Staff at British Museum announce Easter strikes
Union workers at the British Museum have announced further strike dates over the Easter holidays, as part of widespread industrial…
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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…
North Shields theatre to reopen with new operator
The charity that runs the Exchange Theatre in North Shields has announced that it will close the venue after failing to reach an a…
Eight new National Youth Music Organisations
The number of National Youth Music Organisations more than doubles as part of government plans to improve access to music opportun…
DCMS reveals beneficiaries of £59m Culture Investment Fund
Third round of the government's Cultural Investment Fund sees £32m for culture projects, £5m for libraries and &po…
Culture& announces Sotheby’s scholarship programme
A new scholarship programme is set to offer full-tuition scholarships and living expenses support for students from diverse backgr…
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…
Croydon announces Borough of Culture calendar
Croydon has shared its programme of arts and cultural events for its stint as London Borough of Culture. The timetable will run fr…
Oldham Council ‘unable to hand full ACE grant to Coliseum’
Local authority says it is 'not able' to handover entirety of £1.85m offered to it by Arts Council England to Oldham…
Opera plans: ACE analysis will ‘inform future investment’
An independent analysis of opera and musical theatre will be completed by October, with the findings set to inform future support…
Museum’s artefact database ‘inaccessible’ after cyber attack
A cyber attack linked to Russian hackers that took place more than a year ago is continuing to prevent a museum from accessing its…
Growing calls for inquiry into Coventry City of Culture Trust
Politicians call for formal inquiry into handling of charity’s finances, as accounts show expenditure exceeded grants from l…
Free safeguarding training for UK dance sector
The national support organisation for dance is offering free safeguading training for the sector. One Dance UK has partnered with…
Hunt extends tax relief for theatres and museums
Theatre sector welcomes commitment in Spring Budget to extend higher rate tax relief for a further two years, saying it will help…
Ofsted emphasises importance of arts education
Ofsted Chief Inspector says the government body recognises the values of arts education, as report underlines decline in provision…
Chancellor to announce £8.6m for Edinburgh festivals
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce £8.6m of funding for Edinburgh’s festivals in tomorrow's S…
ACE vows to prevent ‘commercial exploitation’ of audience data
Arts Council England says platform developers PwC will not be allowed to benefit commercially from data provided to it, as it publ…
Royal Opera House accused of ‘whitewashing’
An advocacy group for British East and South East Asians working in the screen and stage industries has accused the Royal Opera Ho…
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…
Society of London Theatre launches diversity initiative
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is launching a new membership category as part of a drive for greater diversity among its mem…
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…
Nottingham Council to consider reopening city’s castle
Nottingham Castle could fully reopen to the public in June if plans are approved at a council meeting next week. The visitor attra…
National Theatre to cut back activity for four years
The National Theatre says it is planning to reduce its activity over the next four years “in order to ensure financial stabi…
