Unions protest live music cuts at Northern Ballet
The Musicians' Union (MU) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) will participate in a joint demonstration against proposed cuts to l…
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Rising number of unsuccessful NPO applicants shutting down
In the year since Arts Council England announced its funding decisions for 2023-26, the number of organisations shutting down afte…
Demand for opera remains strong, study finds
Research undertaken by regional theatre finds that despite a huge reduction in touring opera, demand for the artform has not decli…
UK ‘risks being left behind’ in global music race
UK music exports generated £4bn in 2022, but an industry body has warned that the sector needs more government support to co…
UK needs a ‘creativity bank’
The UK urgently needs an investment initiative for the cultural and creative industries, similar to those that exist for social en…
Plans for £25m heritage railway project revealed
Plans to transform a former Yorkshire ironworks have been unveiled by Barnsley Council as it explores funding for the £25m p…
Heritage sector receives over £1m to tackle workforce issues
The National Lottery Heritage Innovation Fund has announced 17 organisations that will benefit from a share of £1.17m of fun…
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…
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…
