Friday, 01 March 2019
The name of the £50,000 prize, which for 18 years has been called the Man Booker Prize after its major sponsor, the Man Group, will not refer to the new sponsor, billionaire Sir Michael Moritz.
Friday, 01 March 2019
Attempts to find out more about the government contract to write a new model music curriculum have been blocked by the Department for Education. Critics of the decision to award it to the ABRSM claim the music exam board has no expertise in classroom teaching.
Critics question winning bid for new model music curriculum (Schools Week)
Friday, 01 March 2019
Voluntary redundancies, early retirement schemes and higher prices for arts and leisure activities are among the measures being considered by Leisure and Culture Dundee after its primary funder, the City Council, agreed to go ahead with £10.3m of budget cuts.
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The success of members of backstage union BECTU at Edinburgh Playhouse in an annual pay rise dispute with ATG could lead to similar rulings for 11 other theatres, potentially affecting up to 210 staff.
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
A 12-month study by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland revealed music is one of the most popular curriculum subjects but there is ‘unmet demand’ for music education by more than 100,000 young people across the country.
New study highlights music’s significant impact on young people in Scotland (Classical Music Magazine)
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The University of the Arts London moved from sixth to second place in the QS University World rankings for art and design, while the Royal College of Art retained the crown as the top university in the list for the fifth year running.
The Royal College of Art and University of the Arts London named best in the world for art and design (London Evening Standard)
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
The event, which will also involve union Equity and the Old Vic, aims to improve understanding about supporting theatre’s trans community and to forge links between performers and creatives.
Monday, 25 February 2019
Phosphoros Theatre Company (PTC) said Heathrow Airport turned away Afghan refugee Syed Haleem Najibi on the advice of Air Malta, which had described the group from PTC as “suspicious” and demanded additional travel documents not required under published guidelines.
Monday, 25 February 2019
A new £4m project by Art UK will catalogue and photograph all 150,000 of the country’s publicly owned sculptures by the end of 2020, making it the first country in the world to have a fully searchable database.
All the UK's 150,000 public sculptures to go online (The Art Newspaper)
Monday, 25 February 2019
The Hastings-based Jerwood Gallery, one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations, will have to give up the Jerwood Collection of almost 300 works of modern and contemporary British art, after the Jerwood Foundation announced that a funding agreement that has been in place since 2012 will end this year. The gallery will change its name but remain one of the foundation’s tenants,... read more
Jerwood Gallery in Hastings to lose British art collection by November (The Art Newspaper)
Monday, 25 February 2019
Swindon Borough Council has decided not to go ahead with a combined £10k cut to Prime Theatre and Reach Inclusive Arts - both based at the Wyvern Theatre.
Arts organisations relieved Swindon council cut reversed (Swindon Advertiser)
Friday, 22 February 2019
Producers behind the project say Space 18 will be spread over 42,000 square feet, comprising seven buildings and more than 200 rooms across 35 floors. It is anticipated that the multi-million-pound venue will have a nightclub, five bars and a maximum capacity of 15,000 audience members.
Friday, 22 February 2019
The theatre company, currently based at Bethnal Green’s Rich Mix, will have headquarters with a new 200-seat studio space at the revamped Croydon venue. Fairfield Halls is set to open in June 2019, following a year-long delay.
Friday, 22 February 2019
West Somerset Council has granted a loan to community group The Onion Collective to create an arts, cultural and social enterprise development at Watchet’s East Quay. The project, estimated to cost a total of £7m, will transform the location into a two-storey structure with a restaurant, art gallery, and self-catering holiday pods.
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
The organisation, known for its new opera productions, will move into a Grade I-listed house owned by Mr Bean Director Paul Weiland. Ilford Arts’ new season will see a temporary venue for 240 people installed in the grounds of the house for its performance of L’Elisir D’Amore.
Iford Arts secures new home for 2019 season (Classical Music Magazine)