Young people to be at the heart of cultural decision making in Knowsley
A programme in Knowsley aiming to boost youth engagement and involvement in cultural and creative activity over the next three yea…
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Why back the arts?
In the first in our series of articles focusing on charitable giving, Louise Magill of the Oglesby Charitable Trust makes the case…
Theatre that started life as a jail wins extra £1m for revamp
A Grade II-listed theatre that began life as a Victorian courthouse and jail has secured an additional £1 million to fund its rev…
Scotland to ‘talk about heritage’ in national consultation project
People across Scotland are invited to submit their thoughts on what heritage means to them, in a national survey open until 7 Dece…
Borough Yards artist’s takeover ‘more democratic’ than galleries
Artist Philip Colbert has said he is “obsessed” with presenting his work outside of official gallery spaces, expressing concern th…
Historic England boss tells MPs he prizes Cornwall’s ‘distinctive’ identity
Chief executive of Historic England, Duncan Wilson, has told six MPs representing Cornish constituencies his organisation is 100%…
Dulwich Picture Gallery leader: the pandemic proved why a sculpture garden mattered
A £5 million project to transform three acres of green space at Dulwich Picture Gallery (DPG) represents a “must-have” act of com…
Cornwall more than a footnote, MPs tell Historic England
Politicians representing Cornwall have written to Historic England demanding their county’s heritage be treated as more than “simp…
Angela Rayner asks local council about industrial heritage centre’s mooted sale
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has weighed in on the proposed sale of a vacant heritage centre, encouraging its local council…
Norwich Castle to reopen after five years of costly revamp
A castle commissioned by the French duke who won rule over England in the Battle of Hastings is to welcome visitors this week afte…
Museum staff to strike after claims bosses reneged on gender parity pay uplift
Staff at an industrial museum in West Yorkshire have voted to strike after alleging management rescinded a pay deal that union off…
Arts centre’s £25m makeover secures green light
Ambitions to make Berwick’s Maltings a flagship culture centre have won council approval, with the venue to gain two cinema screen…
Dozens of heritage projects share in £15m ‘at risk’ fund
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has named 37 heritage projects across England that will share in more than £15 millio…
Creativity needs a village: The case for cultural clusters
Creative ecosystems don’t spring up overnight. They emerge where space is accessible, infrastructure is strong, and diverse neig…
The elephant in the corridor
When it comes to culture and the creative industries, any new government strategy provokes new questions. The latest Creative Indu…
Lowestoft post office to reopen as arts venue next year
Restoration work on a former post office in Lowestoft has been completed ahead of its transformation into a visual arts space. The…
Fund for North East creative businesses reopens
A fund dedicated to supporting creative businesses across the North East of England has relaunched. The next round of the North Ea…
BRIT Awards moves outside London for first time
The BRIT Awards will be hosted in Manchester in 2026 and 2027. The city’s Co-op Live venue has signed a deal to stage the next t…
Arts centre’s future to be decided by citizens’ panel
An arts centre in Barking has launched an initiative to create a citizens’ panel to inform its plans to reopen. The Galleon Arts…
Cultural infrastructure should be recognised as ‘essential’, British Academy says
Policymakers urgently need to recognise social and cultural spaces as essential infrastructure for economic growth and social incl…
Neglected buildings in English town centres to benefit from Heritage Revival Fund
Neglected historic buildings in town centres across England are set to benefit from a new £4.85m fund that has opened for applica…
City of Culture runners-up create ‘positive’ legacies
Cities that were unsuccessful in their bids to become UK City of Culture (UKCoC) or European Capital of Culture (ECoC) say the app…
London mayor announces £10m boost for creative industries
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has promised to invest more than £10m into the UK capital’s cultural and creative industries over th…
Liverpool theatre to reopen after £1m revamp
Epstein Theatre in Liverpool is to reopen this year with new leaseholders and a new management team, with £1m being ploughed into…
