Ireland increases Arts Council funding to €134m
Ireland’s Arts Council will receive €134m in government funding in 2024, an increase of €4m. The allocation was co…
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Warrington arts festival receives £840k in grants
An arts charity in the North West of England will receive a funding boost of more than £800k after successfully applying to…
ENO Director resigns over planned orchestral cuts
Music Director Martyn Brabbins cites “a plan of managed decline” as reason for resignation, but the company says it is…
ENO ‘planning orchestra cuts’, union claims
The Musicians' Union says its members have been informed that English National Opera wants to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra a…
Northern Ballet orchestra cuts highlighted at Labour conference
The Musicians Union (MU) has used the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to draw attention to proposals to cut Northern Ballet&r…
ACE extends Creative People and Places programme
Arts Council England (ACE) has extended its 2022-25 Creative People and Places (CPP) for one year in response to "challenges…
Bradford distributes £3m in cultural grants
£3m of cultural grants will be distributed to 21 organisations in Bradford ahead of the city’s tenure as City of Cultu…
ENO: Compulsory dissolution dropped
Latest English National Opera accounts yet to be submitted, resulting in move to have it closed down by government agency overseei…
Fenland council launches small grant scheme
Fenland District Council has launched a grant scheme to support arts, culture and heritage activities across the region. The progr…
Minister makes ‘gold-plated’ pledge to restore arts funding
The Scottish Culture Secretary has assured MSPs that Creative Scotland's budget will be restored next year after re-imposing a…
Calls for increased sector investment in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Culture, Arts & Heritage Strategy Taskforce says a cross-government approach to investing in the sect…
Entire board departs NPO arts producer
Arts Council England says it has been “made aware" of changes to the board at SICK! Productions.
Campaign to keep Northern Ballet’s music live
Musicians from the Northern Ballet Sinfonia have begun campaigning against a proposal to replace them with recordings for some tou…
Heritage Fund selects first areas for place-based funding
Funder to offer ringfenced support to 20 towns, cities and landscapes across the UK as part of its new 10-year strategy.
Releasing the potential of UK heritage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched its 10-year strategy – Heritage 2033. Its Chief Executive, Eilish McGuinness…
National Theatre Wales appeals over funding cut
National Theatre Wales has said it will contest Arts Council Wales' decision to remove its core funding, warning the company f…
Arts Council England pauses funding for new NPO
Closure of performance spaces at Wigan-based National Portfolio Organisation results in massive loss in revenue, prompting Arts Co…
Northern Ballet ‘in serious financial trouble’
Ballet company confirms it is considering touring without an orchestra as part of efforts to save money in the face of rising cost…
Bristol artists label funding delay ‘cruel and disrespectful’
Arts organisations and Equity members in Bristol claim they are struggling financially after the city council paused its cultural…
Hampshire arts venues threatened by proposed funding cuts
Hampshire Culture Trust has said the closure of multiple museums and arts venues across the county is “inevitable” if…
Theatre company announces venue closure
Artistic Director of Nottingham's Nonsuch Studios warns that costs faced by smaller venues cannot be sustained "without s…
Support for increased arts funding in Northern Ireland
An independent survey commissioned by Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has found widespread support for continued and incre…
National Theatre Wales ‘deeply shocked’ over funding loss
Acclaimed theatre company says it will have to rethink its future plans after having its core funding cut by Arts Council of Wales…
Calls for Birmingham to keep ‘precious’ heritage assets
Three of the country's most prominent cultural organisations have urged Birmingham City Council not to sell off its “pre…
