Applications for Creative People and Places 2026-29 opens
Arts Council England has opened the application process for the next three-year round of its Creative People and Places funding pr…
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Disability-led charity chosen to develop accessibility standards
Attitude is Everything has previously established a Live Events Access Charter to support venues and events to improve accessibili…
Welsh government commits additional funding to arts
The Welsh government has announced a £5m package of additional funding for arm's length arts and sports organisations in…
New organisation seeks to boost arts investment
Newly-established organisation brings together Arts & Culture Finance and New Philanthropy for Arts & Culture with the aim…
Scottish government announces review of Creative Scotland
Arts funding body to be reviewed for the first time since it was founded to 'ensure it meets the needs of the sector'.
Manchester pledges investment in cultural organisations
Greater Manchester Combined Authority sets out plans to support and invest in culture across its 10 districts.
School curriculum review ‘facing dilemmas and trade-offs’
The government has pledged to make art central to a child's education, but the person in charge of a review of the school curr…
Creatives sought for mentoring scheme expansion
Mentoring charity Arts Emergency is seeking volunteers from the creative and cultural sectors to join them as it expands its reach…
Struggling arts charity gets mystery donation
An anonymous donor has given an arts charity £10,000 towards a fundraising campaign. The Hive in Shrewsbury, a creative venu…
Cultural organisations ‘facing real challenges’ over riots
Arts Council England Chief Executive Darren Henley says many cultural organisations have been affected by 'unacceptable riotin…
Big tech firms told to end ‘unlawful’ use of creators’ content
A coalition of trade associations and unions representing creatives has written to big tech firms telling them to end the "un…
Council announces open-air theatre plans
Green space in Solihull will be used to stage more than 40 free cultural events this summer, the town's council has said. The…
IT outage hits arts and culture sector
Arts and culture organisations among industries worldwide affected by major IT outage.
Cultural hub ‘in serious financial difficulty’
Derby-based National Portfolio Organisation Quad says although it has worked tirelessly to stay open, the economic environment …
National Audit Office to scrutinise Covid loans
A probe into Covid loans provided to both the arts and sports sectors will be conducted by the National Audit Office (NAO). A stat…
Two more years funding for UK-German cultural exchange
The four arts councils of the UK, alongside the British Council, Fonds Soziokultur and Goethe-Institut London, have announced they…
Lisa Nandy made Culture Secretary
Former Shadow Minister for International Development is handed the culture brief by Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Thangam Debb…
Debbonaire and Frazer lose seats
Labour's Thangam Debbonaire had been widely expected to become Culture Secretary had she retained her Bristol Central seat.
Leading cultural figures urge electorate to vote Labour
More than 100 leading actors, directors and artists have signed a letter calling for voters to end the “political chaos of r…
Labour: Collapse in music education ‘a disgrace’
Shadow Creative Industries Minister criticises lack of access to arts education in schools and stresses need for a full review of…
Frazer faces challenge to retain seat
Polling analysis suggests current Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2015, may struggle to win parliamentary seat of Ely…
EXCLUSIVE: NPOs profitability in dramatic decline
Continuing a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances, the number of National Portfolio Organisations br…
EXCLUSIVE: Arts finances in worst state for five years
The first of a series of articles investigating the state of arts sector finances highlights a huge decline in the financial healt…
Arts leaders celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours
The King’s second birthday honours acknowledges arts professionals from across the sector and features three damehoods and t…
