Grassroots music sector in ‘full-blown crisis’
Research conducted by Music Venues Trust finds 125 grassroots music venues across the UK have been lost in the last eight months.
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Conservation costs at National Trust hit record high
The National Trust (NT) has reported spending a record £179m on conserving its historic buildings and collections last year….
Hollywood strike action hits UK film and TV crews
A survey commissioned by the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union (Bectu) suggests that industrial disput…
Commercial art gallery closes after 15 years
A commercial contemporary art gallery in central London has closed due to "mounting debts" made worse by Brexit, inflati…
Artists in London reliant on income from outside sector
Survey of artists with affordable rent studios in London finds only one in three make a living from work within the industry.
Theatre and live music prices rise as inflation remains at 8.7%
Increases in the cost of theatre and live music performances have contributed to record inflation rates for recreation and culture…
Campaign to make festivals affordable for the young
Amid evidence that rising costs are preventing young people from accessing music festivals, a new campaign seeks to offer tickets…
Festival cancelled over cost of living concerns
A music festival in Essex has been cancelled due to escalating production costs. The BBC reports that artists including Bastille,…
The Mono Box announces closure after 10 years
The Mono Box, a training organisation for the performing arts, is set to close later this year. According to a statement released…
Perthshire festival cancels over low ticket sales
A music and arts festival in the grounds of a historic country house in Perthshire has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Th…
Rising costs ‘devastating’ independent festival sector
Trade body says the risks associated with staging a festival are now 'very high' due to increased production costs and a d…
Battersea Arts Centre makes redundancies in face of rising costs
Increasing costs, inflationary pressures and changes to funding have led to the National Portfolio Organisation taking 'tough…
Arts funding in the Carolean era
London’s South Bank has been an extraordinarily successful regeneration story. Elaine Bedell thinks it’s now time for…
Wisbech museum to charge visitors due to ‘financial crisis’
Historic museum introduces admission charges for the first time in its history, warning that its future beyond the end of the curr…
Plymouth music festival cancelled due to financial pressures
The 1 Big Summer Festival in Plymouth will not go ahead this year due to the cost-of-living crisis, organisers have announced. The…
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…
Norwich Theatre Royal becomes a Real Living Wage employer
As part of Norwich’s designation as a Living Wage City, Norwich Theatre, Royal has signed up to the Living Wage Foundation&r…
Theatre launches fundraising bid to cover Covid rent bill
A London theatre is raising money to pay a £120,000 bill from rent arrears built up during the pandemic. Sasha Regan, founde…
Henley: ACE ‘pushing government for extra funding’
Arts Council England Chief Executive outlines efforts to support arts and culture sector in face of continuing economic pressure.
Audience figures highlight ongoing recovery from pandemic
Latest data from The Audience Agency (TAA) suggests a “long shadow” from the Covid pandemic is still affecting the sec…
Campaigners protest ongoing closure of Swindon museum
Campaigners in Swindon calling for a museum to reopen held a tea party earlier this week to mark three years since its closure. Sw…
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…
Partner Pod: Surviving permacrisis
Are the arts locked in a permacrisis? How do we survive it if so? How long until we get back to 'normal'? Join Robin Cantr…
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…
