Friday, 24 May 2024
Rose Bruford College is closing its acting course and campus in Wigan, two years after taking it over following the closure of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA).
The Stage reports that the college's leaders said it was a "solely financial decision" and it will be supporting current students to find an "alternative location" to complete their studies.
No new students will be joining... read more
Rose Bruford closes 'unviable' Wigan campus (The Stage)
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
First Minister John Swinney's decision to axe Scotland's Minister for Culture is causing concern in Edinburgh's festival sector.
The responsibilities of the axed ministerial position have been folded into Angus Robertson’s brief as the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture.
Speaking to Scotland's The Herald newspaper, Francesca Hegyi, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh... read more
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has demanded "a very full and comprehensive explanation from Creative Scotland" after the arts funding body was accused of misleading MSPs over a three-screen art installation it supported that would have included non-simulated sex acts.
REIN, directed by Leonie Rae Gasson, was awarded £85,000 by Creative Scotland to develop what was described as “an... read more
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has launched a new campaign calling on musicians to support grassroots music venues.
'The Artist Pledge' is asking for artists to make a commitment to give back to small venues at a point in their careers when they are headlining arenas.
Toni Coe-Brooker at MVT said the campaign is “asking artists today to stand with all of us in the grassroots sector as a show of... read more
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
The third edition of a UK-France programme that provides opportunities for visual artists from both countries has opened for applications.
Through the Magnetic 3 programme, administered by Arts Council England, five arts organisations in the UK will be paired with organisations in France.
UK artists will be able to apply for a residency with the French organisation paired with the region where... read more
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
The British Museum has found a further 268 items that went missing or were stolen from its storerooms.
The Guardian reports that the latest batch of recovered items brings the total to 626. George Osborne, the museum’s Chair, said the number of items recovered so far was a “remarkable result”.
“Few expected to see this day, and even I had my doubts," he said.
"When we announced the devastating... read more
British Museum says 626 items lost or stolen have been found (The Guardian)
Monday, 20 May 2024
English Cathedrals has launched a new partnership with a consultant arts curator to offer support and advice to any cathedral exploring opportunities to use the visual arts to attract new audiences.
Visual arts adviser Jacquiline Creswell will work with interested cathedrals to identify opportunities, curate and deliver projects, select artists and artworks, advise on procurement and, if... read more
Monday, 20 May 2024
The warden of Goldsmiths, University of London has said that studying creative arts, social sciences or humanities is "a bridge rather than a barrier to success" after the university jumped 22 places in the Complete University Guide (CUG) rankings.
It's the highest position in five years for the university specialising in the study of creative, cultural and social subjects, which now ranks 52 out... read more
Goldsmiths jumps 22 places in university league table despite financial shortfall (London News Online)
Monday, 20 May 2024
Arts organisations in Powys are set to benefit from a share of £675,000 of grant funding from the government's Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF),
The successful bid from Powys County Council's Arts Service focused on supporting resilience, sustainability and transformation in the county's arts and creative industries.
Part of the funding will be used to bring the organisations together in a... read more
Monday, 20 May 2024
Members of performers' union Equity have voted unanimously to pass an emergency motion supporting the Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus in a dispute over contract changes and compulsory redundancies.
The vote was taken at Equity’s Annual conference on Sunday, lending weight to the union's previous statements resisting changes to reduce the ensemble's current full-time contracts, which would lead... read more
Friday, 17 May 2024
More than 100 performers have cancelled appearances at the Great Escape music festival in Brighton in protest over claims that event sponsor Barclays Bank has increased its investment in arms companies that trade with Israel.
According to a report in The Guardian, 120 acts, around a quarter of those booked, have now backed out of performing as part of a campaign led by activist group Bands... read more
Thursday, 16 May 2024
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's (RPO) status as the Royal Albert Hall's (RAH) Associate Orchestra will be extended to 2029.
The partnership, formalised in 2019, was initially scheduled to run for five years.
RPO said that following the extension of Vasily Petrenko's contract as Music Director until 2030 and the appointment of Joe Hisaishi as the Orchestra’s Composer-in-Association, the... read more
Thursday, 16 May 2024
A group of lawyers that supports Israel has criticised a statement made by the Arnolfini last week in which the art gallery apologised for cancelling an event as part of the Bristol Palestine Film Festival last November.
Arnolfini's apology condemned "the ongoing devastation and loss of life in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Israel" as "abhorrent".
“The International Court of Justice... read more
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
There is strong public support for local authority funding of museums, a survey has found.
YouGov research commissioned by Art Fund and the National Museum Directors' Council (NMDC) found that 74% of people said local government should provide at least half of its funding, with 45% saying that councils should provide most or all of it.
Meanwhile, 89% of UK adults think museums are important to UK... read more
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Campaigners have called on Shropshire Council to protect a charity-run art centre amid concerns that the local authority plans to sell the building.
English Bridge Workshop at Abbey Foregate has provided studio spaces for local artists and community groups since 1985. The building is council-owned but run by the charity Makespace CIC.
The charity says its trustees have been working with the... read more