Council cancellation of controversial comedian contested
Nearly 29,000 people have signed a petition in support of Roy "Chubby" Brown after a performance in Sheffield was cancel…
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Sheffield ‘starved’ of arts funding
Sheffield receives less arts funding than Manchester despite having a larger population. Analysis by The Star found that…
Creative freelancers missing out on business support
After the turmoil of Covid-19, policymakers are taking interest in a new report that categorises creative freelancers based on the…
Cross party MPs go in to bat for Glasgow
Scotland’s Labour and Conservative parties are calling on the Scottish and UK Governments to agree a new funding deal for Gl…
Let’s create austerity
It’s been over a year since Arts Council England published its 10-year strategy, Let’s Create. Bethany Rex has be…
59% of local authorities report budget increase
English councils cite the ongoing recovery from Covid-19 as driving both increases and decreases in their budgets.
Frome considers new arts and heritage centre
The Somerset town of Frome may soon have a new, purpose-built arts and heritage centre. Acorn Property Group received permission f…
Local authority culture budgets increase post-Covid
The increased spending may not indicate increased investment, as councils are forced to compensate for income lost during Covid-19…
Advantaged areas won more Culture Recovery Fund money
Places that have fewer National Portfolio Organisations and less buy-in from local authorities may struggle to access other fundin…
London’s Creative Enterprise Zones to double
City Hall is investing £3m to grow the scheme, which has supported 300 cultural organisations and 1,000 jobs through the pan…
City of Culture 2025 contest attracts explosion of interest
Adding a seventh city to the longlist of bidders who will receive funding would allow more places to "complete their jou…
£34.9bn needed for UK creative industries to ‘bounce back’ by 2025
New modelling from Oxford Economics says the country's creative sectors can more than recover from the loss of 100,000 jobs wi…
Councillors chastised for coercing company into censorship
An artist, her commissioners and the council say the pressure to remove a nuclear-themed artwork was misguided. So why h…
Glasgow cultural operator to cut 500 jobs
Glasgow Life says it's unrealistic to expect it can reopen 80 of its venues, including several libraries and the UK's only…
Medway’s City of Culture bid on track despite UCA closure
Medway Council promises a "resilient" bid as local politicians and students oppose the University of Creative Arts&rsquo…
South Bank arts venues’ economic impact down £330m, report claims
Five major UK arts institutions are appealing for public and private investment after losing half their income due to Covid-19.
Bringing art to the people of Liverpool
Public art plays a vital role in engaging people. And giving cultural venues a voice in cities is crucial to creating a more equit…
New music board to boost West Midlands industry
The West Midlands Music Board will prioritise the economic growth and recovery, inclusion, representation and advocacy of its loca…
‘No guarantee’ of funding for UK City of Culture 2025 winner
The contest will continue into 2029 and beyond, with £40,000 grants to develop longlisted applications regardless…
Wales to establish National Music Service in schools
The Welsh Government says it will deliver the long-awaited scheme to “make sure that lack of money will no longer be a…
Bradford cultural strategy to ‘harness the power of our diversity’
The city aims to add 3,000 jobs to its cultural sector by 2031 – half of them from underrepresented groups – as its cu…
‘Very good news’: Huge optimism as partial venue reopening confirmed
London launches a massive domestic tourism campaign as England progresses to the next stage of the reopening roadmap.
Cinema Museum faces closure amid developer’s silence
The organisation has received repeated assurances but no answers about what happens when the lease on its home of 22 years expires…
Liverpool’s artist studios ‘could disappear’, report warns
Studios have been unsure about their eligibility for funding during the pandemic and don't know where to turn for advice.
