Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Economic value of creative industries in Wales rises
The economic value of the creative industries in Wales came to £1.52bn in 2023, statistics published by the Welsh government show. The figure represents a rise of 10.6% on the £1…
Edinburgh International Festival ‘facing uncertain future’
The Edinburgh International Festival is facing an “uncertain” future until it receives news on funding, a festival spokesperson has said. The BBC reports that the festival’s public…
Arts Council of Wales shares plan for climate action
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has published its first plan for climate justice and the arts. The plan sets the vision of arts playing “a key role in inspiring the transformation we…
Welsh National Opera chorus strike postponed again following talks progress
The union representing chorus members of Welsh National Opera (WNO) has said that while they have made enough progress in talks over proposed changes to the singers’ contracts to p…
Edinburgh museum to reopen after ‘passionate feedback’
The People’s Story Museum in Edinburgh will reopen on 2 December after public and political outcry that it had been quietly shuttered due to staff shortages and a recruitment fre…
Millennium Centre launches digital-first performance venue
Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has unveiled plans for a digital-first performance venue as well as facilities for production, rehearsal and training as part of a broader development…
Welsh government grants additional funding for the arts
Arts Council Wales (ACW) has announced that it has been granted funding from the Welsh government to protect jobs and strengthen resilience in the arts sector. The funding body sai…
Multi-year Scottish funding decisions postponed until 2025
In a shift from recently fractious relations between the funding body and the Scottish Government, Creative Scotland’s statement presented a more united front with Holyrood.
Holyrood and Creative Scotland in talks to save culture jobs
Executive Director of Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance tells Scottish parliament that cultural organisations reliant on multi-year funding will soon be at risk of not being deemed a g…
Northern Ireland’s arts activity falls by 22%
Arts organisations receiving regular funding from Arts Council of Northern Ireland hosted fewer physical events during financial year 2023/24, as costs increased and earned income…
WNO chorus strike paused
Equity has announced that its members in the chorus of the Welsh National Opera have voted to pause their first and second days of strike action planned for 21 September and 29 Sep…
Government will not intervene in WNO funding, says Bryant
Arts Minister Chris Bryant says DCMS is working with the Welsh government to ‘understand the situation’ around Welsh National Opera’s funding, but ruled out his d…
Digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive over £75k
Eight artists from Northern Ireland will share £75,835 of funding toward the creation of art projects using digital technologies. The investment is part of Arts Council…
ACW temporarily closes two funding streams for review
Arts Council Wales has announced it is pausing two funding schemes targeted at educators and learners for review. The Go and See and Have a Go funds will close at 12pm on 3 October…
Welsh government commits additional funding to arts
The Welsh government has announced a £5m package of additional funding for arm's length arts and sports organisations in Wales.
Scottish theatre secures funds for captioning equipment
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has been awarded grants for new captioning equipment. The grants come from the Theatre Trust’s small grants programme with The Linbury Trust, as we…
Scottish government announces review of Creative Scotland
Arts funding body to be reviewed for the first time since it was founded to 'ensure it meets the needs of the sector'.
‘Significant’ governance failure at Ireland’s national theatre
An independent review has found "significant failures" in the governance of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, between 2019 and 2021. The repo…
£50m Welsh theatre redevelopment to create 100 jobs
The £50m redevelopment of a theatre in north Wales is expected to create 100 jobs and generate more than £20m annually for the local economy. The new Theatr Clwyd in Mo…
Musicians join voices condemning cultural budget handling
In an open letter, Scottish musicians have called on First Minister John Swinney, to confirm funding for Creative Scotland to avert "a cultural catastrophe".
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