Foundations granted arts more than £200m during pandemic
A report from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation shows arts and culture grants from trusts and foundations spiked in financial year 2020/2…
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Royal Exchange cancellation due to pro-Palestine and trans rights song
A five-week run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been cancelled at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. A modern take o…
Joe Lycett calls for end to ‘red tape’ within arts
Joe Lycett has launched an arts 'manifesto' after being unveiled as the orchestrator of a series of staged protests by a m…
Government will not intervene in WNO funding, says Bryant
Arts Minister Chris Bryant says DCMS is working with the Welsh government to ‘understand the situation’ around Welsh N…
ITC and Bectu agree on new pay and conditions
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) and trade union Bectu are rolling out a new pay and conditions agreement for in-house staff…
Coldplay to donate 10% of show earnings to grassroots venues
Coldplay's UK stadium shows will also see priority for local residents and a limited number of 'affordable' tickets.
British Museum plans to keep entry free
The Director of the British Museum, Nicholas Cullinan, has said he plans to keep the institution free to all visitors. Speaking to…
Natural History Museum plans £150m transformation
Museum's Director says works are part of institution's ambition to become a "catalyst for change" on environment…
Spanish language theatre shuts due to financial challenges
A Spanish language theatre in London has closed due to “a lack of financial support". Performing in English and Spanish…
DfE launches £5.8m music education programme
Young Sounds UK will work in collaboration with local Music Hub partners to deliver the four-year programme.
Royal Exchange cancels show’s entire run
Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester has cancelled all performances of its production of A Midsummer Night's Dream after &ldqu…
Launch of Museum Data Service ‘a major milestone’ for culture sector
A digital platform that will bring together more than 100 million object records from 1,750 accredited museums and other collectio…
‘No easy answer’ for library funding, warns Bryant
Local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23.
Oasis ticket sale may have breached consumer law
Ticketmaster and Oasis are being urged to refund the difference between the initial cost of tickets and the price some buyers paid…
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…
Government delays planned review of Arts Council England
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says study into the funding environment for arts and culture organisations will be conducted before a…
Digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive over £75k
Eight artists from Northern Ireland will share £75,835 of funding toward the creation of art projects using digital tec…
UK live music sector revenue tops £6bn for first time
Research finds growth in total revenue for the live sector has been driven mainly by increased income from concerts.
Save the Children pulls out of museum event over sponsorship
Save the Children has pulled out of an event at London's Science Museum following concerns among its supporters about the inst…
Horniman returns artefacts to Aboriginal community
A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance to the Aboriginal Warumungu Community in Australia's Northern Ter…
Charity launches daytime events at independent music venues
Independent Venue Community says it wants to unlock the daytime potential of independent music venues, starting with a pilot progr…
Equity chief calls on PM to ‘return arts funding to where it was’
The General Secretary of performers' union Equity has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer not to forget the creative industries…
ACW temporarily closes two funding streams for review
Arts Council Wales has announced it is pausing two funding schemes targeted at educators and learners for review. The Go and See a…
Security staff at London museums in strike ballot over pay
Security guards working at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum are being balloted on strike action for a pay rise to…
