Record profits for music venue group
A company that owns a nationwide chain of music venues has announced record profits for the 2023 financial year. The Electric Grou…
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Legacy income ‘growth area for arts charities’
Only five arts and culture organisations feature among the top 1,000 UK charities by legacy income, but experts highlight potentia…
Mendes theatre fund to support mid-career professionals
Pilot programme designed to address a 'huge shift' in the creative workforce towards film and tv launches.
Spending down: Opportunity or risk?
In spending down their assets, trusts and foundations are making a strategic change of direction which could pose a threat to the…
Funded organisations diversify income in Northern Ireland
Arts Council of Northern Ireland says increase in organisations leveraging investment from new sources is “positive news&rdq…
DACS pays out £2.6m in third quarter of 2023
Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) distributed more than £2.6m in Artist's Resale Right (ARR) royalties from Ju…
Post-NPO life
Following the closure of the Bridge network earlier this year, and an unsuccessful bid for ACE funding, Nick Owen of The Mighty Cr…
Financial climate for museums to ‘get worse before it gets better’
The cost-of-living crisis continues to impact museums across England, and the situation is expected to get worse before it gets be…
Democratising theatre with VR
Kelman and Gemma Greig-Kicks are on a mission to use virtual reality technology to democratise theatre and provide new income stre…
Performing arts among fastest growing sectors of economy
Government figures reveal the economic value of music, performing and visual arts is outperforming the rest of the economy, but se…
Derby Museums facing ‘existential challenge’
National Portfolio Organisation warns that reductions in public funding combined with rising costs makes its current business mode…
Museum floats homes development plan ‘to safeguard future’
A museum in Hampshire has submitted plans to build homes on its site in order to generate income to secure its future. Bursledon B…
Film and TV worth over £5m to Cornwall in 2022
Film and TV production was worth more than £5m to the Cornish economy in 2022, new figures reveal. The data comes from a Scr…
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…
NPO revenue from international activity halves
Arts Council England study finds international environment has become "increasingly complex" for English cultural organi…
Significant pay gaps for northern freelancers
Freelance creative workers living in the North of the UK are suffering from three significant pay gaps, a new poll has found. Recr…
LEEDS 2023 director rejects ‘damp squib’ criticism
Organisers of cultural festival point towards 90% positive feedback to delivered events, and engagement across all the city’…
Artists’ resale royalties reach £2.3m in first quarter
Over £2.3m was paid to 873 artists and artists’ estates in Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) royalties by the Design a…
Natural History Museum ‘sorry’ for National Conservatism event
Institution distances itself from 'hateful rhetoric' expressed at private dinner held at the museum by rightwing thinktank…
Universal Credit system ‘punitive’ towards creatives
Research calls for Universal Credit system to be overhauled after finding creatives are unable to pay for essentials.
Royal Opera House seeks income boost through brand licensing drive
Efforts by the Royal Opera House to generate additional income in the wake of cut to its Arts Council England funding will focus o…
Hampstead Theatre announces first post-NPO programme
Despite loss of Arts Council funding, theatre is continuing to commission new plays in a new era driven by ticket sales, commercia…
Unions calls for further ACE investment in ENO
A coalition of trade unions are calling on Arts Council England (ACE) to produce a “realistic strategy” for the future…
Navigating the challenges of digitisation and museums
Digitising collections is an ongoing challenge for museums, as evidenced in the latest National Museum Partnership report. Fi…
