Belfast Council votes to contest arts cuts
Belfast City Council has voted in favour of a motion to support a campaign calling for a reversal of arts cuts in Northern Ireland…
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MU calls on government to save UK orchestras
The General Secretary of the Musician’s Union (MU) has called on the Chancellor and Culture Secretary to take urgent action…
Exclusive: Donor revenue for cultural sector falls by a quarter
The amount of money being donated to UK cultural organisations dropped sharply last year.
ENO chorus cuts causing ‘profound anxiety’
Proposed cuts to English National Opera's (ENO) chorus will cause "profound anxiety" to freelance singers and have &…
Curious Monkey theatre company to close after 12 years
Curious Monkey, a theatre company that has worked with marginalised communities for more than a decade, will close next year citin…
Levelling up in the North East is ‘quietly catastrophic’
When one cultural organisation closes, it has a damaging knock-on effect across the region, says Jack McNamara. Funders must not i…
Arts charity for vulnerable people to close
An arts charity which helps children and vulnerable people has announced that it will close due to financial pressures and falling…
Edinburgh’s Summerhall launches arts charity
Multi-arts venue Summerhall has announced it is setting up a charity in a bid to become “Edinburgh’s leading arts orga…
Everyday barriers to creativity
New guidance on Supporting Everyday Creativity has been released by Arts Council England. But, as Kirsty Lothian of Fun Palaces&nb…
More than music: The power and purpose of orchestras
Rather than berate and fulminate against managers and funders, Robin Cantrill-Fenwick argues we must support orchestras through th…
Warning of £56m hole in Scottish arts funding
The organisation that distributes money to arts organisations in Scotland on behalf of the government has indicated that it is fac…
Labour challenge to Creative Scotland cuts rejected
A bid by Scottish Labour to reverse the government’s decision to cut art funding by £6.6m has been rejected by MSPs. T…
Creativity initiative in Portsmouth gets ACE backing
Portsmouth Creates is moving ahead with a project worth £1.1m to grow creativity and culture in Portsmouth after receiving b…
Glasgow museums shut amid staff strikes
Museums in Glasgow are closed this week due to industrial action taken by staff over plans to cut jobs. Members of Unison working…
Plans for Eastbourne arts centre revealed
Proposals for a new arts, education and cultural centre sited on a 19th Century dairy farm in the South Downs have been announced….
Hastings schools chosen for art education pilot
A pilot project to develop a new approach to arts education will be run across a group of schools in Hastings, East Sussex. The Cl…
Technical staff at ENO face contract cuts
Technicians at English National Opera are facing the prospect of significant reductions in their working hours and salaries as par…
Council won’t give up on ‘once in a lifetime’ theatre funding
Somerset Council has pledged not to lose a £10m grant to redevelop the Octogan Theatre in Yeovil despite the project being p…
Former NPO announces sudden closure
Creativity Works cites an unsuccessful funding application to Arts Council England as a factor in its sudden closure.
Outdoor arts festival gets £1m ACE funding boost
Global Streets brings free outdoor arts events to communities across England.
ENO cuts: plans to reduce size of chorus emerge
Planned cuts to English National Opera's chorus come in addition to proposals to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra in an att…
Work on Portsmouth Guildhall renovation begins
Work to transform the basement of Portsmouth Guildhall into a new creative space for young people to collaborate and perform in wi…
SNP leader pledges to double Scottish culture budget
The promise from SNP leader Humza Yousaf comes a week after cuts to Creative Scotland's funding went ahead despite the proposa…
Live Art Development Agency re-enters National Portfolio
Arts Council England to reinstate regular funding after recognising “a significant process of organisational development in…
