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…
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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…
Government spent £1.5m on artworks during the pandemic
The government has spent £1.5m on art for official buildings since the start of the pandemic, according to an investigation…
Welsh Government sets culture and heritage anti-racism targets
Publicly funded organisations in Wales will be required to report diversity figures, lift barriers to cultural participation and m…
Welsh language youth theatre to relaunch
The Welsh Government is investing £1m over the next five years to support the relaunch of the Urdd’s national youth th…
A shift in mindset for cultural governance
Becky Chapman and Ben Qasim Monks are co-chairs of the board at Exeter Northcott Theatre. They share how they have shifted from an…
DCMS study moots major new data platform
Report recommends new cultural sector data platform to help make the case for increased funding across the arts.
Who runs the arts in England?
New research confirms that elite institutions are still the dominant players in the interconnecting networks running the arts. Dav…
How dynamic are you?
What we used to think of as ‘contingency planning’ is now just planning, says Patrick Towell. That is what it means to…
Government seeks 5% savings from major arts and culture institutions
A government review of public bodies will consider whether they should be retained or abolished as well as seeking efficiency savi…
Name change for ‘whitewashed’ Kala Sangam sparks anguish
Founding members of the South Asian arts company accuse Arts Council England of turning a blind eye to "the definition of app…
A model of leadership for uncertain times
Research about co-leadership in the arts mostly focuses on sharing the executive function between artistic and operational roles….
Fresh pressure on British Museum’s BP sponsorship
The British Museum's board of trustees have received a formal call to reject a new sponsorship deal with BP. Sent following re…
Unions blame DfE for ALRA closure
The Department for Education (DfE) bears "significant responsibility" for ALRA's sudden closure, unions say. In…
Youth theatre suspends MP trustee
British Youth Music Theatre has suspended Conservative MP David Warburton as a trustee following allegations of illegal drug use a…
UK tours in EU ‘too expensive’
Theatre company Really Useful Group has brought in a production of The Phantom of the Opera from China to tour the EU, because Bre…
Music education survey paints bleak picture
Almost all music teachers agree the government should consult them on the much-anticipated refreshed National Plan for Music Educa…
NPO board rules ‘potentially damaging’ for arts charities
Governance requirements for the next National Portfolio are "taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut" and could lead to boa…
British Council restructure threatens sector, strikers say
Plans to cut arts jobs will irreversibly damage the organisation, workers say, as their union calls the consultation “severe…
