Financial pressure taking ‘physical and mental’ toll on museum leaders
Study finds declining public investment levels have resulted in museum trusts using reserves to plug gaps, running the risk o…
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PPL reports record high payments to performers
Collective management organisation PPL paid out £279.6m to 165,000 performers and recording rights holders in 2023. This mar…
Trustee matchmaking
Many arts organisations struggle to find high-quality trustees, particularly ones with digital or business expertise. A new matchm…
Jobs go at Crafts Council as revenue shrinks
National Portfolio Organisation says cultural sector 'faces one of its most testing moments in recent history'.
Scottish arts organisations facing financial distress
Fiona McKerrell, Carissa Najafian and Kirsty Fryer are lawyers with extensive experience of working with organisations facing…
New funding landscape for the arts
Impact investment is an ideal partner for the arts sector where taking creative risks, experimentation and imagination are second…
ENO still seeking buyer for £11m rehearsal space
Continuing efforts to sell building come amid proposed staff cuts to deal with reduced income.
Wildcard Theatre Company closes due to financial climate
Wildcard Theatre Company has announced its closure after eight years of operation, citing financial difficulties. “Hav…
AHRC cuts funded PhDs by 30% after loss of income
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that it will cut the number of PhD students it funds by almost a thi…
Conservation costs at National Trust hit record high
The National Trust (NT) has reported spending a record £179m on conserving its historic buildings and collections last year….
Shetland Arts to offer voluntary redundancies
Shetland Arts has announced it is offering 15 staff voluntary redundancy in an attempt “to avoid the need for compulsory red…
Belfast arts centre at risk amid funding uncertainty
The future of the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) in Belfast is in doubt over concerns that Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ANCI)…
Fringe operator ‘facing collapse’ over £1.5m debt
Assembly Festival, which operates a major venue at Edinburgh Fringe and delivers around a fifth of the annual festival, is set to…
County Durham theatre to close due to repair costs
The Alun Armstrong Theatre in County Durham is set to close this week due to repair costs that outstrip the town council’s b…
Worcester theatre plans cut back due to increased costs
Plans for a new 500-seat theatre in Worcester are to be scaled back due to a £3.5m funding gap. Worcester City Council said…
Is money a help or hindrance in fulfilling potential?
While not making him rich, Kevin Osborne’s early career earnings in the music industry were enough to allow him career break…
Quarter of music and theatre venues fear closure
Experts warn entertainment venues are at risk as bills and energy costs continue to soar, leaving them 'clinging on' to su…
A champion of racial equity
The driving premise behind Kevin Osborne’s career has been to help people meet their basic needs, so they can achieve their…
Manchester’s Factory venue sells naming rights for £35m
The new £210m Factory International venue in Manchester has been renamed Aviva Studios in a naming rights deal worth £…
Creativity, culture and capital
Two years on from the launch of an international initiative exploring the creative economy for sustainable development, Fran Sande…
University of Brighton closes art gallery
The University of Brighton is set to close the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Art (BCCA). It has attributed the closure to &ldqu…
BFI awards £2.1m through Global Screen Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £2.1m in funding to 24 British companies working in independent film, TV, anima…
Battersea Arts Centre makes redundancies in face of rising costs
Increasing costs, inflationary pressures and changes to funding have led to the National Portfolio Organisation taking 'tough…
Forensic accountants to examine Coventry Culture Trust books
Administrators to conduct own investigation into the charity's spending after hearing concerns about its use of public money.
