Big Give arts campaign raises £2.8m
The inaugural arts-focused campaign run by match-funding platform Big Give has raised £2.8m. Operating in partnership with N…
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Calls for fan-led review of grassroots music industry
Music industry representatives tell MPs they would back the idea of a fan-led inquiry into grassroots music venues, similar to tha…
Creative Scotland delays funding decisions amid internal review
Creative Scotland has deferred decision-making for its Open Fund for Individuals by up to four weeks while conducting an internal…
Disabled artists and companies awarded £700,000
Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across t…
Stockport Council awarded £1.6m to protect historic collection
The council says Bramhall Hall and its historic collection would be put at risk from the elements without urgent building work.
Worcester arts venue receives planning consent
A new multi-purpose arts venue in Worcester has been given the green light by council planners. The BBC reports that Worcester Cit…
Museums and libraries get £33m from Cultural Investment Fund
Cultural organisations across England will receive grants from the latest round of the government's Cultural Investment F…
Edinburgh Filmhouse to reopen after receiving £1.5m grant
The independent cinema, which closed in 2022, will use the grant to modernise its facilities, offering improved access and facilit…
Viability of music hubs ‘under threat’
Standstill funding, increased employer pension costs and the financial impact of the pandemic are putting England's network of…
West London arts centre to close
Watermans Art Centre will close next month to 'protect the organisation's financial viability' ahead of planned moved…
Former NPO details legacy work as closure finalised
Cornwall Museums Partnership has used funding from Arts Council England to secure the legacy of a number of its projects.
ACE and National Archives extend collaboration for a further three years
Arts Council England and The National Archives have signed a new collaboration agreement for the three-year period up to 2027.&nbs…
Croydon allocates £850k for Borough of Culture legacy
The money will go toward projects in the city centre, including an annual festival event and new signage to promote cultural venue…
Former Chair of Science Museum to lead review of ACE
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says forthcoming review will help 'ensure that Arts Council England is driving creative excellen…
Community culture in Bradford gets £1m boost
Scores of community-led arts, culture and heritage initiatives in Bradford will get combined funding of £1m, it has been ann…
Creative Scotland withdraws ‘sex project’ funding
Creative Scotland has withdrawn funding for a project featuring participants engaging in "non-simulated" sex and "h…
Vault Festival closes after funding for new venue falls through
London's Vault Festival of theatre and performance has announced its closure after funding for its new venue fell through.
Shropshire yoga centre gets ACE grant
A yoga centre in Shropshire has been awarded a £22,000 Arts Council England grant for a community project that will combine…
Radical intervention required
The cultural sector welcomed last week’s Spring Budget but, as Lara Carmona writes, not being able to leverage public invest…
Charity challenges legality of Birmingham library closures
The Library Campaign says Birmingham City Council’s plan to close 25 of its local libraries as part of far-reaching budget c…
Frazer interview: Trigger warnings + ACE plans
Culture Secretary doubles down on previous comments around trigger warnings and speaks about forthcoming review of Arts Council En…
Oldham Coliseum announces pop-up theatre plans
Details of an artistic programme to be staged at mobile venue from next month coincide with push by opposition politicians on Oldh…
Wandsworth named London Borough of Culture 2025
Borough says the award will help 'supercharge its already vibrant, diverse sector made up of world class institutions and gras…
Debbonaire: Labour will make creativity central to curriculum
Shadow Culture Secretary says she is working with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on plans to "tear down barrie…
