Speaking at an arts education conference at the Baltic in Gateshead, Helen Goodman highlighted the inconsistency in arts funding from one region to another.
Trowbridge Town Hall Trust is planning to take over the Town Hall from Wiltshire Council and turn it into an arts centre. The grant comes from Social Investment Business’ £26m pot for...
Under a demerger, the six London theatres owned and managed by Lord Lloyd-Webber's theatre company are now run by Really Useful Theatres. A second company, The Really Useful Group, will develop...
Proposals unveiled for the council-owned property are part of a wider plan for a cultural and community hub in Brecon town centre.
The Concordia Theatre is working to strengthen the protection it offers child performers after men linked to it were arrested as part of an investigation into indecent images of children.
The bank will support the theatre’s £80m NT Future redevelopment project aimed at improving the theatre’s facilities, enhancing its education offerings and reducing its carbon...
Opus Arte will release DVD recordings of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Live from Stratford-upon-Avon series of cinema broadcasts.
Cameron Carpenter encountered problems at Birmingham airport when officials appeared not to be aware of Permitted Paid Engagement laws.
NatWest accidentally froze Groundlings Theatre’s accounts in January causing an estimated £10,000 in lost revenues. The bank has offered £500 in compensation.
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The first written evidence to be published by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee reveals deep divisions in the sector over the London/regions funding balance.
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Partnerships with Defra, local authorities and LEPs will be key to delivering the Arts Council’s strategy in rural communities.
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Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has been awarded £422k in funding to deliver a new traineeship programme for non-graduates. ‘Heritage Horizons’, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund...
Sir Peter Bazalgette tells Councillors that “postcode analysis” isn't fair, as the Arts Council receives fewer grant bids from arts groups in Bradford than from those in Leeds.
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Tim Walsh applauds the Biennale of Sydney’s rejection of Transfield Holdings’ sponsorship, but questions its significance.
25% tax relief for touring productions and 20% for other productions will be worth around £15m to the sector in 2015/16. The tax credit will be available to both commercial and subsidised...
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ALAN DIX will be the new Chair of the Board for Hull Truck Theatre. He has worked as a theatre maker and arts consultant for over 30 years.
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Imperial War Museum’s Head of Movement and Storage DAVID GOSLING has stepped down after seven years with the organisation to take up the role of Technical Project Manager at Crown Fine Art.
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NATALIE USHER will be the new Director of Film & Media for Creative Scotland. She has worked previously for Lee & Thompson, the UK Film Council and HIT Entertainment.
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Jenny Harris, a freelance creative producer, describes her career in music and arts festivals.
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Steven Hadley argues that arts advocacy won’t work until we adopt a language that resonates with the majority of people.
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Mark Robinson finds ACE’s This England report overly defensive, shutting down informed and constructive debate.
Actor and comedian Lenny Henry is calling for funds to be ring-fenced for productions qualifying as black, Asian and minority ethnic, in a proposal modelled on the BBC’s regional diversity...
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ACE pledges new funding for research as review reveals the woeful lack of robust evidence underpinning claims for the instrumental impact of the arts.
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Alex Jones urges those in the early to mid stage of their career (like her) to join a What Next? Generation group.
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Kate Reynolds describes a multi-arts project for young people with autism spectrum disorder that has gone off the beaten track and now includes others without the condition.