Funding levels for libraries decline sharply
Spending on libraries in Britain has fallen by 17%, new statistics show. Official figures released by the Chartered Institute of P…
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Cultural policymakers declare £581k in additional earnings
Declared additional income from 19 MPs engaged in cultural policy consists of additional earnings, donations and gifts, with the m…
Bullying bosses, broken boards and a crisis of accountability
Melissa Nisbett, Ben Walmsley and Emma McDowell have been conducting research on abusive leadership in the arts. Their findings wi…
Championing communities
Clore Leadership has held its 5th conference addressing issues of governance in the cultural sector. The theme this year was champ…
Frazer becomes Culture Secretary amid DCMS break-up
MP for South East Cambridgeshire to become sixth Culture Secretary in the last five years as Sunak breaks up Department for Digita…
Crafts Council reports first financial loss in four years
Effects of pandemic and inability to attract tenants for spare office space see Crafts Council record financial loss.
NPO decisions: What now for the unsuccessful?
As the dust settles on funding decisions made by Arts Council England last month, Arts Professional has been looking at the option…
Competition watchdog rules out music streaming investigation
Despite concerns from music industry stakeholders, the UK's competition watchdog has decided that a formal investigation…
North East to pilot £2.25m tourism project
The North East has been chosen as the location for a government pilot programme aimed at developing tourism. NewcastleGateshead In…
Arts Council NPO delay: Labour demands explanation
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell calls on government to explain why National Portfolio funding announcement was delayed, sayin…
NPO delay ‘due to reshuffle’, former Arts Minister claims
A decision to delay the announcement of Arts Council England's investment plans was made due to this week's government res…
Scottish Government: supporting arts ‘incredibly challenging’
Following a spate of closures in recent weeks, the Scottish Government is in talks about how to help struggling arts and culture o…
Sunak keeps Donelan as Culture Secretary
Donelan becomes the first DCMS Secretary of State to serve consecutively under two Prime Ministers.
Performing ‘boardness’
What does it mean to have an artist-in-residence working with the board? Nicola Triscott reflects on an unusual journey revealing…
V&A moves to return looted treasures to Ghana
The Victoria and Albert Museum is in talks over returning looted artefacts to Ghana. Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, has s…
Dorries departs from DCMS
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has announced she is stepping down. During her year-long tenure, Dorries instructed Arts Council…
Proposals for branch of Natural History Museum in Scotland stall
Plans to establish a new branch of the Natural History Museum in Scotland have stalled due to staffing changes at the Department f…
Next Prime Minister urged to reform ACE
Equity calls on Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to reform the system of arts councils across the UK and adopt regional structures, which…
Johnson considers peerage for Dorries
Boris Johnson is preparing to offer Nadine Dorries a peerage in the Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours, according to The T…
Government commits £4m to overhaul local tourism boards
Responding to an independent review into England’s local tourism bodies, DCMS commits to pilot project to test new ways of o…
What will the next Prime Minister mean for the arts?
With two of Boris Johnson’s most senior cabinet ministers left in the running to replace him, what might the arts sector exp…
CMA nixes full investigation of music streaming market
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed not to refer the music streaming market to full investigation after a m…
Natural History Museum ‘on path to irrelevance and failure’
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is “set on a course that can only lead to irrelevance and failure”, a former member o…
ACE to offer ‘wind down’ funding for unsuccessful NPOs
Arts Council England sets aside money to allow National Portfolio Organisations to close their operations or adopt a new business…
