ACE outlines plans to support independent bookshops
Arts Council England pledges to develop a 'compelling case to government' around the value of independent bookshops to cul…
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Councils should ‘bear responsibility’ for cultural trust struggles
Hampshire County Council is pushing through plans to reduce Hampshire Cultural Trust's budget by £600,000, placing the f…
Bryant seeks to ‘rescue arts from financial black hole’
Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference, Arts Minister Chris Bryant sets out his intention to 'transform'…
Increase arts’ share of lottery cash, thinktank urges
Additional funding would help arts and heritage organisations deal with the 'crisis in capital funding of cultural and heritag…
Foundations granted arts more than £200m during pandemic
A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation shows arts and culture grants from trusts and foundations spiked in financial year 2020/2…
Joe Lycett calls for end to ‘red tape’ within arts
Joe Lycett has launched an arts 'manifesto' after being unveiled as the orchestrator of a series of staged protests by a m…
Government will not intervene in WNO funding, says Bryant
Arts Minister Chris Bryant says DCMS is working with the Welsh government to ‘understand the situation’ around Welsh N…
British Museum plans to keep entry free
The Director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, has said he plans to keep the institution free to all visitors. Speaking to…
Spanish language theatre shuts due to financial challenges
A Spanish language theatre in London has closed due to “a lack of financial support". Performing in English and Spanish…
Applications for Creative People and Places 2026-29 opens
Arts Council England has opened the application process for the next three-year round of its Creative People and Places funding pr…
Government delays planned review of Arts Council England
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says study into the funding environment for arts and culture organisations will be conducted before a…
Digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive over £75k
Eight artists from Northern Ireland will share £75,835 of funding toward the creation of art projects using digital tec…
The search for new funding and business models
There has been a lot of talk about the future of UK arts funding over the summer. Fran Sanderson has been assessing various fundin…
Equity chief calls on PM to ‘return arts funding to where it was’
The General Secretary of performers' union Equity has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to forget the creative industries…
ACW temporarily closes two funding streams for review
Arts Council Wales has announced it is pausing two funding schemes targeted at educators and learners for review. The Go and See a…
Council’s museum overhaul at risk of £2.5m overspend
A council report has warned that plans to revamp Hereford Museum and Art Gallery could cost £21.8m instead of the £19….
Welsh government commits additional funding to arts
The Welsh government has announced a £5m package of additional funding for arm's length arts and sports organisations in…
New organisation seeks to boost arts investment
Newly-established organisation brings together Arts & Culture Finance and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture with the aim…
Scottish government announces review of Creative Scotland
Arts funding body to be reviewed for the first time since it was founded to 'ensure it meets the needs of the sector'.
Libraries call for government talks over ‘closure crisis’
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Manchester pledges investment in cultural organisations
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.
Business model for small arts organisations ‘close to untenable’
In the last in our series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances, Arts Professional speaks to cultural leader…
Musicians join voices condemning cultural budget handling
In an open letter, Scottish musicians have called on First Minister John Swinney, to confirm funding for Creative Scotland to…
Smaller arts organisations facing worst financial struggles
The latest in a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances explores how different sized organisations are…
