• Arts funding
• Local authorities

Despite significant cuts in recent years, local government remains the largest single biggest funder of culture, spending around £1bn a year.

• Europe
• Policy
• Supporting artists

A study into the first year of the scheme has found it is having a consistent, positive impact on practice development, sectoral retention and mental well-being.

• Arts funding
• Policy
• Scotland

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.

• Arts funding
• Policy
• Theatre

In a letter to the Treasury, the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have also called for a £30m emergency capital investment pot to avoid venue closures.

• Arts funding
• Income
• Ticketing

Study finds evidence that cultural organisations are benefitting from variable pricing and experimenting with new approaches to ticketing and audience engagement.

• Arts funding
• Covid-19
• Policy

New figures from ACE showing an increase in Culture Recovery Fund fraud investigations as government begins search for Commissioner to recover public money lost to pandemic-re…

• Arts funding
• Policy
• Scotland

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…

• Arts funding
• Finance
• NPO2022

Halifax's Square Chapel is the second Arts At The Mill organisation to have its Arts Council England funding paused in the last 12 months.

• Children and young people
• Education
• Policy

Prime Minister Keir Starmer uses Labour Party conference speech to re-emphasise his aim to improve accessibility to arts and culture.

• Arts funding
• Cross artform
• Northern Ireland

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…

• Arts funding
• Festivals
• Management

British Council and Arts Council England say they have looked into the inclusion of a Palestinian comic artist, who has allegedly created antisemitic artworks, as a key speaker of…

• Arts funding
• Literature
• Policy

Arts Council England pledges to develop a 'compelling case to government' around the value of independent bookshops to culture and education in local communities.

• Arts funding
• Health and wellbeing
• Local authorities

Hampshire County Council is pushing through plans to reduce Hampshire Cultural Trust's budget by £600,000, placing the future of five venues in doubt.

• Arts funding
• Education
• Policy

Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference, Arts Minister Chris Bryant sets out his intention to 'transform' the sector.

• Arts funding
• Education
• Policy

Additional funding would help arts and heritage organisations deal with the 'crisis in capital funding of cultural and heritage buildings', report says.

• Cross artform
• Data
• Policy

Signs of a slowdown follow years of rapid growth for the creative industries with both the previous Conservative government and the current Labour government hailing them…

• Governance
• Policy

Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, has criticised the government for revoking the appointment of Mary Archer as Chair of London’s Roya…

• Arts funding
• Fundraising
• Sponsorship

A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation shows arts and culture grants from trusts and foundations spiked in financial year 2020/21, before falling below pre-pandemic levels in 202…