Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The Theatres Trust has received a £125,000 donation to its Theatre Protection Fund from Mamma Mia producer Judy Craymer, which matches the opening donation to the fund from The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. The trust exists to help protect theatres across the country that have significant value within their communities but are struggling with funding and allows any UK theatre to submit... read more
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The first ever large-scale survey of the UK’s cultural organisations and will investigate the wider contributions of theatres, music venues and galleries to the UK economy and society, with the aim of reaffirming the links between arts and humanities research, cultural institutions and the creative industries. It is being conducted by the Centre for Business Research at the University of... read more
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Static Gallery in Liverpool is taking a direct approach to asking visitors to help it with its debts, following a sequence of costly disputes with Liverpool City Council. A new exhibition, Debt Machine, addresses the gallery’s financial situation and asks whether there has been “an orchestrated campaign by elements within Liverpool City Council to destabilize Static Gallery since its 2008 Noodle... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A £1.5m project will look into re-evaluating the relationship between participation and cultural value. The project will challenge accepted ideas of the creative economy and resulting cultural policy which they believe only consider engagement with traditional cultural institutions, such as museums and galleries, but overlooks activities such as community festivals, hobbies... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Legacy Trust, which has supported local projects and organisations linked to London 2012, has launched an independent evaluation of the role it has played as a funding body. Consultants will investigate the effectiveness of their funding in helping communities to benefit from the games, their creation of legacy and what their work has bought to both local areas and the country as a whole.
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A court case that ruled that organisations could be liable for the actions of non-employees in some instances may have ramifications for the voluntary sector. The case in question found that the Catholic Church could be held responsible for the actions of a priest who abused a resident in a church-run care home. It means that arts organisations mus ensure that they are meeting their duty of care... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A new initiative to cut arts organisations’ energy costs has been launched by Arts Council England (ACE) which is encouraging the sector to join the Government Procurement Scheme’s energy procurement framework. This offers energy at a cost lower than market prices and is open to all not-for-profit arts organisations, museums, galleries and libraries.Helping arts and culture organisations become... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Musician’s Union has gained the support of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over its fight against unfair pay in the music sector. At the TUC Congress held in Brighton earlier this week, their motion was passed asking the TUC for help tackling the idea that musicians are hobbyists who are happy to work for free. They also had a motion passed for the TUC to lobby the government to standardise... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A competition offering €40,000 prize money to reward innovation in musical communication is moving into its second round. The YEAH! Young EARopean Award looks for musical formats and staging that appeal to young people and is open to those working across the musical professions, including orchestras, theatres, teachers and artists. The deadline for entries is 31 January 2013.
www.yeah-award.com
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Musicians Union (MU) has published an education pack for those running the recently created Music Hubs. Arts Council England has awarded funding to 122 Hubs across the UK, designed to get children involved in music and offer them opportunities to develop their talents with portfolio organisations. The pack includes information on issues such as child protection and employment rights and will... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
A turbine blade gifted to the Tate Modern by protest group Liberate Tate is to be put under consideration by their board to see if it will become a permanent part of the galleries’ collection. Liberate Tate, who protest against the Tate Modern’s sponsorship deal with BP with acts of ‘creative disobedience’ deposited the turbine blade entitled ‘The Gift’ in the turbine hall in July 2012, along... read more
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Artists and arts organisations in Wales are being encouraged to contribute their opinions to a government ‘task and finish’ group investigating the way the arts and education sectors work together. A questionnaire asks how different ages, special educational needs and genders are currently supported and whether planned arts activities support literacy and numeracy learning. They also want... read more
Monday, 10 September 2012
A report forecasting Local Government spending over the next eight years sees a £16.5bn funding gap by 2020 and a further squeeze on heritage and culture funding. The report, published by the Local Government Association,(LGA) also predicts further outsourcing of Culture and Recreation services to trusts and the private sector. The LGA also expects a reduction in planning and redevelopment money... read more
Monday, 10 September 2012
A campaign to get the Government to return £425m to the Big Lottery fund is gathering pace as nearly 3,000 people sign up to a Big Lottery Refund campaign. Launched by voluntary sector charity the Directory for Social Change (DSC), the campaign aims to persuade the government to repay the £465m they believe is owed to the National Lottery charity distribution arm, due to government re-direction... read more
Monday, 10 September 2012
The successful New Arts Sponsorship Grant fund that encourages business investment in the arts has been granted a further £150,000 by the Scottish Government. The scheme matches every £1 of sponsorship obtained by an arts organisation with £1 of additional investment and is estimated to have generated an extra £4.5m in the Scottish cultural sector since its inception in 2006.
www.scotland.gov.uk/... read more