Plans for arts and wellness centre in Bournemouth take shape
A former amusement arcade in Bournemouth will be turned into a new centre for art, food and wellness under plans unveiled thi…
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Contemporary arts space opens in Nottingham city centre
A contemporary arts organisation has become the guardian of a vacant-four storey building in Nottingham’s city centre. OTOKA…
Community arts space reopens in Coventry
A community arts space in Coventry has reopened after being given a free use lease by the council. LTB Showrooms (LTB) had occupie…
Staff hit out at trustees over ‘closure plans’ for LADA
Open letter penned by staff at former NPO suggests organisation is being 'closed down' by trustees despite being offered f…
Accessible art trail for young wheelchair users announced
A UK charity for young wheelchair users is creating the country's first step-free art trail this summer. Whizz-Kidz will prese…
BFI invests £6.5m in audience engagement
The British Film Institute (BFI) has split £6.48m across 17 film and broader screen projects in the first round of its new A…
Kettle’s Yard ditches free admission ‘for financial sustainability’
Art gallery owned by University of Cambridge reluctantly introduces admission charges, blaming the decision on rising costs and st…
Scotland pauses involvement with Venice Biennale
Scotland has paused its involvement with the 2024 edition of the Venice Biennale art exhibition, with a review scheduled to take p…
Eastbourne community arts programme awarded £480,000
A community arts programme in Eastbourne scheduled to coincide with the 2023 Turner Prize has been awarded £480,000 in fundi…
Task force to address screen sector skills gap launches
Leaders from across the UK’s screen sectors are set to work together through a Skills Task Force that will address skill sho…
Immersive art space to open at Wembley Park
Performing arts charity sets out plans to launch new immersive arts space in London with the help of local artists and community g…
Arts and culture fund launches in Liverpool
Liverpool Business Improvement District (BID) has shared details of a new arts and culture fund it is making available to organisa…
Six redundancies at Whitechapel Gallery
London's Whitechapel Gallery has made six full-time members of staff redundant as part of a restructure. The Art Newspaper rep…
Artists ‘earning £2.60 an hour’, study finds
The Structurally F-cked report presents a stark picture of underpaid, overworked artists in the UK's publicly-funded visual ar…
Theatre company announces four-day week plans
A theatre company in Manchester will adopt a four-day week on a trial basis, becoming the second National Portfolio organisation t…
Tate takes art collection on the road in ‘mobile museum’
Tate is taking its national art collection on the road in a new initiative with the French organisation Art Explora. The new…
Collection societies settle landmark legal case
The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) and Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) have settled a legal dispute with …
Tate Britain rehang to be revealed in May
Tate Britain will reveal a complete rehang of its free collection displays on 23 May 2023. Over 800 works by 350 artists are…
Galleries urged to review security in light of climate activism
Art galleries have been advised to take proactive steps to protect themselves from direct action by climate change activists. Amon…
Jobs under threat at Hampshire Cultural Trust
Up to 20 redundancies could be made at a cultural charity in Hampshire despite it becoming a new member of Arts Council England…
Lottery support for forestry arts projects in Scotland
Two arts projects focusing on forestry and sustainability in Scotland have received National Lottery support in the recent round o…
Funding shortfall puts Margate art school at risk of closure
The Margate School has announced it is at risk of closure due to a funding shortfall of £150,000. The independent post…
Gallery plagued by racism accusations relaunches
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art relaunches as 'esea contemporary' following critical audit that found it had lost sigh…
Art galleries express closure fears
Almost nine in 10 gallery leaders are concerned about their organisation’s future due to the cost-of-living crisis, accordin…
