Festival launches fundraising appeal after ACE rejection
Leaders of the Cheltenham Paint Festival have launched a fundraising appeal after Arts Council England (ACE) turned down thei…
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Call for urgent review of arts funding
The future of the arts scene is 'terrifying', according to Ayvianna Snow, Chair of Equity's London North branch. Here,…
LA funding survey: Fears of ‘unsustainable’ strain on trusts
Council cuts to arts budgets have left charitable trusts and foundations 'overwhelmed' with applications for funding as ar…
ACE review: Arts leaders seek sector involvement
Senior figures from arts and culture organisations say government-ordered review of Arts Council England requires sector input to…
Welsh National Opera cancels tours due to ‘financial challenges’
Company says it has taken the 'difficult decision' to withdraw two weeks from its previously announced 2024/2025 season in…
Derry theatre to close after funding loss
Derry’s Waterside Theatre has announced it will close at the end of June due to a lack of funds. The 372-capacity theatre wa…
Arts Council Wales confirms redundancies and restructure
A combination of redundancies and roles not being replaced will reduce the public body's staff by 13.
Creative Scotland defends decision to fund ‘real sex’ art project
Creative Scotland has defended its decision to fund a film installation featuring participants engaging in "non-simulated&quo…
Climate protestors stage Science Museum demonstration
Environmentalist Chris Packham joins young people taking part in sit-in protest over museum's links with coal firm.
UKRI awards £70m to university museums and collections
University museums and collections from 21 higher education institutes will receive a share of £14m of Higher Education Muse…
Community arts groups share in £480k of Windrush funding
Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windr…
Orchestra leader says classical music cuts “not acceptable”
Funding cuts are destroying Britain’s “top-notch” classical music organisations, according to the new chief cond…
Historic windmill closes after council ends funding
A 19th-Century Hampshire windmill that houses a display of historic farming artefacts has closed following the withdrawal of counc…
Local authority funding survey 2024: preliminary findings
Initial findings from Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey on local authority funding reveal councils are selling off venue…
Study finds arts underinvestment across Derby and Nottingham
Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire…
Birmingham launches library cuts consultation
Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for…
Industrial heritage projects share £15m
Funding will deliver hundreds of apprenticeships, traineeships, volunteer and employment opportunities,
Universities urged to resist ‘government assault on arts’
An 'assault on the arts' by the government is having a devastating impact on creative courses around England, education un…
Museum warns of closure risk over energy costs
A museum in Wales has launched a public appeal to help it remain open in the face of soaring energy bills. Llandudno Museum says i…
Sadiq Khan makes pre-election creative industries pledge
London Mayor claims his Conservative rival for the forthcoming election, Susan Hall, plans to cut culture spending, while she says…
Edinburgh Fringe artists’ funding scheme extended
An initiative which financially supports UK-based artists and companies taking work to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has been exte…
Irish arts councils award €400k for theatre in the Irish language
The Irish Arts Council and Arts Council Northern Ireland have announced a one-off €400,000 (£342,500) award for “…
Theatres Trust awards £57k to ‘theatres at risk’
Theatres Trust has announced the second round of grant recipients for its Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme.&nbs…
City of Culture: Bradford nears £42m funding target
Corporate sponsorship deal sees amount raised by Bradford City of Culture 2025 reach 90% of predicted costs of year-long programme…
