New South London Gallery building opens

19 Sep 2018

Located just opposite the main site, the former Peckham Road Fire Station building opens this weekend following a renovation. Alongside hosting exhibitions, it will run an education and events programme.

Arts Council joins forces with HLF

18 Sep 2018

A new Memorandum of Understanding, in place until 2020, includes commitments for both bodies to share data on the more effective use of Lottery funding and to align funding processes where possible.

Arts projects funded through coastal fund

18 Sep 2018

£60k has been granted to a South Shields project to turn a pit head building into a cultural hub. Through the Government’s £6m Coastal Communities Fund, Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre has also been provided with £800k for a project training people working in the tourism and culture sectors.

V&A Dundee driving up local house prices

18 Sep 2018

Although the city remains one of the cheapest in Scotland to buy a house – with an average price of £141k, compared to £169k nationally – house prices jumped by 5.7% in the past year as the museum neared completion, new research finds.

EU copyright changes could benefit artists

17 Sep 2018

Publishers and creative artists could receive more money from tech giants that share their content under changes to copyright law that have been approved by the European Parliament.

Dundee theatre looks to relocate

17 Sep 2018

Director Andrew Panton has said that Dundee Rep’s current building is “probably not” the best way to serve the city’s needs, and he would like to see a capital campaign for a venue with more capacity and a studio space.

Arts Council of Wales to introduce workforce diversity targets

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14 Sep 2018

At the heart of its new 5-year Corporate Plan is a commitment to ensuring diversity among those it funds, and to improving the financial resilience of both arts organisations and individual artists.

Cultural merger on the cards in Perthshire

14 Sep 2018

Perth and Kinross Council has expressed interest in a merger between Horsecross Arts and Culture Perth and Kinross, which have both been directed to save a total of £144k over the next three years. A final recommendation is expected in November.

Arts organisations back legacy giving campaign

14 Sep 2018

26 cultural and heritage organisations, including Birmingham Hippodrome, have supported the annual ‘Remember a Charity’ week, urging supporters to leave a charitable gift in their will.

Simon Rattle sets up music academy

14 Sep 2018

The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) conductor’s East London initiative will offer free training to talented musicians aged 11-18, as part of plans to make the LSO reflective of the diversity of the capital.

Creative Scotland ‘very concerned’ about lottery reform proposals

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14 Sep 2018

The funder says that increasing prize and sales limits for society lotteries could negatively impact quality of life for people and communities across the UK.

Call for free business support for arts sector

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14 Sep 2018

Arts professionals show a “continuing aversion” to the language of business support, despite a strong interest in accessing business support services.

Scottish Government promises new fund to protect culture after Brexit

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13 Sep 2018

The programme will be in place by May 2019, with a focus on international cultural partnerships.

Academics and arts sector join forces in £80m creative clusters scheme

Art at the Fruitmarket Gallery
13 Sep 2018

Funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council will also support a new Policy and Evidence Centre, aiming to improve decision-making in the creative industries.

Advocacy pack to support arts education lobbying

12 Sep 2018

A new toolkit aims to give activists key facts to make the case for the arts in their local schools and combat the decline in arts provision. 

Wales urged to overhaul international arts promotion

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12 Sep 2018

A British Council Wales report says that “small adjustments to the current system will not yield the necessary major changes”.

Turner Contemporary endorses plans for on-site hostel

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12 Sep 2018

Proposals by the gallery’s original architect, David Chipperfield, would see the creation of a 100-room building on the seafront next to the gallery.

RSC to set up rep company

11 Sep 2018

A group of 27 actors will tour a series of shows to six venues as part of the theatre’s summer season in 2019. The organisation stresses the actors will be representative of the nation in terms of gender, disability, ethnicity, and regionality.

London gets new music education hub

11 Sep 2018

Islington Council has joined forces with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to launch the service, which will offer young people aged 5 – 18 access to sustained music education and the chance to work with professional musicians.

V&A Director calls for ‘hotel tax’ to offset culture funding cuts

10 Sep 2018

Tristram Hunt said that local authorities in UK cities should be able to fund culture through a tax on hotel visits. He accepted this additional revenue would probably go to institutions that had been “absolutely smashed” by cuts, rather than higher-profile organisations such as the V&A.ay

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