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Income generated from the use of recorded music in public places topped £283.5m last year, up 4% from 2022 - the highest level ever recorded by music licensing body PPL (Phonographic...
Arts People
CHARLOTTE MILLER and CRAIG WEST have joined the Music Education Council (MEC) as trustees.
As Programme Director of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Great Britain, West oversees all its...
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Several art groups are among 28 community projects to share in more than £480,000 of government funding as part of the Windrush Day Grant Scheme.
Administered by the Department for Levelling...
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Leading economist says limiting numbers of students allowed to study creative subjects at university would allow government to invest significantly more, making remaining provision 'outstanding'.
From opera and elitism to education and diversity, Richard Morrison discusses the wide-ranging problems facing the music sector in the UK and offers some solutions.
Arts People
Sir ROLY KEATING has announced that he will leave his role as Chief Executive of the British Library in April next year.
Keating was appointed to the post in 2012 following a broadcasting career...
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Funding cuts are destroying Britain’s “top-notch” classical music organisations, according to the new chief conductor at the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano....
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A 19th-Century Hampshire windmill that houses a display of historic farming artefacts has closed following the withdrawal of council funding from its operator.
Eastleigh Borough Council terminated...
With funding increasingly moving outside London, Lina Johansson, joint artistic director of the Hackney-based theatre company Mimbre, speaks to Aysha Imtiaz warning that in 10 years time the borough may not be the creative hub it is today.
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Initial findings from Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey on local authority funding reveal councils are selling off venues and 'spinning out' arts and culture to independent entities to save money.
From issue 375
Opinion
Artistic freedom is an increasingly contested area of public discourse. But as Ruth Anderson of Index on Censorship argues, while she might not agree with what is expressed, she defends the right to do so.
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Independent Society of Musicians warns that Arts Council England's last-minute decision leaves staff and freelancers "in the dark" about their future employment.
In a contracting arts funding environment, Michael Kenny, Owen Garling and Steph Coulter of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy explore what the case for a cultural infrastructure might look like.
In Germany, selective government investment in the arts has given rise to cultural workers who want to have their cake and eat it, argues Ido Nahari.
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Art therapy is associated with positive outcomes for children and adolescents in a hospital-based mental health unit, a new study published in the Journal of Mental Health has found....
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An exhibit at a Tasmanian museum must allow men admission following a court ruling in a gender discrimination case.
The Ladies Lounge at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) has been...
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Select Committee says government must ‘plug the gaps' in outdated copyright and intellectual property regulations’ to help future-proof creators rights.
Clare Armistad interviews Max Hollein of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art about dealing with accusations of hoarding while managing an annual budget of $320m without subsidy.
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A music initiative designed to "empower and celebrate" grassroots music communities has launched.
Studio Monkey Shoulder, established by Monkey Shoulder Whisky, aims to recognise and...
Arts People
ANDREW SHEPHERD has been appointed Chief Executive of Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. He will take up the role in July.
He replaces MATHEW RUSSELL who, during a seven-year...
Arts People
TARA WILKINSON has been appointed Executive Director of Tall Stories theatre company.
Together with co-founder and Artistic Director TOBY MITCHELL and Marking Director CLARE LEWIS, Wilkinson will...
From issue 375
Opinion
Andrew Pinnock, a former Arts Council officer, thinks it’s time for an honest review of our national development agency for creativity and culture, based on truthful foundations.
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Department for Education confirms that a minister has been present at only one meeting of the board in charge of challenging the government on music education plans.
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Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire found to be below average.
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Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for consultation.
Launching the exercise, Birmingham City Council...