Isles of Scilly museum project gets £3.4m cash boost
A scheme to renovate an Isles of Scilly building and turn it into a museum has secured an additional £3.4m in funding. The p…
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Birmingham Council ‘making cuts based on imagined data’
Cuts to a wide range of services across Birmingham including arts and culture are based on "imagined data", it has been…
Philanthropy is about empathy
In the first of our series looking at the role of philanthropy in arts funding, Caroline McCormick of the Cultural Philanthropy Fo…
V&A Director calls for tourist levy
Leading museum figures push the idea of a tourist tax as a way to help fund museums and galleries in the face of ongoing econ…
ACE seeks to simplify ‘onerous’ reporting requirements by 2027
Chief Executive of Arts Council England says that while data collection from funded organisations is a necessity, he hears the sec…
Community theatre asks public for support amid rising costs
A community theatre in Kent has asked the public for help maintaining its programme of activities after rising energy and supply c…
Theatres Trust awards small grants to 24 venues
More than £100,000 in grants will be split between 24 theatres across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales through…
Plans to reopen Oldham Coliseum ‘back on the table’
Council says it is working on plans to bring the historic venue back to life following its controversial closure last year.
A hostile environment for artists?
Welcome to Metroland. We are in Brent, London’s fifth largest borough, an urban sprawl and home to 340,000 people. But, as L…
Work on £2.5m creative hub for Loughborough begins
Building work to transform a former industrial building in Loughborough into a creative arts centre will begin this month. The BBC…
LA funding survey: Commercial mindset increasingly important
Business acumen within arts organisations is necessary in the face of local authority funding cuts, survey findings suggest.
Debbonaire: Possible further ACE review under Labour
Shadow Culture Secretary says Arts Council England would be 'central to a decade of national renewal' under a Labour gover…
The race for London’s City Hall
Voters across England go to the polls next week (2 May) to elect many thousands of new councillors and 10 metro mayors – one…
MP raises issue of lack of artist studio space
An MP has spoken in Parliament about concerns over a shortage of "essential" studio and exhibition spaces for artists in…
Scottish new writing project closes after funding rejection
An Edinburgh-based writing showcase and networking event says it is closing for the foreseeable future after missing out on Creati…
Welsh Culture Secretary pledges to keep Cardiff museum open
Welsh Culture Secretary tells Senedd that crumbling infrastructure and a lack of funds will not force National Museum Cardiff…
Legal issue prevents council from selling artworks
Middlesborough Council has decided against selling artwork from its £32.5m collection to help avoid bankruptcy after researc…
ACE defends funding for transgender show
Arts Council England stands by decision to fund a show about a transgender artist’s search for a sperm donor with more than…
Festival launches fundraising appeal after ACE rejection
Leaders of the Cheltenham Paint Festival have launched a fundraising appeal after Arts Council England (ACE) turned down thei…
Call for urgent review of arts funding
The future of the arts scene is 'terrifying', according to Ayvianna Snow, Chair of Equity's London North branch. Here,…
LA funding survey: Fears of ‘unsustainable’ strain on trusts
Council cuts to arts budgets have left charitable trusts and foundations 'overwhelmed' with applications for funding as ar…
ACE review: Arts leaders seek sector involvement
Senior figures from arts and culture organisations say government-ordered review of Arts Council England requires sector input to…
Welsh National Opera cancels tours due to ‘financial challenges’
Company says it has taken the 'difficult decision' to withdraw two weeks from its previously announced 2024/2025 season in…
Derry theatre to close after funding loss
Derry’s Waterside Theatre has announced it will close at the end of June due to a lack of funds. The 372-capacity theatre wa…
