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Evaluation of carer support programme funded by Creative Scotland finds that despite a strong positive response from participants and organisations there are questions concerning sustainability.
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Museums across Liverpool are expected to stay closed after the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) rejected a pay offer from National Museums Liverpool (NML).
In a post, Laura Pye, Director...
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For every £1 earned by men employed in the cultural sector women are paid 85 pence, government statistics show.
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The Director of London’s Vagina Museum, FLORENCE SCHECHTER, will be stepping down in May.
She will be replaced in the short term by the museum's Head of Communications and Fundraising,...
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York Museums Trust (YMT) has revealed it lost £400,000 in revenue because one of its sites was closed for three months following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved concrete (RAAC).
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UK artists will earn new royalties when their work is resold in Australia as part of a free trade agreement between the UK and Australia, the government has said.
The Department for Trade and...
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Review into impact of arts programmes aimed at preventing youth offending finds insufficient evidence to calculate their effectiveness, but anecdotal evidence points towards positive outcomes.
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MOIRA SINCLAIR OBE is to stand down as Chief Executive of Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) in February 2025 after ten years leading the organisation.
Over the last decade, Sinclair has led...
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Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust has received more than £300,000 for a music initiative designed to provide people from diverse backgrounds with full access to educational and cultural...
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Proposed cuts would see performers paid less as a result of reduced working hours, with Musicians’ Union saying the situation is a 'direct result of underfunding and defunding of opera'.
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Two literary festivals in Glasgow have been cancelled after a funding application to Creative Scotland was unsuccessful.
Glasgow Life, the charity that runs the Aye Write and Wee Write festivals,...
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The classical music venue’s new fund has been set up to allow it to run without funds from the public purse if ever necessary, amid “an uncertain public funding environment for classical music”.
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CLARISSA WIDYA and KIM PEARCE are stepping down as co-Artistic Directors of Papergang Theatre after leading the British East and South East Asian-focused (BESEA) company for the last decade.
Widya...
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NICHOLAS CULLINAN has been named as the new Director of the British Museum.
Cullinan has led the National Portrait Gallery since April 2015. Before that, he worked as a curator at the Metropolitan...
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English Heritage and the Trussell Trust have announced a new initiative to provide free days out for people who access food banks.
Following a successful pilot scheme last summer, people on...
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JAYNE-ANNE GADHIA has been announced as the new Chair of Shakespeare’s Globe, taking over the position from MARGARET CASELY-HAYFORD, who has led the board since 2018.
Gadhia is Chair of...
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Birmingham-based contemporary art gallery Ikon has revealed a new leadership team format with permanent appointments for IAN HYDE as Chief Executive Officer, MELANIE POCOCK as Artistic Director (...
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Seven UK universities have announced job cuts affecting arts courses in recent weeks with performing arts courses particularly at risk.
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A UK-wide campaign designed to highlight the impact culture and heritage organisations make within their communities in the run-up to the next general election will launch in May.
Established by...
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Creative health charity Arts & Health South West said that despite turning to alternative funding models after losing its National Portfolio status last year, it hasn't been possible to secure its financial future.
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The inaugural arts-focused campaign run by match-funding platform Big Give has raised £2.8m.
Operating in partnership with New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture (NPAC), the campaign ran...
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Music industry representatives tell MPs they would back the idea of a fan-led inquiry into grassroots music venues, similar to that seen in football.
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Creative Scotland has deferred decision-making for its Open Fund for Individuals by up to four weeks while conducting an internal review to identify areas for improvement in its awarding process....
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Disabled arts commissioner Unlimited says funding awards will help showcase the 'vibrant spectrum of disabled artists across the UK'.
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The Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) has named LOYD GROSSMAN as Chair. The organisation has also named ABI ENOLA as Vice Chair.
The appointments follow the formation of a new board of...