Thursday, 16 May 2013
Trust and individual support for the arts grows, but London takes the lion’s share.
Total private sector investment in the arts and cultural sector grew by 7.6% between 2010/11 and 2011/12, providing just over a fifth of all arts funding in England and amounting to £660.5m – a rise of £46.8m. Almost 90% of all money donated by individuals and 67% donated by businesses went to London-based organisations, fuelling concerns that the cultural sector outside of London is being... read more
Friday, 17 May 2013
Record-breaking sales last year saw Lottery returns to the arts nudge towards £400m.
Photo: Lisa Brewster
Figures just released reveal that 2012/13 was a record-breaking year for The National Lottery, which has delivered the highest ever annual returns to the arts. Lottery ticket sales grew by 6.9% last year alone, to an all-time high of £7bn. This increase saw £2bn shared between the Good Causes,... read more
Friday, 17 May 2013
Bristol will play host to a TEDx event to encourage free-thinking, debate, collaboration and ideas-sharing across the sector.
Photo: inhyuksong
A jointly funded commission by Arts Council England (ACE) and the British Council will see a ‘TEDx’ event for the arts and cultural sector taking place as part of a wider series of lectures, conferences and debates exploring new ideas that could shape the future of the sector. The series is... read more
Friday, 10 May 2013
Network Rail has abandoned its plans to turn the Southwark theatre into a restaurant.
The Union Theatre will remain operating under the railway arches in the London borough of Southwark after a planning application to turn it into a restaurant was withdrawn by Network Rail. The company will now help the theatre to carry out necessary refurbishment work. Labour Londonwide Assembly... read more
Thursday, 09 May 2013
Paul Hamlyn Foundation marks its quarter century with funding for audience development to widen participation.
Five performing arts venues across the UK are to benefit from £500K granted over the next five years to help them develop partnerships, build community links and widen audiences, especially amongst those who might not normally attend the performances. Paul Hamlyn Foundation, which is offering the... read more
Thursday, 09 May 2013
Consultation proposes excluding sectors not directly involved in creative activity.
Photo: Margarida Sardo
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey is urging those working in creative roles to contribute to a consultation on the definitions of Creative Industries. A report published by Nesta earlier this year claimed that the DCMS had struggled to keep its classifications up to date in the face of significant changes... read more
Wednesday, 08 May 2013
Arts Council report provides economic ballast in the run-up to a Government spending review.
Arts and culture make up 0.4% of gross domestic product from a Government investment of less than 0.1%, according to a new report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). Earned income contributes the highest proportion of revenues to the sector, where aggregate turnover in the... read more
Tuesday, 07 May 2013
Creative Sector Services CIC will enable the three services currently run by ArtCo Trading Ltd to receive Lottery funds.
The three services currently delivered by Arts Council England’s (ACE) trading arm, ArtCo Trading Ltd, are being moved into a new independent Community Interest Company (CIC) to enable them to benefit from Lottery funding – something that isn’t possible for a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE. The... read more
Tuesday, 07 May 2013
The company plans to convert the property to a five-screen cinema with bar and café.
The building that has been the base for Rambert Dance Company for more than 40 years will continue to be a home for the arts when independent cinema chain Picturehouse takes it over later this year. A full planning application has been submitted to convert the property from its current use to a... read more