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…
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English Heritage launches poetry initiative
A pilot project to celebrate England’s everyday heritage through poetry has been launched by English Heritage. The initiative, w…
Worcester co-creation initiatives awarded £800k
Arts Council England has awarded Worcester a grant of £800,000 to support co-creation initiatives across the city. Funded through…
Heritage-led regeneration ‘can revitalise high streets’
A government-backed initiative to regenerate high streets through community engagement and cultural events provided an economic bo…
Arts funding: Why now is the time for philanthropy
Figurative is a not-for-profit organisation exploring inventive business and funding models for the cultural and creative sector….
From setback to strategic renewal: How Havering is rewriting the rules
Mathew Russell and David Shearing are directors of Havering London. When their bid for London Borough of Culture was unsuccessful,…
BFI awards funding for film and TV skills package
A new skills package designed to support creatives in the West of England will launch in Bristol after receiving funding from the…
Operator named for Bradford Live
Bradford Council has named Trafalgar Entertainment as the operator for the recently-restored music venue Bradford Live. The compan…
Labour commits £64m of levelling-up funding for UK culture projects
The government has confirmed £64m funding for nine UK culture projects, despite warning in its Autumn Budget that it was “minde…
New director appointed at Culture Derby
ALIX MANNING-JONES has been named the director at Culture Derby, a strategic development agency funded by Arts Council England and…
London theatre announces inaugural programme
A new theatre opening in east London in May has announced its first programme of work. Soho Theatre Walthamstow, restored from a f…
Culture and civil society
The government published its Civil Society Covenant Framework last autumn. Jason Jones-Hall of the cultural placemaking organisati…
Heritage Fund invests £27m in seven heritage sites
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) is sharing £27m between seven lesser-known UK heritage sites deemed to be at significan…
Bradford 2025: Major boost to economic growth
Arts Minister Chris Bryant has announced an additional £5m in funding for Bradford City of Culture 2025. This takes the total amo…
Plymouth to reconnect citizens with the sea
Plymouth Culture has secured £1.6m from Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a project to engage its r…
Keeping ‘true north’ in difficult times
With financial pressures mounting, staying true to social purpose can be a challenge for cultural organisations. The team at The A…
EDI: Making reasonable adjustments
Creative People and Places (CPP) programmes take an action research approach to community engagement in arts, creativity and cultu…
Research highlights cities in need of more creative investment
A study has highlighted UK cities that could benefit from further support to drive industry growth in the creative sector. The Cre…
Strategising culture in the West Midlands
Culture Central was founded as a voice for the cultural sector, working collaboratively to support a dynamic, resilient and inclus…
Youth-led heritage projects receive further funding
More than 20 heritage projects across England will receive funding from Historic England to empower young people to explore and co…
Creative spaces, healthier places: How the arts can drive social impact
Creative placemaking is vital for community cohesion, writes Tom Holley. But more than social benefits, it can generate significan…
Bradford 2025: ACE awards £1m for legacy initiatives
More than £1m has been awarded to support the cultural sector and activities in Bradford as part of efforts to secure a legacy fo…
UK a ‘world-leading’ destination for foreign investment in creative sector
National and local-level policies promoting creative foreign investment are needed for the UK’s creative industries to retain it…
The business model of place
With the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget committing to an as-yet-unspecified ‘package of cultural infrastructure funding’, Jason…
