Monday, 12 November 2018
Architects have drawn up plans to support a bid for a £4.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards a revamp of the 125-year-old Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library in Preston. The project, estimated to cost £10.7m in total, would include developing a central ground floor activity hub as well as improved spaces for events, exhibitions, and meetings.
Purcell unveils refurb plans for 125-year-old Preston institution (Architects' Journal)
Monday, 12 November 2018
Venues across the UK will be using live captioning for performances this week as part of a national campaign, but charity Stagetext says that more work needs to be done to make the arts accessible to hearing impaired audiences.
Friday, 09 November 2018
Following a £1.3m redevelopment, Leith Walk Studios will open as a flexible workspace for businesses, entrepreneurs and artists in a former tram depot that has not been used for 60 years.
Friday, 09 November 2018
The current owner of the Ambassadors Theatre in London’s West End has withdrawn from plans to sell the venue to Cameron Mackintosh after receiving higher offers. Mackintosh had been planning to transform the building into a flexible space named the Sondheim Theatre.
Friday, 09 November 2018
Michael Buffong, Artistic Director of Talawa Theatre Company, said he was always aware of Lennon’s ‘unique and complicated story’ and that he had sought legal advice before deciding that the director, who has white heritage but identifies as mixed race, was eligible for a scheme aimed at BAME professionals.
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
Well-known critic of Russian censorship, Kirill Serebrennikov, faces up to a decade in prison following accusations of embezzling £1.5m from a theatre project. His arrest last year raised fears of a crackdown on artistic freedom in the country.
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
A City Council fund originally set up in the wake of the city’s unsuccessful bid for UK City of Culture 2021 will be cut by 50% next year to £100k, but local politicians say the difference will be met by volunteers, businesses and external agencies.
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
Poorer children are half as likely to take music lessons as those from better-off families, a new study by the Musicians Union has concluded. The findings come as musician John Thirkell warns the Government that music education “has been thrown to the wolves” in the UK.
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
The King’s Theatre will close for two years and see capacity reduced from 1,300 to 1,100 to provide more space for hospitality. The box office, which was revamped six years ago, will be replaced with a new café bar.
Monday, 05 November 2018
Ten members of Artistic Directors for the Future, a programme supporting theatre professionals from diverse backgrounds, will be granted access to the boardrooms of five venues over a four-month period to help them build relationships and develop insights.
Friday, 02 November 2018
Appearing before a parliamentary culture committee, the national funder’s bosses said the organisation would never seek to “inhibit” the ability for organisations to mount future criticism.
Arts quango staff endured ‘open abuse’ as funding row flared (The Scotsman)
Friday, 02 November 2018
After music’s exclusion from the Russell Group’s list of ‘facilitating subjects’ was criticised in a Lords debate, Education Minister Lord Agnew said his department will write to some universities to “test their appetite” for including it.
Thursday, 01 November 2018
As a four-year funding agreement with the Heritage Lottery Fund comes to an end, taking away two thirds of the organisation’s funding, 100 MPs have urged Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright to provide the Black Cultural Archives with a sustainable funding plan for the future.
Thursday, 01 November 2018
The Incorporated Society of Musicians is calling for a two-year working visa to allow musicians to move freely around the European Union for a fixed period, if freedom of movement ends after Brexit.
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
56% of Brits agree with Government plans to empower GPs to prescribe dance to patients to combat loneliness, according to YouGov data. The figure rises to 69% among those who already have an interest in dance.
Brits approve plans for GPS to prescribe dance lessons to tackle loneliness (Open Access Government)