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Study finds evidence that cultural organisations are benefitting from variable pricing and experimenting with new approaches to ticketing and audience engagement.
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Suffolk County Council has opened a £500,000 Culture Project Fund after announcing plans to cut its core arts funding completely earlier this year.
Previously, nine organisations received...
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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-related fraud.
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Cuts in local authority spending are having serious impacts on communities. But, as David Alcock argues, they could throw up a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
Arts People
Founder and Director of LUX, BENJAMIN COOK, will step down from his role after 22 years.
The UK’s largest collection of film works by visual artists, Cook founded LUX in 2002 to...
Arts People
Trigger Stuff has named EMMA HOGG interim Director and CEO.
Hogg joins the outdoor theatre and arts company for nine months to cover NATALIE ADAMS' maternity leave.
She previously...
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BBC’s Head of Arts and Classical Music TV, Suzy Klein, has countered suggestions that the broadcaster is not supporting its cultural broadcasting.
Speaking to The Guardian, Klein said...
Arts People
Bush Theatre's Artistic Director LYNETTE LINTON and Associate Artistic Director DANIEL BAILEY will step down from their roles in Spring 2025 after six years at the west London venue.
The...
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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 going concern.
Arts People
Former Chief Executive of Scottish Ensemble JENNY JAMISON has been named Creative Director of the planned National Centre for Music in Edinburgh.
As part of plans submitted by the Royal High...
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A man has pleaded guilty to laundering around £868,000 from Leicester Curve, stolen by his wife, who worked at the theatre.
The Leicester Mercury reports that Karen McGowan, 50, siphoned off...
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A good partnership is based on a few basic principles. But, as Jason Jones-Hall argues, it cannot be achieved without a partnership mindset.
Arts People
KRIS NELSON is joining Sydney Festival as Artistic Director following his departure last month from the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).
Nelson was Artistic Director and...
Arts People
NATASHA KAPLINSKY has been appointed Chair of the Royal Ballet School, commencing on 1 October.
This is the school's third recent high-level appointment after a change in leadership...
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This week a report* on the state of the creative health sector in London has been published. Here, its author Dr Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt presents an overview of its findings and recommendations.
Arts People
AXEL RÜGER, Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts (RA), is stepping down after being appointed Director of The Frick Collection in New York.
Rüger joined the RA as...
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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.
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Orchestras for All exists to fill a gap in music education. With its deep commitment to creative inclusivity, Katie Villa thinks it has a powerful impact.
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Creative health should be integral to the government’s plan for the NHS in England, the National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) has said.
In a response to Lord Darzi’s independent...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer uses Labour Party conference speech to re-emphasise his aim to improve accessibility to arts and culture.
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A London-focused freelancer directory aimed at ethnic minority creatives launched on Monday (23 September).
The Creative and Cultural Industries Freelance Directory (CCI Directory) has been...
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A research project is supporting a set of museums and galleries to make their collections more accessible for people with disabilities.
The Sensational Museum is a £1m project funded by the...
Arts People
Sing Up, which provides resources, training and guidance to support singing and music in schools, has appointed NATASHA HENDRY as a Non-Executive Director to its main board and six new trustees...
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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 fell.
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The operators of Beck Theatre in Hayes have said the venue's future is uncertain due to a breakdown in contract negotiations with the London Borough of Hillingdon Council (LBH).
Trafalgar...