Music sector calls for support ahead of Budget
UK Music is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to outline new support for the music sector as part of next week’s Budget. The bod…
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Performing arts centre offers free meals for families
The Courtyard performing arts centre in Hereford has announced a series of Food For Families events that offer families struggling…
Henry Moore Foundation launches £100,000 artist fund
The Henry Moore Foundation has launched a £100,000 fund to support 50 artists across the UK in response to the cost-of-livin…
Reclaiming public spaces
What is placemaking and why is it needed? Maria Adebowale-Schwarte argues it not only creates spaces that are healthier and safer,…
Theatres ‘in urgent need of funding’ to improve sustainability
UK theatres need additional funding to make them more sustainable, the national advisory body for theatres has said. Jon Morgan, D…
Strike forces British Museum to close for three days
Staff members take part in week-long strike action organised by their union, as they call for a 10% pay rise in light of the risin…
Government rejects calls for ACE funding shake-up
Calls to change arts funding systems to differentiate between local and national institutions risks creating division in the secto…
West End ticket prices stay at pre-Covid levels
Society of London Theatre’s member venues have seen their nominal revenue increase since 2019, with developing the audience…
Additional funding for Museums Galleries Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced an additional £500,000 of funding for Museums Galleries Scotland this financial year t…
The price is wrong
With ticket price differentiation reaching new extremes, David Reece considers the longer-term consequences and asks if we should…
Jobs under threat at Hampshire Cultural Trust
Up to 20 redundancies could be made at a cultural charity in Hampshire despite it becoming a new member of Arts Council England…
Labour warns of closure risks for theatres
The cost of living crisis represents an existential threat to local theatres, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Arts has…
British Museum closes due to strike action
Decision taken to close British Museum due to strike action affecting some of the UK’s largest museum and heritage organisat…
Leading culture in our time
The start of a new year is always a time of reflection and optimism. But this year Hilary Carty finds she’s rather hesitant…
DCMS and Creative Scotland staff set to strike
Staff from some of the UK’s largest museum and heritage organisations are also set to strike on Wednesday as they campaign f…
Battersea Arts Centre to open as a warm space
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is planning to open as a warm space for its local community through to March. The centre’s Freed…
West End performers demand pay rise
West End performers and stage managers have demanded a 17% pay hike, arguing that existing pay and working conditions are making i…
Historic theatre faces closure due to £9m funding gap
King's Theatre in Edinburgh issues urgent plea for financial support after missing out on levelling up funding, warning that i…
Creative Scotland warns of cuts to long-term funding offers
Creative Scotland has warned it may have to half the number of organisations it provides long-term funding for after losing more t…
Newcastle theatre launches warm space fundraiser
An independent theatre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne has launched a Crowdfunder appeal to cover costs associated with becoming a warm spa…
Equity secures pay rises for performers and creatives
Pay rises and improved terms are on the cards for performers working with members of the Independent Theatre Council after it agre…
Derby Museums ‘face reduced hours or closures’
Proposed cuts to council funding for Derby’s museums could result in reduced hours or closures, leaders of the charitable tr…
Art to help out?
Since 2020 the sector has faced a series of crises, first Covid and now an even more uncertain future related to the cost of livin…
Scrapping of energy price cap ‘a hammer blow to theatres’
Decision by government to end cap on business energy prices described as 'hammer blow to the theatre sector'.
