Debbonaire: More money for arts ‘my first priority’
Shadow Culture Secretary pledges to explore opportunities for additional investment in the arts, describing proposed cuts to local…
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Finding fundraising focus amid the turbulence
At the start of 2024, Michelle Wright offers her expert advice about where to focus your fundraising energies in a climate of unce…
DCMS consults public on inventory of ‘intangible’ culture
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched an online consultation on the government's plans to ratify the…
Scottish culture budget to rise by £15.8m
The Scottish Government has previously pledged to invest an additional £100m in arts and culture by 2028/29.
Peers urge greater opportunity to study creative subjects
A cross-party group of life peers call for accountability measures to be reversed to help buck the decline of exam entries in crea…
Cultural rights are the cornerstone of equitable arts access
When did the idea of cultural rights emerge? And how is it being put into practice? Nicholas Burman has been researching various s…
SOLT/UK Theatre to place greater focus on advocacy
Joint Chief Executives say restructure will see greater emphasis placed on lobbying government and funding bodies in the run up to…
Opera plans: ACE to launch sector consultation
The funder has faced significant criticism in response to its investment decisions relating to opera for its 2023-26 National Port…
Creative freelancers in Wales facing ‘language barriers’
Report identifies 'growing pressure' to learn Welsh to work in the country's cultural sector, warning that it is '…
A trailblazer over four decades
Pauline Tambling, who played a huge role in the arts education and training world for four decades, has died. Her friend and colle…
Joining forces for the future
Last week, The Audience Agency announced a merger with fellow sector support charity, Culture24. Here, CEO Anne Torreggiani explai…
Review of indemnity scheme for loaning items underway
Review of government scheme may see humidity, temperature and light arrangements for storing cultural items on loan agreed on a ca…
Coalition forms to develop cultural devolution proposals
More than 20 sector organisations join forces to consider the impact of increased local level decision making on arts and culture…
Sector skills should be funded by employers, not ACE
The announcement last week (14 November) of the closure of Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills) was probably inevitable, writ…
Autumn Statement: Sector criticises lack of support for arts
Concerns raised over absence of long-term plan for the creative industries, but grassroots music industry welcomes measures to fre…
Music makers criticise government’s ‘tone deaf’ AI hearing
The Council of Music Makers (CMM) has dubbed a government hearing on the impact of AI “profoundly tone-deaf” for givin…
Music industry ‘hugely important’ for tourism
Culture, Media and Sport Committee told it is vital government gives tourism strategic importance and ensures international musici…
UK art market supports over 50,000 jobs and businesses
The UK art market directly supported 45,520 jobs and 7,800 businesses in 2023, the latest annual report from the British Art…
Big drop in arts and humanities PhD students
Concerns raised over future diversity and vitality of arts and humanities research as the number of UK-based doctoral students bei…
Autumn Statement could make sector vision a reality
Creativity and culture should be front and centre of the government’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, says Caroline Norbury,…
Autumn Statement: Creative industries urge action on arts education
Lack of investment in art and design education is having a 'damaging impact' on one of the UK’s most successful sect…
Culture Select Committee calls for film industry support
The Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of next week’s Autumn Statement&nbs…
Frazer extends government’s Creative Growth programme
Six areas across England are to be awarded a share of £10.9m to scale up hundreds of creative industry businesses. Culture S…
Exclusive: Creative and Cultural Skills to close
Loss of core Arts Council England funding a significant factor in the decision to close organisation established 18 years ago…
