxed in person
A £120m celebration of British creativity attracted a total of 2.8 million visitors, newly published audience data shows. As…
Operators of Nottingham Castle set for liquidation
Nottingham Castle has closed to visitors after the trust responsible for its operation revealed it is about to enter liquidation.&…
Controversial PwC contract has ‘commercial exploitation’ clause
Under terms of audience data contract issued by Arts Council England, permission could be granted for information collected b…
Henley defends ACE funding decisions
Amid protests against Arts Council England decision to cease funding a range of organisations through the National Portfolio, Chie…
Opera in need of a collective voice
As the dust settles on ACE's announcement of its new portfolio, Mark Pemberton unpacks the numbers to see what the outcome is…
Parliamentary committees moot alternatives for arts funding
Reports from cultural committees call for UK and Scottish governments to innovate new ways of funding arts and culture through the…
Jeremy Hunt urged to support orchestras in Autumn Statement
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to put in place measures to support the UK’…
NPO analysis: City of Culture bidders see funding uplifts
Most of the English towns and cities that applied to be the next UK City of Culture will see their amount of funding increase in t…
Call for ACE chair to resign over ENO cuts
Chair of Arts Council England Sir Nicholas Serota should resign over the decision to cut funding from the English National Opera (…
Fresh delay for Creative Scotland’s new funding framework
Creative Scotland has announced a further delay to the introduction of its new Future Funding Framework, which is intended to repl…
NPO decisions: Changes in regional funding distribution
The North of England and Midlands see notable increases, while London retains the largest share of the funding pot despite cuts.
NPO decisions: ENO ‘baffled and shocked’ by funding cut
Arts Council England's plans to cut English National Opera funding and move organisation out of London have been described as…
NPO decisions: ACE promises ‘flexible’ funding terms
As contractual negotiations over National Portfolio funding deals begin, Arts Council England suggests organisations may be requir…
Levelling down London
The reallocation of such a significant slice of ACE funding away from the capital has caused shock. But it was always part of the…
NPO reaction: Sector responds to ACE’s new national portfolio
Arts Council England’s new national portfolio brings both relief and disappointment. Here's a taste of the sector's…
NPO decisions: ACE announces organisations leaving London
Included in Arts Council England's unveiling of the National Portfolio for 2023-26 were details of the organisations that have…
NPO decisions: Enlarged portfolio shifts funding away from London
A total of 276 new organisations have been added to Arts Council England's National Portfolio for 2023-26, with incr…
Do prizes work?
What is the point of prizes? What impact – if any – do they have on the organisations that win them? Paul Owens explor…
MPs urge new Arts Council England funding system
Inquiry into 'levelling up' culture recommends changes to current funding system and calls for government to provide targe…
Historic venue closes citing ‘devastating’ pandemic impact
A historic arts venue in Hastings is closing to the public due to the “devastating effects of the pandemic”. St Mary i…
Applications open for £150,000 civic arts award
Cultural organisations from across the UK have been invited to apply for funding for projects that help transform communities. The…
Starmer pledges to ‘back creatives to the hilt’
Labour has said it is intent on backing the UK's creative industries "to the hilt" if it comes to power. The Stage r…
Arts Council NPO delay: Labour demands explanation
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell calls on government to explain why National Portfolio funding announcement was delayed, sayin…
