NPOs accused of ‘art washing’ over Saudi trade mission
Leaders from the National Theatre, Southbank Centre and newly-named Royal Opera and Ballet among those taking part in UK governmen…
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How prepared are young musicians for professional life?
A ground-breaking initiative from the Royal Academy of Music in partnership with Southbank Centre – Future Artists – s…
ACE and National Archives extend collaboration for a further three years
Arts Council England and The National Archives have signed a new collaboration agreement for the three-year period up to 2027.&nbs…
University and theatre partner on skills initiative
Staffordshire University has teamed up with the Gatehouse Theatre in Stafford to give students a chance to get involved in product…
Regenerating post-pandemic partnerships with China
It's more than a year since China reopened its borders following the pandemic with the promise of reviving its international a…
(Re)Generation: A love language for culture?
The urban development sector is increasingly the first choice of partner for cultural regeneration projects. But how do you find y…
UK-Germany arts partnerships get £300k
A total of 20 new partnerships between UK- and Germany-based arts organisations have been awarded funding of £310,000 for 20…
Norwich Theatre unveils community co-creation strategy
As part of a new creative leadership that encourages cooperative decision-making, Norwich Theatre will engage an associate company…
Nonsuch theatre company relocates to Nottingham cinema
Nottingham-based fringe theatre comany Nonsuch will relocate to a cinema in the city after moving out of its previous premises at…
Future of BBC Singers secured
A project looking at the future of the BBC’s performing groups has concluded with the announcement that a sustainable future…
DCMS Minister in Saudi Arabia for ‘cultural collaboration’ talks
Official visit by Arts Minister Lord Parkinson follows deal between France's Pompidou Centre and Saudi Arabia on major culture…
Artwork proposed for Leeds park to make it feel safer
Creative lighting and public art are to be designed by community groups for a park in Leeds to try to make the space more welcomin…
British Youth Music Theatre to relocate to Leeds
National Portfolio Organisation says Yorkshire city's location in the centre of the UK allows good access to partners in Scotl…
Artistic Director of Manchester’s SICK! Festival stands down
Move comes little more than two months after entire board of National Portfolio Organisation quit their positions.
Power in partnerships
In their latest collaborative research project, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan of Rising Arts Agency have been exploring the unequ…
Co-creating public space: How can we thrive?
Public art is an opportunity for collective expression of identity. In his reflections on a recent conference, Woodrow Kernohan sa…
Coalition forms to deliver ‘Northern Creative Corridor’
BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are among those to sign a charter committing them to support at least one cross-regional initiative in the…
ACE appoints museum development partners
Five regional providers have been appointed to deliver Arts Council England's Museum Development programme for 2024 to 2026. A…
Museums in Oxford return ancestral Aboriginal remains
A handover ceremony has taken place to mark the repatriation of ancestral remains from two museums in Oxford to Aboriginal communi…
Former NPO opens venue in London
Theatre company Stockroom, which ceased to be an Arts Council England-funded organisation last year, has opened a new performing s…
North of England ‘creative corridor’ prototype to launch
Concept previously backed by Labour will see clusters of creative and cultural activity across the North of England linked up to c…
Partnerships with universities yield long-term impact
Oliver Mantell examines the many benefits of working in close collaboration with university partners on developing skills in the a…
Creative UK partners with decarbonisation firm
Creative UK has announced it is teaming up with sustainability and decarbonisation platform Zerofy as part of its plans to become…
Museum returns Aboriginal artefacts
Manchester Museum has announced a large-scale repatriation of artefacts from its collection. The programme will see 174 cultural h…
