Campaigners working to restore the theatre are dismayed at the decision by the Duchy of Lancaster to disregard public support for one of Burnley’s ‘proudest’ buildings and auction off the listed building.
Youth and heritage organisations are being invited to apply for grants of between £500k and £1m from a new pilot programme, Kick the Dust, to involve young people aged between 11 and 25 in heritage and the arts.
More than 90 applications have been received for the Musical Instruments for Bands Programme, which was revived by incoming Communities Minister Paul Givan only a year after it was cut by his predecessor.
AHRC research has found that universities can help improve productivity in the creative economy by enabling knowledge exchange with creative organisations.
More arts organisations are participating in the award scheme, which research shows is nurturing soft skills and fostering an ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ in the young people who take it.
The theatre is to tell the story of life in post-Brexit Britain by conducting interviews with people across the country, and using a “massive verbatim archive” as the basis for future shows.
Camelot, a firm that protects empty buildings from squatters, has proposed the creation of a ‘culture trust’ in its former headquarters, in return for the peaceful departure of activists currently occupying it.
The training accreditation body is to cease all activities and close down following a year in which high-profile members – such as RADA, LAMDA and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama – withdrew their support.
Underbelly, the events group behind the Udderbelly festival, has proposed a controversial 650-seat 'spiegeltent' on the Embankment which would host a new musical for nine months of the year.
The city’s licensing board has decided to drop a requirement for music to be ‘inaudible’ in neighbouring properties, a move that campaigners say will give more venues confidence to put on live concerts.
The remains of a 16th century theatre where Shakespeare’s play is believed to have first been performed has been given listed status. It is joined by The Hope, one of the last playhouses of the era, which opened in 1614.
The Director of Tate galleries and future Chair of Arts Council England has reacted with disbelief at ACE plans to use Quality Metrics to measure artistic quality.
All proceeds from ‘The Gallery of Everything’ – the UK’s first commercial gallery dedicated to self-taught artists – will go towards the non-profit Museum of Everything’s charitable activities.
Challenges facing the sector include how to recruit museum specialists who also have skills in business, leadership and digital, and how to support the workforce to become more entrepreneurial.
Although the top three European museums were in Spain, France and Russia, seven of the 25 best-rated museums in Europe are in the UK, according to TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for Museums.
