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DfE slashes creative and performing arts teaching grants for universities
Performing and creative arts university courses will no longer receive funding from a government teaching grant as part of “difficult decisions” about spending priorities, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said. Recommend…
Barrow’s Forum among those added to Theatres at Risk Register
Theatres Trust has unveiled its 20th annual Theatres at Risk Register, highlighting “both encouraging progress and continuing chal…
Pay, conditions, leadership and wellbeing
Arts Pay Survey 2025: Final report is here.
Creative Scotland intends to sell collapsed Glasgow arts centre building as ‘cultural asset’
Creative Scotland is pursuing an “open process” with the intention of selling the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) building as a…
Libraries ‘not currently equipped to meet the demand for heat respite’, says charity chief
The chief executive of Libraries Connected has said the country’s libraries are not able to meet the “growing demand” that they sh…
Oldham Coliseum ‘working to strengthen’ organisation in wake of delayed payments
The Oldham Coliseum has refuted claims it is in financial difficulties, with shows playing to “single figure audiences”, as “an un…
Mapped: See all 400+ locations vying for Town of Culture 2028
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed it has received 398 bids for its Town of Culture competition, repr…
Museum storage capacity ‘at breaking point’, research warns
Some 60% of the country’s museums report their stores are already full, and a further 24% expect to reach capacity within five yea…
Social media key for young people to access music projects in Wales, says report
Young people in Wales are having positive experiences with in person music projects, with social media a key source of connection…
In other news: Guggenheim strike vote, West End honours Stoppard + Nandy leaves X
Arts Professional takes a look at culture stories you may have missed this week, including the V&A’s touring Bowie exhibition,…
Foreign Office accused of leaving British Council ‘dangling on a string’ over pandemic loan
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has been accused of leaving the British Council “dangling on a string” in…
British Museum generates record £2.5m from Bayeux Tapestry tickets in one day
The British Museum is celebrating its “single biggest day of ticket sales” for an exhibition in its history, bringing in more than…
Museum Wales says ‘no decisions made’ over reported temporary closure of Cardiff site
Museum Wales (Amgueddfa Cymru) has confirmed it is in early discussions over “improvement and redevelopment” works, which the…
Nandy says National Lottery ‘showing its age’, as good cause funding review launched
The government has announced a “comprehensive review” of National Lottery Good Cause funding, which will see the public given the…
Disability campaigner says barriers to ticket buying ‘put people off attending’ theatres
Disability content creator and campaigner Jenni Pettican has highlighted how “barriers” in the ticket booking process and limited…
Edinburgh festivals contributed more than £850m to Scottish economy in 2025, report reveals
The Edinburgh festivals are a “unique civic asset” and are tipped to have a gross economic impact of £4.26 billion in Scotland ov…
Hesmondhalgh blasts ‘strategic eroding of arts subjects in schools’ at SOLT conference
Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh has spoken out about the “stripping back of culture” and the “strategic eroding of arts subjects in schoo…
ACE announces new five-year NPO programme
Arts Council England (ACE) has published much-awaited headline information about its new National Portfolio Investment Programme f…
Bridge Theatre acquired by Trafalgar Entertainment
Trafalgar Entertainment has announced its acquisition of the London Theatre Company (LTC), in a deal which includes the takeover o…
Royal Opera House confirms job cuts to ‘remain financially sustainable’
The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has confirmed plans to cut 64 jobs, including up to ten compulsory redundancies, in an effort to…
Plymouth’s The Box named Art Fund Museum of the Year
The Box museum and art gallery in Plymouth has won the £120,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year award. Judges praised the venue, whic…
How the culture sector is reacting to latest record temperatures
As the UK reaches the end of a week in which temperatures have exceeded previous records for June, cultural organisations have bee…
Tutors take action against Scotland’s National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music
Three musicians specialising in traditional Scottish instruments have launched legal action after losing their tutoring roles at S…
In other news: Kahlo on Carnaby Street, grassroots music festival + Hippodrome retracts roof
Arts Professional takes a look at culture stories you may have missed this week, including a Windrush Prize for playwrights, a new…
Fears creative roles facing axe as universities outline staff cuts
Concerns have been raised that plans to cut costs at two leading universities will disproportionately hit staff teaching creative…
Royal Court to double fees for directors and designers as part of ‘employment reset’
The Royal Court Theatre will double production fees for main house directors and joint designers in what it has termed an “employm…
Petition launched to save Dundee art gallery as university mulls cuts
A petition has been launched to save the Cooper Gallery, as the University of Dundee considers a proposal to cease operating it am…
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