Third of Capital Investment Programme goes to priority places
The programme, aimed at transforming digital and physical infrastructure, is penned as a way to put culture at the forefront of lo…
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DCMS opens £4m museums and galleries fund
Applications are now open for the latest round of DCMS/Wolfson Fund for galleries and museums in England. With £4m available…
Cultural Investment Fund revived with £128m pot
DCMS is reopening the Cultural Investment Fund with £128m available across three funding streams. This latest round is made…
Government seeks 5% savings from major arts and culture institutions
A government review of public bodies will consider whether they should be retained or abolished as well as seeking efficiency savi…
Jerwood Arts axes influential programme
Jerwood Arts will close its long-running exhibitions and events programme at the end of the year so it can redirect funding. For t…
Local election manifesto
With many local councillors up for re-election next week, Chris Walker outlines his manifesto for increased local authority spendi…
Building better collaborative futures
To support the development of ideas and cross-sector partnerships, there is a need for flexible, low stakes funding. Suzie Leighto…
Scotland to tie arts funding to net zero progress
Creative Scotland says it will expect all funding recipients to demonstrate how their work contributes to making the sector carbon…
Society lotteries: ‘We support good causes too’
Smaller grant givers take aim at the outgoing National Lottery operator, saying they want less competition and more collaboration.
Activists occupy British Museum
Hundreds of activists have staged another protest at the British Museum against the institution’s links to oil giant BP. Act…
£16.9m museum development fund to open
Arts Council England will open the second round of its Museum, Estate and Development Fund (MEND) this summer. With £16.9m a…
£5m investment in Coventry City of Culture legacy
£5m has been committed to maintain the impact of Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture. Starting in June, Coventry Cit…
£3.9m for cultural volunteering
About £3.9m has been awarded to increase volunteering opportunities in the sector. Arts and culture organisations received m…
£8.9m for youth music making
£8.9m is being invested in two funds to support young people's music making, learning and earning potential. Youth Music…
Why levelling up shouldn’t mean levelling down on diversity
How will Arts Council England square the circle of delivering increased funding to regions outside London while also meeting its c…
Ireland launches Basic Income for the Arts
Up to 2,000 artists will be supported for three years, reflecting a sea change in how arts workers are valued.
Final Culture Recovery Fund round delivers £35m
340 organisations share the final wave of funding, with over a third receiving support for the first time.
Touring musicians fund offers £250k
A £250,000 fund aimed at supporting touring musicians has been opened by Help Musicians. Musicians can apply for grants up t…
North East invests £5m in cultural zones
Three cultural and creative 'zones' will be established in the North East of England. North of Tyne Combined Authority has…
NPO board rules ‘potentially damaging’ for arts charities
Governance requirements for the next National Portfolio are "taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut" and could lead to boa…
York opens grants scheme for events
Organisations in York that were negatively affected by Covid-19 are being encouraged to apply to a new grants scheme. Awards of up…
£30m expansion for Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum has received £30m to create new attractions that "whisk people back in time". The proj…
Levelling up won’t fix social mobility in the arts
Academics say moving money away from London and replicating successful models like UK City of Culture are only half a solution.
25 period instrument ensembles share £100k
The Continuo Foundation has split £100,000 between 25 period performance projects in its third round of grant giving. Suppor…
