Who gets ACE funding? Diversity data reveals surprising trends
BME-led organisations were 60% more likely to fall at the first hurdle of Project Grants applications – while LGBT-led group…
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‘A national shortage of artists’: Immigration rules for creatives relaxed
It is set to become easier for UK organisations to recruit dancers, choreographers, musicians and artists from outside Europe &nda…
The power of collaborative communities
To unlock the full value of culture, Arts Council England needs to support villages, towns and cities across the country to work t…
Boris Johnson and Munira Mirza: dream team or death knell for the arts?
Boris Johnson's Government has announced £2.1bn more to support planning for a no-deal Brexit – but what will its…
London receives a third of all ACE funding
The capital continues to dominate Arts Council funding allocation, but distribution of the agency’s National Lottery Project…
Nicky Morgan is Culture Secretary. What does that mean for the arts?
The former Education Secretary has previously expressed support for the EBacc and once claimed that studying the arts is not &ldqu…
What do you want to ask ACE about the new 10 year strategy?
The Arts Council admits it should do more to promote everyday creativity, after a record of “not always full throated&…
Arts should be central to ‘UK Garden City’ scheme, report says
MPs have championed gardens as an artform and argue their contribution to the creative economy must be “explicitly recognise…
Join the discussion on ACE’s new strategy
Over the coming weeks, ArtsProfessional will be putting your questions to Arts Council England on its new draft ten-year strategy….
‘Clear gender imbalances’ in coverage of creative sectors
New research finds that media representation of women in the creative industries is rising, but warns this could make the sector s…
Inquiry into future of the National Lottery launched
The DCMS Committee will consider what help funding distributors need to manage “changing trends” in returns to good ca…
Head teachers partly to blame for drop in school arts provision, says Vaizey
The former Culture Minister says his party’s decision to “relentlessly” focus on STEM hurt music education &ndas…
WWI centenary commissions ‘exceptionally successful’ despite ‘unfortunate’ oversights, report says
A House of Commons Committee report into 14-18 NOW highlights major lessons to be learned in time for the UK's next national c…
Austerity is undermining children’s access to culture, finds research
An LSE researcher said children’s development is being thwarted by Government policy, but argued the situation could be impr…
The real ‘Brand Britain’: can European grassroots touring survive?
What might a no-deal Brexit do to the independent grassroots networks that currently flourish across the continent, asks Martin Co…
How can rural voices be heard?
With metropolitan bias prevailing at both a national and European level, the best hope for rural arts organisations lies in collab…
A world with walls: how Brexit could stifle the success of outdoor arts
The outdoor arts sector has experienced growth over the last decade, but could a no-deal Brexit put the brakes on this? Maggie Cla…
Culture recognised in new Scottish planning bill
Grassroots music campaigners are celebrating amendments that place responsibility for managing noise issues on developers rather t…
Four ways the Durham Commission can create a lasting legacy
As the Commission gets ready to publish its recommendations on creativity and education, Joe Hallgarten puts forward four ideas he…
ACE proposes ‘relevance’ in new 10 year strategy
Arts Council England’s draft 10 year strategy says “we do not consider that certain types or scales of artistic activi…
Great Place scheme urged to scale down ambitions
A report into the pilot placemaking programme says beneficiaries “should review the ambition of their projects against pract…
ACW promises to simplify Lottery grants process
The funder says it will raise the cap on small grants from £5,000 to £10,000 and consider raising the £30,000 ca…
New scheme shines spotlight on NPOs’ carbon footprint
A three-year programme for high-profile, higher-polluting arts organisations aims to reduce their carbon emissions by up to 20%.
Creative Scotland admitted ‘unfundable’ organisations into portfolio
Last-minute interventions by senior figures “ultimately served to undermine the integrity of the RFO process”, staff t…
