Drama school to remain open thanks to crowdfunding
READ College in Reading has been saved from closure after raising £40,000 to help pay for the building’s running costs…
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Drama school ‘faces closure in weeks’
A drama school in Reading has warned that it will be forced to close by the end of the year if it cannot raise sufficient funds wi…
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…
‘Being with’ in theatre
A new report from Oily Cart explores making theatre for and with children who have the most barriers to access. Ellie Griffiths su…
Historic artist’s barn to be sold after funding shortfall
Pioneering German artist Kurt Schwitters’ rural retreat in the Lake District is slated to be sold for development after repe…
Fundraisers are a scarce resource, let’s not make them scarcer
As we recover from Covid and navigate the cost-of-living crisis, fundraisers are ever more important. Yet we continue to undervalu…
ACE rejects Lowther Pavilion funding application
Supporters of a planned redevelopment of a theatre in Lancashire have vowed to push ahead with the project after Arts Council Engl…
Portrait of Queen to be auctioned for charity
Dreweatts has announced a charity auction this November to raise funds for the Queen’s Mother’s Clothing Guild, a roya…
Arts organisations in competition to secure new royal patrons
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, more than 50 arts organisations of which she was the patron are poised to enter a quiet co…
Grant funding in need of a radical overhaul
Many funders are changing their strategies around funding for arts organisations, but Michelle Wright thinks those changes inadver…
Cost of living enquiry to explore impact on fundraising
The enquiry is one of eight scheduled over the next two years that will consider challenges facing arts, culture and heritage fund…
Museum of London moves closer to fundraising target
The Museum of London has received three major donations totalling £7m towards the creation of its new home at West Smithfiel…
Private arts funding ‘increasingly reliant on social impact evidence’
Arts and culture organisations report more competition for private sector funding, and requirement to show the work they do has a…
Upgrade of Yeovil theatre to begin next year
Work on a major £29m upgrade to a theatre in Somerset to "help attract bigger shows" will begin next year, it has…
Lottery supporting artists and live music launches
A lottery designed to support independent artists within the music industry has launched. Established by artist management company…
Comparing apples to oranges
Arts organisations increasingly use data to inform their decision making. But, argue David Johnson and Sarah Thelwall, if it&rsquo…
The ticket levy
Using a ticket levy as part of a capital campaign can generate much needed funds. Lucy Costelloe argues the benefits.
Theatr Clwyd refurb gets £3.3m boost
Theatr Clwyd's ongoing refurbishment has been supported by a series of major private funders. The theatre received £…
Royal Academy of Music receives £6m donation
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation is gifting £6m to the Royal Academy of Music, the single biggest donation in the institutio…
£4m funding opportunity for museums and galleries
Museums and galleries in England are encouraged to apply to the DCMS/Wolfson Fund, opening May 9. The partners have each contribut…
Beware the Captain Tom trap
In implementing the levelling up agenda, the arts should pay attention to some worrying news on the legacy of Captain Tom, writes…
Ethical trouble at the top
Day-to-day news is littered with questions over ethics. We care deeply about rights and wrongs. But Michelle Wright asks, do the a…
Where are the red lines on ethical fundraising?
In recent years, as climate change has intensified, so has controversy around fossil fuel funding. Chris Garrard says we must lear…
Cinema crowdfunder hopes to prevent permanent closure
The Electric Palace is facing permanent closure if a community appeal doesn't raise enough funds for it to reopen. The indepen…
