Three in five small museums fear closure
Three in five small museums fear closure amid worsening financial challenges, according to new research. In a survey by GoDaddy of…
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Study finds gap in creative provision for youngest children
A longitudinal research programme has identified a provision gap of creative activities for children under three years of age. The…
Theatre Centre names new artistic director
ELEANOR MANNERS has been appointed artistic director of Theatre Centre, succeeding ROB WATT, who steps down after five years in po…
New campaign aims to put arts at the heart of teaching in schools
A new campaign is seeking to put arts subjects at the heart of teaching in British schools. The Arts and Minds campaign has been d…
‘Troubling drop’ in socioeconomic diversity in UK creative industries
The number of people working in the creative industries from working class backgrounds is declining, according to findings from a…
Central School of Ballet celebrates funding boost
London’s Central School of Ballet is receiving an increase in funding from its long-term supporter, Leverhulme Trust. The multi-…
Henley urges investment in cultural education
Addressing inequality in cultural education requires sustained long-term investment, not “short-term governmental funding cycles”,…
Music in curriculum leading to pupil benefits
A musician-in-residence scheme in a Nottinghamshire primary school has improved pupils’ concentration and behaviour, and crea…
Roundhouse names new young trustees
A trio of young creatives are joining the Roundhouse’s board of trustees. The three new young trustees are arts facilitator ANTO…
Creative Scotland orders review of Youth Music Initiative
The Scottish government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) will be subject to an independent review to find out whether it meets the…
Welsh government urged to introduce ‘preventative’ spending for culture
Welsh government budgets should include a “preventative” category of spending that recognises the value of culture in improving ph…
North East childrens’ arts charity receives ‘transformative’ funding
A North East-based music charity that works with disadvantaged children has launched a new education programme thanks to a “totall…
Hampshire Cultural Trust gets Lottery funding to develop volunteering programme
Hampshire Cultural Trust has been awarded £250,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to continue the development of its vol…
New music hub for Sheffield receives £3.5m
A planned redevelopment of a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield city centre earmarked to become a new music hub for the region…
North East children’s arts charity lands ‘transformative’ grant
A charity in North East England has received a “transformative” grant to provide music, arts and education opportunities for hundr…
Early years: Thriving through movement
Daniel Fulvio is director of community partnerships at Rambert. Here he shares a pioneering dance project that aims to equip young…
Arts-based learning programme receives £250k investment
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is investing a further £249,200 in Leicester-based Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier progra…
Call for new national body to support ‘fragile’ youth theatre
Youth theatres in England are calling for a new national body to support their “vital” work, after a survey of hundreds of gro…
LAMDA ‘never been stronger’ financially, says principal
The principal and chief executive of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Mark O’Thomas, says the drama school…
Co-creation boosts young people’s library engagement
Almost 90% of young people from marginalised groups felt more welcome in libraries after co-creating projects with them, new resea…
Anthem Music Fund Wales appoints new chair
EMYR AFAN has been announced as the new chair of Anthem Music Fund Wales, succeeding DAVID ALSTON, who established the charity in…
Calls for increased support to young creatives outside formal education
Young creatives who do not go to university should be able to access financing routes akin to student loans, according to the reco…
RSC expands schools touring to ‘record’ levels in 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s schools touring programme will be viewed by an estimated 24,000 young people next year, the larg…
Bradford 2025 aims to ‘transform health and wellbeing’ across district
Bradford 2025 has released details of its Creative Health programme, saying it intends to drive lasting, transformative change tha…
