UK a ‘world-leading’ destination for foreign investment in creative sector
National and local-level policies promoting creative foreign investment are needed for the UK’s creative industries to retain it…
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The business model of place
With the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget committing to an as-yet-unspecified ‘package of cultural infrastructure funding’, Jason…
Bradford 2025: Plans submitted for arts hub and theatre
A city centre building will be transformed into an arts and culture hub featuring a 200-seat theatre under plans submitted by orga…
NPO transfer programme: 24 organisations relocate ahead of deadline
All but one of the organisations signed up for Arts Council England’s Transfer Programme completed their relocation out of Londo…
Reframing relationships with local authorities
At a time of increasing pressure on budgets for both arts organisations and local authorities, Gavin Barlow of The Albany explores…
Efforts begin to save cultural projects at risk from £100m cut
Figures behind a range of cultural projects facing the loss of millions of pounds of levelling-up funding are scoping out opportun…
The partnership mindset: Think like a new town
A good partnership is based on a few basic principles. But, as Jason Jones-Hall argues, it cannot be achieved without a partnershi…
Place-based partnerships: Delivering more together
Fiona Morris explores the wide-ranging benefits of arts organisations building place-based partnerships.
Creative placemaking: The role of universities in supporting cultural and creative industries
Universities and creative industries may seem unlikely bedfellows, but their potential – in partnership – to catalyse…
Applications for Creative People and Places 2026-29 opens
Arts Council England has opened the application process for the next three-year round of its Creative People and Places funding pr…
Cultural heritage drives economic growth by boosting creativity
Report identifies 'tangible link' between a region's heritage, creativity and economic performance.
Investment in creative businesses ‘grows the national economy’
More than 25 Cornish creative businesses have completed the Create Growth programme led by Creative UK as part of a scheme de…
Stoke-on-Trent awarded World Craft City status
Stoke-on-Trent has been named a World Craft City, a status granted to areas with excellent social, cultural and economic cont…
Devolution from the ground up
A new government means new strategies. But if they are to respond truly to what’s required at the local level, it’s up…
Croydon: ‘Culture is now firmly on the agenda’
Stephanie Wilson and Honey Gabriel reflect on Croydon's year as London Borough of Culture 2023 and look ahead to the borough&r…
Glasgow launches six-year cultural strategy
Glasgow’s Culture Strategy 2024-30 sets out the plans to support and promote culture in the city.
Court order issued against art centre squatters
Watermans Arts Centre was shuttered in April to protect the organisation's 'financial viability' but has been occupied…
Putting arts education in place
With the general election looming, Jason Jones-Hall explains why all parties should embrace an arts-led approach to place to enhan…
Culture and place: Why we need to look beyond cities
Arts and culture are integral to shaping the places we live. We now need to understand the effects cultural placemaking practices…
Arts centre criticised over rent hike
An arts centre in London has been criticised by a local theatre group after it was told it the rent for space it hires was going u…
Arts projects to benefit from lottery fund expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund, which has previously funded arts projects supporting wellbeing, young people and the elderly,…
A hostile environment for artists?
Welcome to Metroland. We are in Brent, London’s fifth largest borough, an urban sprawl and home to 340,000 people. But, as L…
The race for London’s City Hall
Voters across England go to the polls next week (2 May) to elect many thousands of new councillors and 10 metro mayors – one…
Harlow Council’s plans for new arts quarter given green light
Plans for a new arts and cultural quarter in Essex have been give the green light by a council planning committee. Harlow Council…
