Radical intervention required
The cultural sector welcomed last week’s Spring Budget but, as Lara Carmona writes, not being able to leverage public invest…
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Charity challenges legality of Birmingham library closures
The Library Campaign says Birmingham City Council’s plan to close 25 of its local libraries as part of far-reaching budget c…
Frazer interview: Trigger warnings + ACE plans
Culture Secretary doubles down on previous comments around trigger warnings and speaks about forthcoming review of Arts Council En…
Oldham Coliseum announces pop-up theatre plans
Details of an artistic programme to be staged at mobile venue from next month coincide with push by opposition politicians on Oldh…
Wandsworth named London Borough of Culture 2025
Borough says the award will help 'supercharge its already vibrant, diverse sector made up of world class institutions and gras…
Debbonaire: Labour will make creativity central to curriculum
Shadow Culture Secretary says she is working with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on plans to "tear down barrie…
Birmingham and Nottingham rubberstamp culture cuts
Concerns raised over the 'short-sighted' nature of cuts as drastic reductions to funding for cultural organisations in Not…
Spring Budget: Higher culture tax reliefs made permanent in ‘game-changing’ move
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 has unveiled a range of tax relief support and project funding for the cultural sector.
Six theatres share £510,000 of eco-project funds
Funds to improve environmental sustainability have been awarded as part of the Theatre Improvement Scheme.
National Alliance for Cultural Services launches
A new organisation, made up of a range of local government bodies, is calling for a fresh approach to sustain culture services in…
Welsh National Opera criticises ‘reckless’ ACE cuts
Open letter from the company's Music Director says cuts have left it with a budget that is "not even sufficient for a sma…
‘Complete turnaround’: Sector reacts to ACE guidance changes
Revamped risk guidance from Arts Council England (ACE) marks "a complete turnaround" in its position on political or act…
Call for Chancellor to support theatre sector
Ahead of next week's Spring Budget, Claire Walker, Co-Chief Executive of Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre, is c…
Welsh Government pushes ahead with arts cuts
The Welsh Government has finalised its budget for 2024/25, confirming a 10.5% cut for Arts Council of Wales and the National Libra…
Revised ACE guidance urges ‘personal views clarity’
Arts Council England updates its reputational risk guidance for National Portfolio Organisations following concerns that original…
Scores of Scottish arts organisations miss out on multi-year funding
More than 70 arts and culture organisations in Scotland have failed in their bids to gain multi-year funding from Creative Scotlan…
‘In Wales we need to be creative like never before’
Recent Welsh government budget cuts have created new fears across the creative sector about the impact on our communities, writes…
Third of councils ‘need to make arts cuts’
Calls made for reform of local government funding system to avoid 'cherished services' being 'drastically scaled back…
UK Music calls for ‘urgent action’ to halve VAT on gig tickets
Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, UK Music has appealed to the Chancellor to support the music sector, including an extension…
Arts organisations benefit from Bank of Ireland fund
Eight arts organisations from across the island of Ireland are to receive up to £11,000 each as part of the Bank of Ireland&…
Barbican Centre needs £450m for repairs
London's Barbican Centre is in need of more than £450m for essential works, the City of London Corporation has said. The…
Creative Scotland announces £800k of National Lottery funding
The Open Fund supports activities initiated by artists, producers and creative practitioners across Scotland.
Majority of heritage organisations planning cuts
Survey commissioned by the National Lottery Heritage Fund highlights action being taken by heritage organisations in the face of b…
UK-Germany arts partnerships get £300k
A total of 20 new partnerships between UK- and Germany-based arts organisations have been awarded funding of £310,000 for 20…
