Spending Review: Major cultural organisations told to ‘review pay and cut workforce’
Efforts to cut DCMS spending by £52m will see the government department and all the public bodies it sponsors compelled to adopt…
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Cheshire venue for young people first of kind in UK to be awarded ‘Theatre of Sanctuary’ status
A venue in Cheshire has become the first ever dedicated theatre for children and young people in the UK to be given ‘Theatre of Sa…
Sting makes ‘major donation’ to Gateshead gallery Baltic’s £10m endowment fund
The musician, Sting, has made a ‘major donation’ to a contemporary art gallery in Gateshead to kickstart its bid to raise a £…
Artist gifts £30,000 of art materials to London schools
An internationally exhibited artist has donated £30,000 worth of art supplies to schools in London. Stuart Semple said the donati…
Drama school at risk of closure warns of wider loss of ‘accessible’ training
An independent performing arts school in Essex has cautioned that specialist schools providing high-contact but affordable trainin…
Sussex theatre to launch new studio space for emerging talent
A theatre in West Sussex is set to open a new, complementary studio space as a way to showcase “fresh ideas and bold performances”…
£225m National Lottery fund for projects tackling inequality opens
A new £225 million National Lottery fund aiming to help deliver “a fairer, stronger and more resilient future for communities a…
Bristol museum secures £1m investment
The SS Great Britain Trust has received £1m in investments to go towards two projects. The Bristol landmark is set to undergo a r…
Initiative to deliver creative career talks in 100 schools
A pair of organisations are teaming up to deliver a series of talks in schools by creative professionals from working class backgr…
Culture Select Committee chair criticises real-terms DCMS cuts as ‘wrong choice’
Government plans to cut the day-to-day spending budget of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) over the next three y…
Henley: Government’s industrial strategy ‘should value impact of culture on wellbeing’
Wellbeing data and the impact of culture on happiness should be used to shape the government’s forthcoming industrial strategy, Ar…
Paperwork issues causing payment delays for touring musicians, arts accountant warns
UK musicians are experiencing months-long delays in payments for international gigs due a paperwork hold up at HMRC, according to…
Spending Review: Government pledges additional £400m for DCMS… in 2028
Government will increase funding for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) by 25% in 2028/29 although day-to-day spen…
Reeves pledges investment in AI, apprenticeships and community assets
Government has pledged £2bn in research and development funding for its AI action plan as part of its Spending Review, announced…
Fund for North East creative businesses reopens
A fund dedicated to supporting creative businesses across the North East of England has relaunched. The next round of the North Ea…
Fresh call for Science Museum boycott over oil sponsorship
Unions and groups representing scientists, teachers, parents and arts workers are urging education and culture sector workers to j…
Museums in Russia used for ‘ideological indoctrination’ over Ukraine
Museum collections in Russia are being increasingly used to show propaganda relating to the invasion of Ukraine, according to new…
Leading actors back new theatre in Hertfordshire
Several leading actors are supporting the development of a new theatre in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Ralph Fiennes, Dame Joanna Lum…
BRIT Awards moves outside London for first time
The BRIT Awards will be hosted in Manchester in 2026 and 2027. The city’s Co-op Live venue has signed a deal to stage the next t…
ACE to introduce ‘light touch’ reporting for NPOs
Arts Council England will introduce “flexible” and “light-touch” reporting requirements for members of its National Portfolio, as…
UK creative industries ‘reliant on highly-skilled migrants’
The UK’s creative industries employ a disproportionately high number of migrant workers, a report by the Creative Industries Pol…
DCMS awards Tate Liverpool £12m for redevelopment
Tate Liverpool has been handed £12m of government funding to redevelop its gallery on the city’s Royal Albert Dock. Alongside the…
Arts venue pulls event after outcry over sponsor’s links to Israeli Air Force
A defence and space conference due to be hosted at a north London arts venue, will no longer go ahead following criticism of the e…
Engaging with contested histories ‘non-negotiable’ for Gen-Z, study finds
Young people visiting heritage properties believe it is “non-negotiable” for venues not to engage with “contested histories�…
