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Relocation dilemma for NPOs as Arts Council reports record grant demand

Arts and culture organisations have been told by Arts Council England (ACE) that it is facing...
Disabled artists set to ‘disrupt’ museums nationwide

The UK’s largest-ever exhibition of work by disabled artists will take place across the country on...
Alexandra Palace launches first young actors company

Alexandra Palace’s Young Actors Company is preparing for its inaugural performance in the palace’s...
Diverse-led organisations fared worst in cultural recovery support

Overall, 64% of applications to the Cultural Recovery Fund, designed to support organisations...
Pioneering Coventry theatre to close

A theatre set up in a former shop in Coventry to allow audiences to enter a space and meet artists...
Plans announced for new theatre in Derby

Derby City Council has announced plans to build a new theatre on a city centre site. The proposed...
Make music compulsory in schools, says refreshed plan

The government’s refreshed National Plan for Music Education (NPME) in England says music should be...
National Lottery awards £13.7m for community projects

Six projects designed to support heritage, culture and nature have received funding from the...
Mayor of London expands Creative Enterprise Zones

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has allocated £800,000 to be invested in nine zones across the capital...
Plymouth College of Art gains university status

Following approval from the Privy Council, Plymouth College of Art has been granted full university...
Monkeypox: how can festivals prepare?

The World Health Organisation has warned that festivals this summer might serve as super-spreader...
Scottish Ballet pilots new care home initiative

A pilot programme called SB Duet will be launched in three Independent Sector Care homes within...
New BFI study finds lack of career advice hindering sector

A survey conducted by the British Film Institute and ERIC, a careers platform for young people, has...
Nurturing a new generation of visually impaired leaders

Extant theatre company has announced a training programme aimed at bringing systemic change to the...
British Council and Ukrainian Institute launch joint season

The British Council and the Ukrainian Institute have launched the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture, a...

Arts People

Dame Lees to leave Imperial War Museum

Dame DIANE LEES has announced she will step down as Director-General of Imperial War Museum (IWM) at the end of March 2023. Lees joined IWM...

McGregor to Lead National Youth Dance Company

WAYNE McGREGOR has been appointed as National Youth Dance Company’s Guest Artistic Director for 2022/23. McGregor is a multi-award-winning...

Leadership changes at Jermyn Street Theatre

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced replacements for Artistic Director and Executive Producer TOM LITTLER, who is stepping down after five...

Three new Manchester International Festival board members

Manchester International Festival (MIF) has appointed three new board members. Architectural designer FAZ BARBER, arts and media consultant...

Graham steps down from British Council

CATHY GRAHAM is to step down as Director Music at British Council at the end of the month after serving in the role for 15 years. Since...

Latest Features

Who’s betting on Lottery funding?

When the Gambling Commission announced a new operator for the National Lottery, current operator Camelot went to the High Court. Will funding for the arts be affected by this dispute, asks Chris Sharratt?
Creating spaces for reflection and connection

With a wealth of experience leading and facilitating peer learning programmes, Amanda Smethurst reflects on the critical requirements for an impactful learning experience.
Citizen curators at the helm

After eight years at Contact, Artistic Director Matt Fenton is handing over the reins. Here he reflects on how the leadership role has changed.
How can we future proof digital skills?

When it comes to maximising digital activity, the two most common challenges organisations face are budget and skills, says Katie Moffat.
My Gurus: 'For when I need to be brave'

Rebecca Ball has now been in post as Chief Executive of Sunderland Culture for a year. Here she reveals the people who have inspired, influenced and guided her career.
The birth of Shakespeare’s Northern home

Shakespeare North Playhouse is a brand-new theatre modelled on a traditional Shakespearean era playhouse. Melanie Lewis shares the challenges of bringing this ambitious regeneration project to life.

Readers' Comments

The Grantium portal is fairly easy to use but it not impossible to follow. It is not a bridge for 'spoon feeding'. Arts...

Posted by Change Agent on ACE pandemic response was a lifeline for the arts, new report says

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Plus ca change? No, Not change for the sake of change. Even worse, the threat of using 'change' as a' 'weapon' to...

Posted by Change Agent on Government schedules ACE review for 2023

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The above article is full of good intentions and so it is best to ignore some of the critical assumptions which need to be challenged, The...

Posted by Change Agent on Tackling taboos in the British South Asian community

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Working with an for arts production companies has made it very clear that most, if not all, of their work is funding led. Put in common...

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Dorries says, "For me what's important is that the money goes out into the areas of the UK where it has never been spent before,...

Posted by Change Agent on Dorries: abolition of ACE 'not on government agenda'

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The logical outcome of what Dorries seems to be arguing would be a proper decentralisation of funds and responsibility to the appropriate...

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"Research-based evaluation should be: a) focused on learning (not on the celebration of CoC events or on PR to this end); b) polyvocal...

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It's great to see the Citizens' Assembly approach taken by Coventry - it's an exciting way of directly engaging the public...

Posted by 5PN-A8a-uey on Citizens’ assembly demands culture-filled future for Coventry

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Changing the name of Kala Sangam and its mission is the first step in cultural erasure. It will stop being about South Asian culture and...

Posted by Mellodrama2020 on Name change for 'whitewashed' Kala Sangam sparks anguish

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Hi I am Ahmed Kaysher, the director of Saudha (www.saudha.org). As an avid admirer of Kala Sangam, this report has now given a bit of...

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