The business model of place
With the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget committing to an as-yet-unspecified ‘package of cultural infrastructure funding’, Jason…
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155 sites added to heritage at risk register
Heritage England has published its Heritage at Risk Register 2024, featuring 155 new entries. The register, which provides an annu…
Bradford 2025: Plans submitted for arts hub and theatre
A city centre building will be transformed into an arts and culture hub featuring a 200-seat theatre under plans submitted by orga…
Curve Theatre CEO warns building needs repair
Chris Stafford, CEO of Curve Theatre in Leicester, has warned that the venue, which opened 16 years ago, is in need of investment….
Chief executive announced for Welsh castle redevelopment
JESS MAHONEY has been appointed chief executive of the Cyfarthfa Foundation, a charitable organisation aiming to revamp Cyfarthfa…
Coventry Council urged to drop £60m cultural revamp of Ikea building
Plans to turn a five-storey former IKEA building in Coventry city centre into a cultural venue should be dropped due to the cost o…
Heritage Fund announces £30m anniversary funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £30m of funding for 15 projects to mark its 30th anniversary. The grants include…
Coventry theatre reopens after £3m revamp
The Albany Theatre in Coventry has reopened following a £3m redevelopment. The work carried out included creating a new studio t…
Tyne Theatre awarded funding for new venue
The Tyne Theatre and Opera House has been awarded £500,000 as part of Creative Central NCL, a project funded by the North Ea…
Council puts city venue on the market
The listing coincides with the approval of Wiltshire’s first cultural strategy, covering 2024-2030, though some critics have…
New ‘state-of-the-art’ home for Hampshire theatre
A theatre and arts centre in Hampshire is to get a new home as part of a regeneration project funded by an £18.3m government…
Worthing gallery upgrade backed by £500k investment
A 200-year-old art gallery and studio space in Worthing has been awarded around £500,000 to become more accessible and susta…
At risk theatre goes up for auction
A theatre in Doncaster left vacant for nearly 30 years has been put up for auction, with no reserve price. Opened in 1899, The Gra…
Work commences to convert former IKEA into an arts venue
The transformation of a former IKEA in Coventry city centre into a “new cultural landmark” will start this August afte…
Historic Somerset arts centre to get upgrade
A grade 1 listed arts centre in Somerset is set for regeneration using money from the government's Towns Fund. The proposed wo…
Council urged to ditch cultural regeneration plans
Think tank calls for Kirklees Council to abandon plans to demolish a former shopping centre that currently houses artists, co…
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…
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…
Theatre added to council’s Levelling Up proposal
The Swan Theatre in Worcester has been added to a list of organisations set to benefit from a share of £5m of Levelling Up f…
Harlow Council’s plans for new arts quarter given green light
Plans for a new arts and cultural quarter in Essex have been give the green light by a council planning committee. Harlow Council…
Theatres Trust awards £57k to ‘theatres at risk’
Theatres Trust has announced the second round of grant recipients for its Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme.&nbs…
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…
Place isn’t just geography – it affects how we feel
Cara Pickering and Sarie Mairs Slee examine how place-based collaboration can support innovative, creative-led regeneration of our…
What would a regenerative cultural sector look like?
The sector’s resilience and creativity in navigating crises show how art and culture will sustain even in the toughest of ti…
