How does political work get funded?
Who decides what political work is worth funding? And has the moment passed by the time the funding comes through? Kathryn Bilyard…
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No extension for supply chain companies paid months late
Those that have finally been paid their emergency grants are left with little time to use them: "They've put co…
Supply chain companies fear grant reductions over loan status
Companies are yet to receive Culture Recovery Fund grants that need to be used by the end of the month. Some fear the mo…
Emergency funding saved 2,400 heritage jobs
The National Lottery Heritage Fund says its speedy funding response to Covid-19 saved jobs and facilitated social distancing. But…
New obligations to protect UK’s art market from money laundering
With under a month to go for art businesses and artists to register with HMRC, Mary-Alice Stack explores how the sector is respond…
PRS sets 10% interim livestream tariff against objections
The royalties society says the rate, already more than double that levied on in-person shows, is "discounted" from a per…
Cinema Museum faces closure amid developer’s silence
The organisation has received repeated assurances but no answers about what happens when the lease on its home of 22 years expires…
‘Red alert’: One quarter of festivals cancelled
The first wave of festival cancellations is the canary in the coal mine as Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage says insurance is &q…
Ten arts organisations receive a quarter of trust and foundation funding
Private funders are increasingly interested in supporting new business models and the cultural workforce, growing their aid i…
‘Priority places’ list to guide increased ACE investment
New capital and business development programmes are in the pipeline as ACE looks to "refresh" the criteria for exis…
‘Market failure’ in events insurance must be addressed, sector says
If the Government is confident in getting events back by June 21, it shouldn't hesitate to extend insurance beyond its pilot p…
Battersea Arts Centre brings in ‘pay what you can’ model
The National Portfolio Organisation has pursued its plan to widen access in spite of the pandemic and says funders have been "…
Southbank Sinfonia merges with St John’s Smith Square
The partnership will afford more stability to both organisations as they aim to create "one of the most accessible and creati…
DCMS and ACE face inquiry into Culture Recovery Fund following due diligence issues
Arts Council England has investigated 46 suspected cases of fraud and revoked three grants worth a total of £570,000.
V&A’s Theatre and Performance archive ‘at risk of becoming a dead collection’
Staff restructuring proposals that threaten the museum department have been condemned as a "devastatingly bad idea&…
Nottingham arts win grim victory in council funding U-turn
A campaign to reduce proposed funding cuts has succeeded but organisations will still lose thousands of pounds.
Just over half of emergency arts funding has been distributed
An investigation into the Culture Recovery Fund found £335m of awarded funds were still sitting in DCMS' coffers last mo…
Budget 2021 receives a warm welcome from arts sector (freelancers excluded)
Another £300m for the Culture Recovery Fund, a wider safety net for the self-employed, and continued VAT and business r…
Invest 50p per person in culture for Covid-19 recovery, manifesto urges
Local authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber are being called on to "defend and when possible increase" spend…
Emergency funding lifelines for Northern Irish and Scottish arts
Northern Irish organisations' coronavirus deficits will be eliminated by new grants as Scotland offers new support for events…
Streaming licences are here to stay
PRS for Music’s controversial new streaming licences were inevitable, writes Phil Tucker. Those who embrace the change will…
Déjà vu over value news
DCMS’ new model for measuring culture’s economic value shows no understanding of how public policy has developed in re…
Insurance payouts for arts businesses could run into billions
A Supreme Court decision has opened the door for thousands of arts and entertainment companies to claim business interruption insu…
Insurance scheme needed now to save 2021 festivals
A £650m Government-backed insurance scheme could salvage £2bn worth of activity, the sector argues.
