Friday, 14 September 2018
Perth and Kinross Council has expressed interest in a merger between Horsecross Arts and Culture Perth and Kinross, which have both been directed to save a total of £144k over the next three years. A final recommendation is expected in November.
“Jack of all trades” fear for Perthshire culture merge (The Courier)
Friday, 14 September 2018
26 cultural and heritage organisations, including Birmingham Hippodrome, have supported the annual ‘Remember a Charity’ week, urging supporters to leave a charitable gift in their will.
200 groups back Remember A Charity Week (Third Force News)
Friday, 14 September 2018
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) conductor’s East London initiative will offer free training to talented musicians aged 11-18, as part of plans to make the LSO reflective of the diversity of the capital.
LSO's Simon Rattle launches east London music academy (The Guardian)
Wednesday, 12 September 2018
A new toolkit aims to give activists key facts to make the case for the arts in their local schools and combat the decline in arts provision.
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
A group of 27 actors will tour a series of shows to six venues as part of the theatre’s summer season in 2019. The organisation stresses the actors will be representative of the nation in terms of gender, disability, ethnicity, and regionality.
RSC to form rep company for summer season 2019 (The Stage)
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Islington Council has joined forces with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama to launch the service, which will offer young people aged 5 – 18 access to sustained music education and the chance to work with professional musicians.
New music education hub for Islington (Classical Music Magazine)
Monday, 10 September 2018
Tristram Hunt said that local authorities in UK cities should be able to fund culture through a tax on hotel visits. He accepted this additional revenue would probably go to institutions that had been “absolutely smashed” by cuts, rather than higher-profile organisations such as the V&A.ay
Monday, 10 September 2018
Government plans to increase the cost of National Insurance payments to access state benefits – including maternity allowance – for those earning less than £6,205 a year have been ditched. The membership body said the move was “excellent” for arts workers.
Friday, 07 September 2018
Three of the 160 partners withdrew from the event, organised by the Science and Industry Museum, after hearing Shell would be sponsoring the centrepiece exhibition. A petition protesting ties between the festival and the oil giant has reached 57,000 signatures.
Partners drop out of Science and Industry Museum festival in protest at Shell deal (Museums Association)
Thursday, 06 September 2018
The Centre for Contemporary Arts has been closed since fire ravaged the Art School in mid-June and has not yet had a reopening date confirmed. The centre says the “indefinite closure” makes planning difficult and the lack of commercial income has forced cash flow “down to a minimum”.
Thursday, 06 September 2018
The comments were made by Rosie Millard, the new Chief Executive of the Prince’s charity, Children and the Arts, at an event to discuss challenges for creativity in schools.
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Accusations that the museum was plagued by underfunding from successive governments followed news that almost 90% of the museum’s collection may have been lost, potentially including the 12,000-year-old remains of a woman known as Luzia.
Fire devastates Brazil’s national museum (Museums Association)
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Construction has begun on the £10m project, which will update the theatre’s backstage facilities and increase accessibility. The theatre plans to reopen in early 2020.
Wednesday, 05 September 2018
Creative Scotland has enlisted the support of the Plain English Campaign, following accusations from a Scottish parliamentary committee that the national funder had struggled to deliver its functions in a clear and accessible way.
Creative Scotland turns to ‘Plain English Campaign’ (The Scotsman)
Tuesday, 04 September 2018
The Renaissance Nude will open next March with an equal number of female and male nudes on display, and a gender-balanced team of scholars working on the exhibition.