Bradford theatre company closes due to ‘precarious’ funding climate
Freedom Studios will begin winding down its operations, with its work anticipated to cease at the end of the current financial yea…
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National Theatre Wales ‘ceases to exist’ as company adopts new model after grant cut
National Theatre Wales (NTW) will no longer exist in its current form following the loss of its core funding from Arts Council Wal…
Who leads the UK’s arts councils?
After a year of change across the government and arts councils of the UK, here’s a handy, end-of-year round up of the current chai…
Former Portfolio Organisation announces closure amid ‘challenging funding landscape’
London-based immersive arts organisation Coney has announced that it will close in April 2025 after over 16 years of operation due…
DCMS expects to lose over £25m in Covid loan repayments
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will not recover between £24.9m and £28.7m in repayments from Covid-era suppo…
Nandy confirms new ACE review headed by Hodge will consider ‘wider cultural funding ecosystem’
A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) will look at the role the funding body plays in the wider arts and culture ecosystem, a…
Public urged to report council culture cuts as research reveals 50% drop in arts spending
The Campaign for the Arts (CFTA) has launched an open call for information about new proposed cuts to arts funding as local author…
Serota’s tenure as ACE chair extended for 18 months
NICHOLAS SEROTA’s tenure as chair of Arts Council England has been extended by a further 18 months. A statement from the Departmen…
Baroness Hodge to head independent review of Arts Council England
Culture Secretary LISA NANDY has announced that former Culture Minister Baroness MARGARET HODGE has been appointed to lead an inde…
Nandy: ‘We haven’t scrapped Archer ACE review’
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has countered assertions that the Labour government has “scrapped” a review of Arts Council Engla…
Keeping ‘true north’ in difficult times
With financial pressures mounting, staying true to social purpose can be a challenge for cultural organisations. The team at The A…
Welsh arts budget rise won’t heal sector’s ‘gaping wound’
Arts organisations in Wales have tentatively welcomed the country’s draft budget for the next financial year as a positive first s…
Research highlights cities in need of more creative investment
A study has highlighted UK cities that could benefit from further support to drive industry growth in the creative sector. The Cre…
Baroness Hodge touted to lead Arts Council England review
Labour Peer Baroness Hodge is thought to have been selected to lead a review of Arts Council England (ACE), according to a report…
Welsh arts get ‘disappointing’ uplift in ‘optimistic budget’
The Welsh government has allocated the culture sector an additional £6m in its draft budget proposal for 2025-2026, following an…
Three quarters of Northern Ireland’s arts funding goes to Belfast
Belfast received almost three times as much arts funding as all the other constituencies in Northern Ireland combined in the last…
City of London approves £191m Barbican upgrade
The Barbican is to get a substantial overhaul after the City of London approved £191 million in funding to renovate the Grade II…
ACE unveils details of Elevate programme to support diverse-led organisations
The timeline for Arts Council England’s next National Portfolio Investment Programme has been announced alongside details of Ele…
Equity members rally to save east London community performance space
Members of the performers and creative workers’ union Equity have rallied outside the east London offices of Newham Council in sup…
Scottish arts boost welcomed but concerns remain over council budgets
After months of uncertainty and campaigning, arts and culture organisations have warmly received the Scottish government’s draft…
Scottish budget: Huge ‘relief’ that arts and culture funding will rise by £34m
The Scottish government has pledged to make a series of funding increases to the country’s arts and culture sector as part of it…
Berlin Mayor defends culture budget cut
The Mayor of Berlin Kai Wegner has defended plans to cut the German capital’s arts budget by over 12%. The cut, equivalent to mo…
Arts Council Wales to receive £1m new funding
That Welsh government has announced that arts and cultural organisations will receive £1m in new funding in this financial year,…
Museum director: Budget gave no ‘succour’ – it is down to us to find new ideas
Director of Derby Museums Trust, Tony Butler, has said that measures such as the introduction of a tourist tax in the area or emer…
