Wigmore Hall to withdraw from ACE’s National Portfolio
London’s Wigmore Hall will leave Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Portfolio in April next year, saying it has raised enou…
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English Heritage launches poetry initiative
A pilot project to celebrate England’s everyday heritage through poetry has been launched by English Heritage. The initiative, w…
Drama graduates launch new London theatre company
A group of 19 acting graduates from the Italia Conti drama school in Woking have launched a new theatre company in south London. F…
Heritage-led regeneration ‘can revitalise high streets’
A government-backed initiative to regenerate high streets through community engagement and cultural events provided an economic bo…
NPO launches ‘doorstep culture’ initiative
A new free scheme enabling people to experience art and museum collections from the comfort of their own homes has been launched b…
Reflecting the experience of displacement
Almir Koldzic is director of Counterpoints Arts, an organisation focused on migration and social change. Here he shares the specia…
A museum honouring the history of migration
Despite a world-class museum sector and a complex history of migration, Britain does not have a permanent museum exploring the mov…
National Lottery Community Fund tells charities to hold off applying for £362m programme
The National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) is urging voluntary and community organisations to delay applying to its £362m communi…
Museums ‘must take risks’ to boost engagement, citizens’ jury says
Museums in Birmingham must be prepared to take risks to drive engagement and inspire, a report by a citizens’ jury convened by Bir…
Crafts Council magazine closes after more than 50 years
The Crafts Council has closed its twice-yearly Crafts magazine due to “ever-rising costs” and declining advertising revenue. T…
Co-creation boosts young people’s library engagement
Almost 90% of young people from marginalised groups felt more welcome in libraries after co-creating projects with them, new resea…
Public believes creativity can promote community cohesion, study reveals
Increased community involvement in arts and creativity can play an important role in promoting social cohesion, according to the f…
China calling
Alex Lalak meets an arts administrator who is looking to the burgeoning jazz and classical music market in China for programming i…
Youth-led heritage projects receive further funding
More than 20 heritage projects across England will receive funding from Historic England to empower young people to explore and co…
Libraries to be ‘poverty-proofed’ through new project
Arts Council England has provided £50,000 of funding for a project to help libraries become more welcoming to families experienci…
English National Opera outlines Manchester plans
English National Opera has announced plans for its future as part of its move to Manchester. The company, which was controversiall…
Call for central AI infrastructure to help culture sector ‘monetise content’
Arts Council England and UK government should work together to develop centralised artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to…
Glasshouse receives £2m to support work with young people
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead has received a £2m donation from The Foyle Foundation to support its w…
Natural History Museum develops theatre show
The Natural History Museum has announced that it is involved in developing its first touring theatrical show. Dinosaurs Live! will…
Charity launches daytime events at independent music venues
Independent Venue Community says it wants to unlock the daytime potential of independent music venues, starting with a pilot progr…
National Centre for Children’s Literature to close
Scottish venue which opened in 2019 in the building which helped inspire author JM Barrie to write Peter Pan has been losing money…
Birmingham Museums launches citizens’ jury
Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT) has launched a Citizens' Jury that will see up to 30 randomly-selected local residents advise i…
Boost in live arts attendance, but regular engagement declines
Proportion of people attending arts events on a weekly basis has fallen by 10 percentage points over the last year, according to t…
Uncomfortable truths
Arts organisations are committed to reaching marginalised young people through their creative practice. But what happens when youn…
