Wednesday, 03 April 2024
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).
The Castle Museum, housed in the former York County Gaol, was shut between September and December while undergoing remedial works to deal with RAAC from a roof installed in the 1980s.
In a report due to be... read more
Wednesday, 03 April 2024
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 Industry says rules introduced last week mean UK artists can claim resale royalties each time their art - including paintings, sculptures, prints and photographs - is resold in the Australian professional... read more
Tuesday, 02 April 2024
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 events.
A total of £300,000 has been provided for the Sunderland Music City project from a social investment fund for the North East of England established by Northstar Ventures and £37,500 from the County... read more
Tuesday, 02 April 2024
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, said the events will not take place this year after it failed to secure financial support from the public body.
"While bids from events for funding support continue to exceed monies available—especially... read more
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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 the lowest incomes will be able to receive a voucher for a free visit to their local English Heritage site alongside their emergency food parcel.
More than 100 food bank centres in the Trussell Trust network... read more
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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 the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation, the 'Culture Makes…' campaign intends to make the case for culture and as a human right "which urgently needs investment".
More than 40 organisations including... read more
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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 for a week before closing on Tuesday (26 March).
A total of 239 arts organisations were selected to take part in the campaign. Big Give and NPAC have said they focused on ensuring that funds and support are... read more
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
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.
The move follows public and political fallout after its decision to award £85,000 to a controversial film featuring actors in “non-simulated” sex scenes.
Scottish Parliament has launched a separate... read more
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
The British Museum is suing a former curator of Greek and Roman Art, alleging that they stole or damaged more than 2,000, mainly unregistered, artefacts from its collection.
The museum’s lawyer, Daniel Burgess, said Higgs, who was fired in 2023, “abused his position of trust” and took the items, including ancient gems and gold jewellery, over a 10-year period, according to the Associated Press.... read more
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Several arts leaders representing Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisations have faced criticism after The Guardian revealed they hold membership to the exclusive, all-male Garrick Club.
Alex Beard, the Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House, which receives ACE’s largest individual investment of over £22m per year, has been named a member, as has the Chair at English National... read more
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
A non-profit arts organisation is launching a commercial contemporary gallery next month in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, with support from Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council.
Stryx Gallery will be a new venture from Stryx, a female-led arts residency, studios and exhibition space in Digbeth.
The organisation's co-directors, Anna Katarzyna Domejko and Karolina Korupczynska, say... read more
Monday, 25 March 2024
A library in Somerset with a specialist performing arts section offering music and drama resources to the public faces closure as the local council looks to save money.
Yeovil Library has more than 40,000 items in its collection, including manuscripts, musicals and plays, and is described as a “unique asset” by Performing Arts Library Outreach Officer Natalie Snelson.
"We're really lucky to have... read more
Monday, 25 March 2024
A new multi-purpose arts venue in Worcester has been given the green light by council planners.
The BBC reports that Worcester City Council’s planning committee unanimously granted permission for the full redesign and internal refurbishment of the Scala and Corn Exchange buildings to create three multi-use spaces.
The Stage will host live performances, comedy and gigs, The Screen will host films... read more
Monday, 25 March 2024
English Heritage is trialling the use of visible body-worn cameras on its staff at four locations in an attempt to discourage antisocial behaviour and crime.
Used at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, Tilbury Fort in Essex, Kenwood House in north London and Marble Hill in south London, English Heritage says that footage is being recorded "on the basis of our legitimate interest in deterring and... read more
English Heritage trials body-worn cameras amid rising heritage crime (Museums Association)
Thursday, 21 March 2024
St John’s Cambridge is to abolish its mixed-voice choir, with the redundancy of it Director of Music, Graham Walker, the college has announced.
The choir, St John's Voices will close at the end of this academic year in June 2024.
The Master of the college Heather Hancock, a former civil servant, has taken the decision following the inclusion of girl choristers and female altos in the main college... read more