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The Musicians' Union has written to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan calling for urgent financial support for music education hubs.
An open letter from the union highlights the potential...
Arts People
Prime Minister RISHI SUNAK has reappointed CATHERINE GOODMAN and STUART RODEN as trustees of the National Gallery.
The pair were first named trustees in 2019, along with the...
Arts People
Eastside Educational Trust has elected EDWARD BENYON as Chair.
Estate Manager at the family-owned Benyon Estate in Hackney, Benyon succeeds TERRY CORBY who has held the post...
Arts People
CHRISTOPHER BARRON will become Welsh National Opera's (WNO) Interim General Director in early January 2024.
Barron brings experience in arts management and leadership across theatre...
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With the closing date for the next round fast approaching, Arts Professional takes a look at applicant data from the previous Developing Your Creative Practice programme.
News
A 450-seat theatre in a village in Hampshire has been told it must cease performances after it emerged it does not have planning consent from the local council.
The absence of planning permission...
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Proposals also include phasing out subsidy to the annual Godiva Festival.
Arts People
Founding member and Chief Executive JANE HYTCH is stepping down from Coventry's outdoor arts organisation Imagineer.
Hytch leaves to begin "semi-retirement" at the year-end...
Arts People
Current Chair of Barbican Centre TOM SLEIGH has been named Chair of Norwich Theatre.
Sleigh succeeds MICHAEL NEWEY, who will complete his nine-year tenure in March 2024....
Arts People
Pauline Tambling, who played a huge role in the arts education and training world for four decades, has died. Her friend and colleague Sally Bacon pays tribute to her.
English National Opera’s plan to relocate to Manchester is backed by the both the city authorities and ACE. But Nicholas Kenyon wonders how the company will fulfil its operatic ambitions.
The British Museum should serve as a space for intellectual engagement, even if it involves confronting uncomfortable historical realities, argues Bonnie Greer.
In response to a call in The Guardian to save the arts, Alan Davey warns of an approaching ‘doom loop’, while Susan Jones says the future lies in animating 'levelling up'.
After another year of record-breaking climate impacts, cultural organisations must adapt to secure a liveable future. ACE's Environment team share their strategies for change.
From the status of heritage sites in Gaza to a significant manuscript acquired by The Courtauld, podcast host Ben Luke explores major developments in the global arts sector.
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Senior civil servants have defended their handling of an employment dispute that resulted in a payout of over £325k to the former Director General of Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales - and legal...
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Plans to improve facilities at Norwich Theatre Playhouse are back on the table after they were previously shelved due to the Covid pandemic.
The Eastern Daily Press reports that the Norfolk venue...
From issue 371
Opinion
Last week, The Audience Agency announced a merger with fellow sector support charity, Culture24. Here, CEO Anne Torreggiani explains why they have joined forces and how their work together will support a more future-focused sector.
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Funder has already faced two employment tribunals this year, one of which was dismissed with the other partially upheld.
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An arts centre housing a Welsh language theatre company has opened in Bangor following a £4.5m redevelopment.
Located in a renovated Grade II listed church, Nyth includes rehearsal and...
From issue 371
Feature
In their latest collaborative research project, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan of Rising Arts Agency have been exploring the unequal balance of power inherent in partnership working.
News
Following plans for a Northern creative corridor, research identifies six more areas of the UK that could adopt the model to stimulate growth of the creative industries.
Arts People
ROBERTA DOYLE has been appointed Chair at Tron Theatre, succeeding SHEREEN NANJIANI MBE who steps down after ten years in the role.
Specialising in organisational business and corporate...
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A campaign group hoping to reopen a theatre in Somerset says it has been given backing from the local community.
The BBC reports that Let's Buy The Amulet campaign recently carried out a...
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A music venue in Bath that has hosted some of the biggest names in UK music has closed with immediate effect.
The Music Venue Trust said that the city's Moles venue has filed for insolvency,...