NI rural arts programme improves well-being and reduces isolation
A programme to increase arts engagement in rural Northern Ireland has been successful in reducing isolation, enhancing well-being…
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Funding for rural arts in Northern Ireland
Arts organisations in rural communities across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from £350,000 of funding from the Arts Council…
Small-scale rural touring could lower audience travel emissions
Performing arts productions that tour smaller rural venues can produce lower audience travel emissions when compared with a single…
Cornish shipwreck museum put up for sale
A Cornish museum with a collection of more than 7,000 shipwreck-related items has been put up for sale. The Shipwreck Treasure Mus…
Investment in creative businesses ‘grows the national economy’
More than 25 Cornish creative businesses have completed the Create Growth programme led by Creative UK as part of a scheme de…
Rural touring companies to benefit from press support
The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) has launched an in-house rural and regional press agency to provide its members with…
Stone theft from heritage sites on the rise
Calls for co-ordinated response to heritage crimes from police forces across England as study highlights impact of opportunis…
From rural roots to cultural catalyst: A journey in the arts
It’s 25 years since Ian Kerry founded Arts Alive, an organisation bringing film and events to rural communities. As he conte…
Pentabus moves to new premises
Rural touring company Pentabus has annouced it is moving to new premises at the recently refurbished Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Having…
On the road again
Rural touring is physically demanding but you get to visit the heart of places and are treated as guests of honour. Clare Beresfor…
Rural arts in Northern Ireland receive £400k
A total of 63 rural arts projects will share £400,000 of funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, it has been anno…
Film and TV worth over £5m to Cornwall in 2022
Film and TV production was worth more than £5m to the Cornish economy in 2022, new figures reveal. The data comes from a Scr…
Welsh heritage sites receive £4.1m boost
National Heritage Memorial Fund awards money to several heritage sites in Wales that were affected by the Covid pandemic.
New funding round for Northern Ireland’s rural arts programme
Rural arts organisations in Northern Ireland are being invited to apply for funding as part of a programme to increase access to a…
Rural arts fail to engage diverse audiences
As part of our series of articles on widening participation, Elma Glasgow explores why the arts fail to engage ethnically diverse…
Welsh cultural hub receives £36k grant
The Neuadd Dwyfor Arts Centre in Pwllheli has received a £36,000 grant from Arts Council of Wales to develop a new programme…
Arts Council Northern Ireland awards £110,000 to community projects
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has awarded £110,000 to 22 projects through its Small Grants funding programme. The ini…
National Youth Theatre partners with Netflix on youth access programme
National Youth Theatre has announced IGNITE Your Creativity, a partnership with Netflix that aims to introduce young people to bac…
Glastonbury Festival seeks permission for permanent stage
Organisers of Glastonbury Festival are applying for permission to make the Pyramid Stage a permanent fixture so it can be used yea…
Rural arts in Northern Ireland get £500k boost
Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has distributed £500,000 in the latest round of its Rural Engagement Arts Programme…
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…
Fund for Welsh music organisations reopens
Music organisations working with young people in Wales have been invited to apply for grants in the second round of a fund run Ant…
Norwich Theatre becomes RSC Associate Partner
Norwich Theatre has become an Associate Partner Theatre of Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The organisations said the formal part…
Police warn of rise in heritage crime
Some of Britain’s historical artefacts are at risk of being lost forever amid a rising wave of heritage crime, a senior poli…
