ACE ‘may have to revise’ NPO funding agreements from 2020
The Arts Council has warned that if its grant-in-aid from DCMS is cut in the forthcoming spending review, it may not be able to af…
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Tax relief for arts and culture grows by one fifth
More money was refunded to both large and small organisations last year – but freelancers are missing out.
£5m boost for ACE’s Creative People and Places scheme
The extra money has been allocated above the programme’s planned budget “in response to the incredibly strong applicat…
What will Brexit mean for European arts partnerships?
The prospect of leaving the EU inevitably creates uncertainties – but a silver lining is a greater understanding of the valu…
The power of collaborative communities
To unlock the full value of culture, Arts Council England needs to support villages, towns and cities across the country to work t…
London Borough of Culture: Council U-turns on funding commitment
Waltham Forest has backtracked on an offer of £35k funding for a festival whose legacy formed part of the evidence used to s…
Boris Johnson and Munira Mirza: dream team or death knell for the arts?
Boris Johnson's Government has announced £2.1bn more to support planning for a no-deal Brexit – but what will its…
London receives a third of all ACE funding
The capital continues to dominate Arts Council funding allocation, but distribution of the agency’s National Lottery Project…
What do you want to ask ACE about the new 10 year strategy?
The Arts Council admits it should do more to promote everyday creativity, after a record of “not always full throated&…
Join the discussion on ACE’s new strategy
Over the coming weeks, ArtsProfessional will be putting your questions to Arts Council England on its new draft ten-year strategy….
Inquiry into future of the National Lottery launched
The DCMS Committee will consider what help funding distributors need to manage “changing trends” in returns to good ca…
Decline in local authority culture spend slows
Culture and heritage budgets across England are starting to settle as unitary authorities spend more.
Mayor steps in to plug V&A East funding gap
The GLA has agreed to underwrite a budget shortfall of up to £12m, which is expected despite a £9m a year boost in fun…
€3.1m Creative Europe funding hangs on Brexit deal
“Our carefully laid plans…would be wasted” if the UK leaves without a deal, says an organisation awarded €…
Funding cuts for Birmingham arts organisations softened
Birmingham City Council decided a proposed 30% cut would have been too “damaging”, but says there is still an urgent n…
Dance Manchester closes after 27 years
The company says its operating model was too “old school” to remain sustainable after the loss of NPO funding in 2018.
ACE proposes ‘relevance’ in new 10 year strategy
Arts Council England’s draft 10 year strategy says “we do not consider that certain types or scales of artistic activi…
Great Place scheme urged to scale down ambitions
A report into the pilot placemaking programme says beneficiaries “should review the ambition of their projects against pract…
ACW promises to simplify Lottery grants process
The funder says it will raise the cap on small grants from £5,000 to £10,000 and consider raising the £30,000 ca…
London still dominates private fundraising
A growing number of organisations fear that a slowing economy will harm their ability to raise funds.
Creative Scotland admitted ‘unfundable’ organisations into portfolio
Last-minute interventions by senior figures “ultimately served to undermine the integrity of the RFO process”, staff t…
Camelot takes £39m from good causes to boost marketing budget
Less Lottery money was available for the arts in 2018/19, despite sales increasing by £255m.
Government should formally measure the value of culture, says Nesta
A model that asked people how much they would pay to save museums and cathedrals from closure can and should be applied more broad…
UK must correct ‘very strong London bias’ in cultural provision, says report
Cultural leaders have expressed dismay that Lord Kerslake’s inquiry into the UK’s economic imbalances did not make mor…
