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Autumn Budget 2025: Reeves quiet on the creative industries
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her long-awaited second budget, with the creative industries receiving little look-in amid…
Scottish government ‘open’ to considering legislative culture change
Calls for the Scottish government to consider the creation of a dedicated Culture Act, embedding the sector’s importance in law,…
Funding body review ‘names truths the sector has long known’, leaders claim
Scotland’s cultural and creative heavyweights have responded to an independent review of the nation’s sector funding body, which s…
Creative Scotland exhibiting ‘gaps in provision’, review finds
Creative Scotland’s governance is “difficult to navigate and lacks transparency”, and must make improvements if it is to fully del…
Former culture commissioner calls on sector to give Tories credit
Neil Mendoza, former commissioner for culture, has called for the arts sector to acknowledge the support received under the Conser…
Musicians’ Union alleges Northern Ballet deal risks ‘gagging’ freelancers
Members of the Northern Ballet Sinfonia have raised concerns about a new contract with Northern Ballet, which may include a confid…
Nottingham arts centre closes doors as director vows to keep ‘doing good work’
An arts centre in Nottingham that had its council funding cut last year when the local authority effectively declared bankruptcy h…
Chancellor expected to unveil tourist tax measures in budget
Regional mayors are to be given powers to charge tourists additional taxes on overnight stays as a means of raising revenue to fun…
Departing Belfast Festival boss vents dismay at ‘disgraceful’ Northern Irish culture spend
The departing artistic director of Belfast International Arts Festival (BIAF) has expressed frustration at the lack of political w…
Investing in creativity: A ‘smart’ solution for local regeneration
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, it is more important than ever to find cross-sector solutions to fortify the UK’s creative economy,…
The squeeze: Freelancers in a polycrisis economy
Although freelance work is a term used widely in the sector and in government debates, it is not recognised in policy terms which,…
Union calls for ‘clear path’ from ACE on reopening of former NPO
The future of a West Yorkshire cultural venue that recently exited Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Portfolio needs to be d…
Creative industry growth body celebrates £6.5m boost for grassroots sector
Creative United has fuelled a £6.5 million boost for grassroots creatives amid ongoing sector-wide challenges, the growth and dev…
A national reputation for funding the arts
When Christina Foyle died in 1999, leaving £59m to charity, her executors set up the Foyle Foundation to disburse this to charita…
Arts sector criticises ‘brutal’ grant decision times as ACE pauses creative practice fund
Changes to how Arts Council England funds individual artists announced by the funding body yesterday (30 October) have left some i…
Autumn Budget: What to expect and what industry leaders are calling for
As the 2025 Autumn Budget announcement approaches, cultural organisations across the UK are looking to the government for clarific…
Leicester Curve ‘immensely proud’ after annual attendance swells by nearly a quarter
Leicester’s Curve has announced “yet another record-breaking year”, with its annual turnover for 2024/25 sitting at £18.5m, the h…
ACE ‘pauses’ fund for individual artists due to ‘knock on effects’ of Grantium failure
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced it will pause the next round of its Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) fund for i…
No UK government has ‘ever treated the arts seriously’ says producer
The UK suffers from a “malaise that no government has ever treated the arts seriously”, despite being “one of England’s mo…
Scottish theatre leaders urged to ‘get out of the arts ghetto’ and become a ‘cause’
Arts and cultural organisations hoping to increase their fundraising efforts need to “get out of the arts ghetto” and instead appe…
Staging ‘potentially incendiary’ work ‘essential’ in a polarised society, says David Byrne
Staging contemporary, difficult and “potentially incendiary” theatrical work is “essential” in a polarised society, according to a…
Royal Opera House to ‘unlock fresh commercial potential’ with Paul Smith festive takeover
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is to collaborate with British designer Paul Smith this Christmas, in a commercial partnership designe…
Scottish government awards extra £20m to delayed Edinburgh concert hall
A construction contract has been signed for Edinburgh’s new 1,000-seat concert hall after a £40m funding boost. The Dunard Centre…
