EXCLUSIVE: Arts finances in worst state for five years
The first of a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances highlights a huge decline in the financial healt…
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Sector finances revelations pose big questions
Following extensive research into the finances of arts organisations, Sarah Thelwall of MyCake reflects on the serious implication…
Goldsmith’s CCA closes due to pro-Palestine occupation
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art has announced that with “extreme sadness and sorrow”, it will close until Octob…
Welsh National Opera warned of possible funding loss over ACE criticism
Arts Council England said the timing, nature and content of a letter critical of funding cuts imposed by the public body had '…
Labour vows to improve arts accessibility
Labour's general election manifesto says arts and music will 'no longer be the preserve of a privileged few', with the…
Green Party proposes £5bn investment in culture and sport
If elected to parliament Green MPs would push for government investment of £5bn in community sports, arts and culture, the p…
Tories pledge to ‘unleash philanthropy’ for cultural institutions
Conservative Party promises to leverage the power of philanthropy for cultural institutions in an election manifesto light on firm…
UK arts funding drops 16% since 2017
Research commissioned by performers' union Equity has been used to create an Arts Investment Tracker, showing changing levels…
Lib Dems pledge to protect arts funding
Party's general election manifesto criticises Conservative government's lack of support for the culture sector, claiming t…
Council launches crowdfunding scheme to support culture
Lancashire County Council (LCC) will begin a new round of its Crowdfund Lancashire scheme on 12 June, with the aim of supporting g…
British Museum offers out-of-hours tour
An out-of-hours, behind-the-scenes tour of the British Museum has launched for groups of up to eight at a cost of £79 per pe…
Music charity opens ninth funding round for young creatives
Young people’s music charity Youth Music has announced a ninth funding round of its NextGen fund. The fund is designed to he…
English Touring Opera to relocate to Sheffield
Organisation becomes sixth taking part in Arts Council England's Transfer Programme to announce plans to relocate with 18 yet…
Culture Recovery Fund: ACE investigating four cases of possible fraud
Emergence of ongoing investigations coincides with fresh scrutiny of a £480,000 grant administered by ACE in 2021 to a…
Cash strapped council’s museum sale raises concerns
Derbyshire County Council’s plan to sell the buildings that house Buxton Museum & Art Gallery have caused concern among…
Scottish Funding Council cuts grants to university museums
University museums, galleries, and collections in Scotland are facing a 20% reduction in the grants they receive from the funding…
Frazer struggles to name any ‘at risk’ arts organisations
Culture Secretary says that while she has concerns about the state of local authority finances, tax reliefs introduced by governme…
General election: Arts leaders seek funding pledges
Sector leaders call for arts, culture and the creative industries to be central to policy plans of parties contesting the forthcom…
Creative Scotland accused of misleading MSPs
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has demanded "a very full and comprehensive explanation from Creative Scotland&quo…
Welsh arts organisations share £675,000 grant
Arts organisations in Powys are set to benefit from a share of £675,000 of grant funding from the government's Shared Pr…
Open letter to Dame Mary Archer
Representatives from across the cultural sector have written an open letter to Dame Mary Archer, who is due to chair the governmen…
Parts of heritage sector ‘on brink of collapse’
Heritage Alliance calls on government to do more to help the heritage sector and establish an Arts Council England-like national s…
Public in favour of council support for museums
There is strong public support for local authority funding of museums, a survey has found. YouGov research commissioned by Art Fun…
Campaigners call on council to save art centre
Campaigners have called on Shropshire Council to protect a charity-run art centre amid concerns that the local authority plans to…
