Festival of Making pairs artists with manufacturers
A festival in Lancashire is pairing artists with local manufacturers through its annual residency programme. The Blackburn-based N…
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Nine NPOs rejected for additional funding by ACE
Welsh National Opera receives lion's share of ACE funding stream to help National Portfolio Organisations that have seen their…
Hampstead Theatre announces first post-NPO programme
Despite loss of Arts Council funding, theatre is continuing to commission new plays in a new era driven by ticket sales, commercia…
ACE confirms further delay to audience data platform
Launch of new audience data platform rescheduled for second time meaning it will be two months late.
Staff hit out at trustees over ‘closure plans’ for LADA
Open letter penned by staff at former NPO suggests organisation is being 'closed down' by trustees despite being offered f…
Classical ensemble announces closure after ACE funding loss
Psappha said the loss of £250,000 a year funding from Arts Council England has proven 'too great a challenge to overcome…
Newly appointed NPO closes museum for refurbishment
A museum in Rochdale that joined the National Portfolio this year is to close for 18 months in August for redevelopment works. Tou…
ENO shortlists five cities for relocation
Liverpool and Manchester are thought to be favourites to host the opera company from next year, with Birmingham, Bristol and Notti…
Unions calls for further ACE investment in ENO
A coalition of trade unions are calling on Arts Council England (ACE) to produce a “realistic strategy” for the future…
PwC blames Illuminate hold-up on ‘contracting delays’
New platform for audience insights will launch six weeks late, leaving NPOs temporarily unable to use it for survey data.
Oldham Coliseum: Review into state of building ordered
Independent reviews into theatre building and previous governance to take place as Board Chair calls for 'full transparency…
New environmental mentoring scheme for NPOs
The scheme forms part of Arts Council England’s updated environmental programme designed to give the sector tools to respond…
ACE confirms changes to National Portfolio
A new organisation has been added to Arts Council England's National Portfolio for 2023-26, while six fail to reach a funding…
Additional £24m set aside for English National Opera
Arts Council England sets aside further £24m for English National Opera in a move that could see a return to the level of fu…
Closures and cutbacks as National Portfolio 2018-23 concludes
As a new National Portfolio for 2023-26 begins, Arts Professional examines the fortunes of the organisations that lost out on fund…
Kettle’s Yard ditches free admission ‘for financial sustainability’
Art gallery owned by University of Cambridge reluctantly introduces admission charges, blaming the decision on rising costs and st…
Oldham Coliseum takes final curtain call
Sell out event marks the closure of Oldham Coliseum as campaign to secure new theatre in the town gets underway.
Henley: ACE ‘pushing government for extra funding’
Arts Council England Chief Executive outlines efforts to support arts and culture sector in face of continuing economic pressure.
Majority of ENO chorus ‘likely to quit’ if organisation moves
Most chorus members at the English National Opera (ENO) will be forced to leave their jobs with the company if it relocates outsid…
Board appointed to oversee Oldham Coliseum theatre closure
Six-strong board is holding discussions with Arts Council England and Oldham Council on how the theatre company remains part of th…
Six redundancies at Whitechapel Gallery
London's Whitechapel Gallery has made six full-time members of staff redundant as part of a restructure. The Art Newspaper rep…
Oldham Council ‘unable to hand full ACE grant to Coliseum’
Local authority says it is 'not able' to handover entirety of £1.85m offered to it by Arts Council England to Oldham…
Opera plans: ACE analysis will ‘inform future investment’
An independent analysis of opera and musical theatre will be completed by October, with the findings set to inform future support…
ACE vows to prevent ‘commercial exploitation’ of audience data
Arts Council England says platform developers PwC will not be allowed to benefit commercially from data provided to it, as it publ…
