Shakespeare family home seeks £500,000 after crash damage
A charity is appealing for £500,000 to save a building once occupied by Shakespeare’s daughter. Hall’s Croft, which last year rec…
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Birmingham museums set £2m target of ‘vital’ fundraising within two years
The charity responsible for nine of Birmingham’s museums, historic homes and heritage sites is looking to raise more than £2 mill…
Corporate sponsors keen to support arts but face knowledge gap, survey finds
An “untapped” market of eager potential sponsors could unlock “enormous” opportunities for cultural organisations, a survey has re…
Museum left with ‘no option’ but to close amid funding pinch
A museum that won a tourism award only this year will close next month, with its trustees citing “regular leaps in running costs”….
British Museum axes tobacco sponsor as activist group amps up pressure to also drop BP
The British Museum has ended its relationship with sponsor Japan Tobacco International (JTI), one of the largest tobacco product m…
Museum launches £55k donations appeal to improve access
A West Sussex-based museum is to mark more than half a century in existence with a fundraising drive targeting £55,000. The Weald…
Inquiry to investigate ‘true value’ of the North’s creative capital
An inquiry into the economic potential of the North’s creative heft will “put culture at the heart of the growth agenda”, its supp…
Arts Theatre in Cambridge to reopen after £16m makeover
The multimillion-pound transformation of a nearly 90-year-old theatre has come to an end, with the venue to throw open its doors t…
Campaign to save ‘vital’ grassroots music venues reaches 86% of target
A campaign to secure the future of seven UK grassroots music venues has reached 86% of its £1.5 million target, with just three d…
Music charity to spend ‘every penny’ of singer’s donation on supporting grassroots venues
Music Venue Trust (MVT) has applauded Sam Fender’s statement on the “vitality” of grassroots spaces, after the singer-songwriter d…
Charity extends investment programme as sector grapples with ‘complex’ funding challenges
A charity committed to turbocharging investment in the creative industries has extended its flagship Arts and Culture Impact Fund…
Nottingham arts leaders ask for ‘clarity’ on funding as council regains financial stability
Leaders from arts organisations in Nottingham, that had their local authority funding axed last year as the council battled a £50…
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…
UK’s first-ever illustration centre to end ‘overlooked’ status of historic art form
A £12.5 million project to establish the UK’s first dedicated centre for illustration will address a gap in museums and galleries…
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…
UK Jewish Arts Foundation launches to encourage ‘new philanthropy’ for Jewish arts
A UK Jewish Arts Foundation (UKJAF) has been launched with the goal of inspiring connection, collaboration and empowerment within…
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…
Attracting the world: Reflections on soft power and cultural philanthropy
How does culture hold influence in a world shaped by technology, geopolitics and the climate emergency? And how can philanthropy a…
Vehicle damage to Shakespeare’s family home a ‘stark reminder’ of heritage fragility
A Grade I-listed building once owned by William Shakespeare’s daughter has been damaged after a car reversed into it accidentally….
ACE and ACW step in to protect ‘fragile’ Welsh circus company
A 39-year-old circus-theatre company has escaped threatened redundancies among its core team, thanks to a joint intervention by Ar…
Council hopes dedicated arts and culture officer could ‘garner further funding’
Councillors in the Forest of Dean have agreed to allocate £120,000 toward hiring a dedicated arts, culture, and heritage officer…
Exclusive: Grantmaker defends closing arts fund despite trust’s endowment hitting £916m
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has defended closing its £6.5 million Arts Fund to new applicants as it looks to “preserve the v…
British Museum appeals for cash to save Henry VIII pendant
The British Museum must raise £3.5 million by April next year to stop a 24-carat gold pendant, linked to Henry VIII’s first marri…
Royal Welsh College secures £2m for library revamp
A £2 million legacy gift courtesy of the Foyle Foundation has ensured the first phase of a project to reimagine Cardiff’s Old Lib…
