Council seeks reallocation of government cash to save arts centre
Woking Council will ask the government if it can use money provided for digital strategy to keep an arts centre open. The BBC repo…
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ACE portfolio extension: NPOs wary of ‘standstill funding’
Arts leaders have reacted to Art Council England's decision to extend its current funding portfolio until 2027.
ACE extends National Portfolio to 2027
The 985 arts and culture organisations making up Arts Council England's National Portfolio will be able to apply for an additi…
Local authority funding cuts causing profound damage
For the fifth time since assuming the leadership of Nottingham Playhouse, Stephanie Sirr is galvanising objections to a major fund…
Does ACE’s latest intervention go far enough?
More can be done to help struggling arts organisations, says Arts Professional's Neil Puffett.
ENO staff vote for strike action
English National Opera plans to axe 19 posts in its orchestra, and make the chorus, orchestra and music staff part-time as part of…
Northern Ireland artists receive £1m from National Lottery
Arts Council of Northern Ireland has named 292 artists awarded funding from a £1.04m National Lottery fund as part of its Su…
Councils of despair
As cuts to the arts continue to bite, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick asks why some local authorities feel able to walk away from funding o…
Fringe festival chiefs call for regular government funding
Leaders of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society say the city’s status as host of a leading cultural festival is in jeopardy…
Natural heritage sites to share £15.6m of funding
National Lottery Heritage Fund will introduce a landscape and nature-focused initiative later this year as part of its 10-year str…
Major arts development in Rochdale gets go ahead
Work to improve Touchstones Rochdale is being funded by Arts Council England and Rochdale Borough Council.
Cornwall museum awarded £2.1m Levelling Up support
Successful grant bid for the Royal Cornwall Museum comes less than two years after it faced closure following a loss of council su…
Smaller NPOs urged to establish university links
National Portfolio Organisations with the highest levels of public funding three times more likely to be working with universities…
Debbonaire: More money for arts ‘my first priority’
Shadow Culture Secretary pledges to explore opportunities for additional investment in the arts, describing proposed cuts to local…
Hampshire Council cuts puts cultural organisations at risk
Hampshire Cultural Trust said that four of its museums and an arts centre could be forced to shut their doors within 12 months.
Thousands sign petition against Middlesbrough museum closure
Around 4,000 people have signed a petition calling for Middlesbrough Council to keep the town's Captain Cook Birthplace Museum…
Equity: Arts cuts ‘threaten economic growth’
Performers' union Equity has criticised plans by Suffolk County Council to cut its entire arts budget, warning that the move c…
County Durham culture programme gets £1.25m funding boost
County Durham has received a £1.25m Place Partnership award from Arts Council England, funded by the National Lottery, for a…
Funding boost for West Midlands cultural events
Mayor of West Midlands says the investment will help attract hundreds of thousands of people to the region and boost the local eco…
Arts Council England backs Darlington live music scheme
A scheme to offer young people in Darlington opportunities in the live music sector has received funding from the Arts Council Eng…
Suffolk County Council to cut all arts spending
Local authority says it is being forced to make cuts but organisations affected warn that the move will have a huge impact on loca…
Former ENO leader among New Year Honours recipients
Cultural leaders, artistic directors and performers among those recognised in King's New Year Honours.
Equity plans ENO strike ballot after talks stall
Equity has announced plans to ballot its members in the English National Opera (ENO) chorus on industrial action in the new year a…
Welsh government cuts culture funding by 10%
Organisations including Arts Council Wales, National Museums of Wales and Cadw are all facing reduced funding under the Welsh gove…
