23rd March 2016

The Government has revealed plans to improve access to culture for the disadvantaged, to help arts organisations develop new income streams and to encourage local authorities to put culture at the heart of their plans.

22nd March 2016

Grants awarded through the new Luton Investment Programme have gone to the fund’s three strategic partners and Watford Palace Theatre.

21st March 2016

18th March 2016

An academic study has concluded that debate about the value of culture has been distorted by a desire to influence public funding and policy, and weakened by poor-quality evaluation.

Museums and galleries will benefit from a new tax relief and a select number of capital projects will receive direct government funding following this week’s budget.

ACE will publish refreshed guidance and a new application form for its Strategic Touring Programme after a report highlighted areas for improvement. 

The Government will give £5m for a refurbishment of Hull New Theatre after “serious concerns” led Arts Council England to reject its funding application.

Grantium, Arts Council England's £930k online portal for submitting Grants for the Arts applications online, has been branded ‘intimidating, off-putting and inaccessible’ by Twitter users.

Saying that the funding imbalance between London and the regions “must be urgently rectified”, a new inquiry has been launched in a move to rebalance the UK’s cultural capital.

A lack of formal teaching qualifications will no longer be an entry barrier to musicians wanting to teach in state schools under proposals in the latest education White Paper.  

17th March 2016

16th March 2016

14th March 2016

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