City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
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Levelling down London’s HE sector
Universities in the capital are set to lose nearly £80m in funding for arts courses. Diana Beech fears this will further wid…
Arts centres to host conference on censored exhibition
Two arts companies whose commission was censored by their council are hosting a public talk on the decision. Gabriella Hirst's…
Strategy will make Peterborough a ‘cultural hotspot’
The city must address a “cultural deficit” among its youth, consultation finds, as it eyes a bid for UK City of Cultur…
UK Government pledges to address Glasgow culture funding crisis
The UK Government has said it will help Glasgow address its culture funding crisis. The city’s cultural operator Glasgow Lif…
UK’s first public artwork honouring Windrush generation unveiled
Three marble and bronze scupltures of Caribbean produce have become the first public artwork in the UK celebrating the Windrush ge…
Aberdeen commits to digital music teaching
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to provide online instrumental lessons for pupils. It first introduced digital music less…
£18m Sunderland venue set to open
Sunderland’s newest music and performance venue The Fire Station has released details of its opening programme. Operated by…
Council criticised over mixed messages on theatre sale
A £191,000 Culture Recovery Fund grant was meant to help the theatre reopen and reach new audiences. Now, locals can't g…
Coventry 2021: spotlighting disabled artists
Jake Bartle reports on how Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 is shining a spotlight on disabled artists.
Council axes popular blues festival
The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival has been cancelled by Colne Town Council due to rising costs. Council chair, Liberal D…
Peterborough to deliberate on new cultural strategy
Peterborough is set to decide a new 10-year strategy to turn the area into a "cultural hotspot". The proposed…
Few of ACE’s priority places are among the lowest funded
Fifty-four priority areas for investment have high rates of deprivation and low cultural engagement, but some of the low…
Abandoned church to become arts and music venue
Ipswich Council has granted planning permission for St Clement's Church to be repurposed into an arts centre and music ve…
Swansea Council opens £50k Cultural Fund
Swansea Council has opened a £50,000 Cultural Fund to help its local arts and culture sector bounce back from…
Blackpool begins work on £13m Showtown Museum
Work has begun on Blackpool’s Showtown Museum after delays caused by the pandemic. The £13m project, which will tell t…
New culture strategy for North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire Council has appointed creative consultants Beam to determine its new culture and heritage strategy. T…
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery is moving house
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery will move out of Apsley House, allaying concerns it could be closed indefinitely. Work will no…
West Yorkshire moots ‘Town of Culture’ award
A 'Town of Culture' competition could be heading to West Yorkshire as early as 2023 under the area's economic recovery…
Falkirk Council to vote on arts centre location
Falkirk Council is set to vote on a site for its new arts centre and council headquarters. The £45m arts centre, which…
London invests £1.3m into creative jobs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £1.3m for the city's Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZs) as part of a plan to do…
Council cancellation of controversial comedian contested
Nearly 29,000 people have signed a petition in support of Roy "Chubby" Brown after a performance in Sheffield was cancel…
Sheffield ‘starved’ of arts funding
Sheffield receives less arts funding than Manchester despite having a larger population. Analysis by The Star found that…
Creative freelancers missing out on business support
After the turmoil of Covid-19, policymakers are taking interest in a new report that categorises creative freelancers based on the…
