Edinburgh delays relaxation of live music restrictions

31 Aug 2016

A formal inquiry is being launched by Edinburgh’s licensing board into plans to relax the council’s stringent policy on amplified music, after a consultation failed to reach a consensus.

Citizens Theatre challenged for seeking unpaid extras

30 Aug 2016

Union BECTU has challenged the Glasgow theatre for seeking volunteers for a club scene in a play, saying that people who are involved regularly in a professional performance should be paid the minimum wage.

Edinburgh’s theatres continue to thrive

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26 Aug 2016

Annual reports reveal the city’s largest theatre spaces broke income targets and increased profits last year.

GCSE results confirm drop in take-up of arts subjects

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26 Aug 2016

New figures should be “a wake-up call to Government”, the founder of the Bacc for the Future campaign has said.

Corbyn pledges to reverse arts cuts

26 Aug 2016

Labour’s new arts strategy includes growing government culture spend to match the European average and boosting primary school arts budgets.

Wales sets out quality principles for participatory work

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26 Aug 2016

A new online resource aims to help arts practitioners develop a better understanding of the measures that improve the experience of participants.

Opera North named Classic FM’s opera company in the UK

25 Aug 2016

The new relationship will give the radio station’s listeners access to behind-the-scenes, unique events and ticket offers.

Perth sets out its plans to compete for UK City of Culture title

25 Aug 2016

The city joins Sunderland, Stoke-on-Trent, Paisley and Coventry in a bid to take the title in 2021.

Artist’s word accepted in court case over artwork provenance

25 Aug 2016

Peter Doig’s assertion that a desert landscape painting wasn’t painted by him has been accepted by a US court following claims to the contrary by the painting’s owner.

Arts group to champion Bradford’s “unique personality”

24 Aug 2016

London-based Brick Box has relocated to Bradford, which will become the main focus for its community work, which aims to revitalise the neglected areas of cities.

Delapre Abbey to become home to new theatre company

24 Aug 2016

A two-year partnership with the abbey, currently undergoing a £6.3m restoration, will see Warts and All Theatre company build connections between the community of Northampton and the historic building.

Poppies sculpture gave £1.8m boost to Northumberland economy

24 Aug 2016

The Weeping Window sculpture, based on the commemorative installation at the Tower of London in November 2014, was seen by more than 125,000 people at Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, over seven weeks last year – 119,000 more visitors than during the same period the previous year.

Italian teenagers to get €500 18th birthday ‘culture bonus’

24 Aug 2016

A €290m Italian government scheme, designed to remind young people of the value of culture, will enable them to buy books, tickets for concerts, theatre and the cinema, museum visits and trips to national parks.

Tate boss tipped as new Chair of Arts Council England

24 Aug 2016

A DCMS insider has hinted that Sir Nicholas Serota is likely to take over from Sir Peter Bazalgette – an appointment that would be “warmly welcomed”, according to an Arts Council source.

Artists unite in a bid to save their studios

24 Aug 2016

Regeneration plans for London will see a warehouse that is home to more than 100 artists demolished to make way for a pedestrian bridge into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

EU funding uncertainty puts arts projects on hold

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19 Aug 2016

Treasury assurances are doing little to ease concerns, as grants are blocked and funding rounds postponed following the Brexit vote. 

Opera house plans for Nevill Holt Hall, Leicestershire

18 Aug 2016

The plans would see a permanent 400-seat auditorium built at the historic house near Market Harborough to replace a temporary theatre, which is currently home to the Nevill Holt Opera Festival.

Sutton theatres close citing lack of support

18 Aug 2016

Sutton Theatres Trust, appointed 14 months ago to run council-owned venues The Secombe and The Cryer, has gone into administration, blaming low audience numbers and a failure to raise funding.

Artists to share campus with sheltered housing initiative

18 Aug 2016

A former city college in Inverness will be converted into a mix of studio space and housing in a joint venture between the council, an artists’ studio provider and a retirement home developer.

A level stats reveal fall in arts uptake

18 Aug 2016

A disproportionate decline in the number of students taking arts-based subjects this year could be explained by GCSE trends, the Director of the Joint Council for Qualifications has said.

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