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‘An early Christmas present’: NPOs get 1.84% funding boost
Arts Council England has confirmed a small cash injection for each of its portfolio organisations in 2020.
A high street renaissance?
Amanda Parker asks whether the arts can really save our high streets.
City of Culture ‘changed Hull’s image for the better’
An evaluation says the programme brought “profound but somewhat fragile” changes to Hull’s economy, community an…
Cultural partnerships to lead high streets regeneration
Historic England envisages the community-led scheme will become a “catalyst for wider regeneration” in a similar way t…
Volume or value? Sustainability and cultural tourism
The tourism sector talks of aviation and inbound tourism as a way forward for rural areas, but could the cultural sector offer a r…
Brent 2020 promises to ‘challenge definitions of culture’
The Chief Executive of the London Borough’s Council said the year-long programme would examine the relationship between powe…
Changing the narrative in East Leeds
It’s been five years since Heads Together opened Chapel FM in East Leeds. Linda Strudwick looks at what can be achieved from…
Cost of The Factory could rise beyond £130m
As Manchester City Council races to get the venue finished for 2021, only a third of construction packages have been awarded.
Celebrating local excellence
We spend too much time trying to learn lessons from cities and apply them in other places, argues Brendan Keaney. It’s time…
Olympic Park cultural quarter already £14m over budget
Auditors warned that urgent action was needed to avert overspending and delays to the project before planning permission for four…
York is UK’s most culturally vibrant city, finds EU research
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh were ranked higher than London on a cultural and creative index compiled by the European Commission.
Government rejects ‘UK Garden City’ calls
Arts Minister Helen Whately said the proposed scheme risked detracting from the success of existing initiatives such as City of Cu…
London Borough of Culture: Council changes explanation for funding withdrawal
A festival left with a £30,000 deficit after Waltham Forest’s decision claims the authority is “seeking to justi…
Why I bought a quilt
Andrew Pinnock says City of Culture planners should spend less time making up positive-sounding stories they think they can sell,…
The big debate: Do rural arts organisations need more funding?
People working in and with rural arts organisations share their views on the sector’s future.
Heritage key to creative industries’ success, report claims
The Heritage Alliance is calling for greater recognition and funding to support the historic places and objects that underpin crea…
NPOs accused of ‘condescending attitudes’ towards Creative People and Places partnerships
A report finds that relationship dynamics regarding Arts Council England’s flagship placemaking scheme are being “part…
£10m ‘Hat District’ takes shape in Luton
The revamped Hat Factory Arts Centre will form part of a ‘creative cluster’ that aims to create jobs and attract 100,0…
What we’ve learned moving from London to Essex
Relocating Kinetika’s work in carnival, outdoor and participatory arts to rapidly-changing Thurrock has allowed the company…
Community theatre at its best
A play at Gloucester Cathedral with a cast drawn from local people sparked real change among participants and spectators alike, wr…
Businesses aren’t investing in culture, research finds
Employers think that arts and culture make places more attractive for workers – but see salaries, transport and schools as m…
£5m boost for ACE’s Creative People and Places scheme
The extra money has been allocated above the programme’s planned budget “in response to the incredibly strong applicat…
Live music in the Midlands ‘rapidly declining’
An undersized musician population, a lack of artist support and performance space pressures: why live music in the Midlands is fal…
