Entire board departs NPO arts producer
Arts Council England says it has been “made aware" of changes to the board at SICK! Productions.
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Campaign to keep Northern Ballet’s music live
Musicians from the Northern Ballet Sinfonia have begun campaigning against a proposal to replace them with recordings for some tou…
Heritage Fund selects first areas for place-based funding
Funder to offer ringfenced support to 20 towns, cities and landscapes across the UK as part of its new 10-year strategy.
Manchester to host international music convention
Manchester has successfully bid to host the global music scene’s biggest conference, WOMEX, next October. The music conventi…
Financial barriers to creative work increasing, research finds
Bursary supporting talent from underrepresented backgrounds to get into the creative industries reopens amid concerns that fi…
ACE appoints museum development partners
Five regional providers have been appointed to deliver Arts Council England's Museum Development programme for 2024 to 2026. A…
Scores of NPOs yet to register for Illuminate
More than 50 National Portfolio Organisations miss deadline imposed by Arts Council England to register with new data platform tha…
DCMS pushes ‘retain and explain’ approach on contested statues
Guidance designed to help custodians of controversial public statues and monuments deal with calls for their removal has been publ…
Museums in Oxford return ancestral Aboriginal remains
A handover ceremony has taken place to mark the repatriation of ancestral remains from two museums in Oxford to Aboriginal communi…
First venue purchased under community ownership scheme
An initiative dubbed the 'National Trust of Music Venues’ confirms purchase of the freehold of its first grassroots musi…
Youth culture collaboration launches
An initiative designed to nurture young and emerging talent from East London has launched. The partnership, based at Stratford You…
National Theatre Wales appeals over funding cut
National Theatre Wales has said it will contest Arts Council Wales' decision to remove its core funding, warning the company f…
Royal & Derngate to reopen after RAAC discovery
Royal & Derngate has announced a timeline for reopening its main theatre spaces. Performances will resume in the Northampton t…
Arts Council England pauses funding for new NPO
Closure of performance spaces at Wigan-based National Portfolio Organisation results in massive loss in revenue, prompting Arts Co…
Financial climate for museums to ‘get worse before it gets better’
The cost-of-living crisis continues to impact museums across England, and the situation is expected to get worse before it gets be…
Northern Ballet ‘in serious financial trouble’
Ballet company confirms it is considering touring without an orchestra as part of efforts to save money in the face of rising cost…
Greenwich bids for London Borough of Culture
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is bidding to become London Borough of Culture 2025. According to a statement released by the local…
Creative sector regulator secures funding for launch
Regulatory body will launch by the end of next year, providing advice and support to people working in film, television, music and…
Octagon Theatre renovation reported ‘unaffordable’
Plans to turn Octagon Theatre in Yeovil into Somerset’s ‘Flagship Arts Venue’ could be in jeopardy after a Somer…
Theatres Trust: Concern for small to mid-scale theatres
The trust unveils plans to expand its free advice service and build the UK’s first comprehensive theatre database as part of…
Arts Marketing Association to trial four-day week
Arts Marketing Association (AMA) is trialling a four-day working week. The trial, which began yesterday (2 October) and will run u…
Bristol artists label funding delay ‘cruel and disrespectful’
Arts organisations and Equity members in Bristol claim they are struggling financially after the city council paused its cultural…
Partial closure of York Castle Museum after concrete discovery
Several galleries at York Castle Museum have been closed following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)…
Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
