Friday, 27 April 2018
The winner from the list of four artists, who include a research agency and a portrait photographer, will be revealed at Turner Contemporary in Margate in December.
Turner Prize 2018 shortlist announced: researchers take on filmmakers (The Independent)
Friday, 27 April 2018
The London pub theatre’s move from its home of 47 years into new £5.6m premises has been guaranteed after Islington Council approved the relocation.
Friday, 27 April 2018
The regional theatre has recruited its first youth company, aiming to nurture new local talent. The company consists of 12 people from Leeds aged 18-25, who will meet weekly and produce “an eclectic range of work”.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
MFest, which will kick off this Friday at the British Library and features a weekend of poetry, comedy and historical events, is billed as a chance to explore the diverse artistic identities of Muslim communities.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
The announcement that the city will bid for the 2025 title comes months after the completion of the Studio 144 arts centre. Other investments in the city will be made over the next five or six years.
Southampton to bid for UK City of Culture 2025 (Daily Echo)
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Organisers of Beverley Folk Festival, which had scheduled over 80 acts and was due to be held in the middle of June, said the event has been cancelled because they lost their primary source of funding and “simply do not have the money to pay for either the infrastructure or performers”. People who bought tickets – which cost up to £130 – have been told they will not get a refund.
Beverley Folk Festival cancelled after going bust - and people won't get a refund (The Yorkshire Post)
Monday, 23 April 2018
Should the party win the next election, it will put in place reform which would limit high-end tax relief to film companies with an inclusive mix of cast and crew.
Monday, 23 April 2018
Dublin’s Project Arts Centre has been ordered to paint over a mural calling for the repeal of the 8th amendment to the Irish Constitution, which creates protection for a foetal right to life. Protestors have gathered outside the centre to challenge the decision, which the Charities Regulator says is because the mural is ‘political activity’ and in breach of the Charities Act 2009.
Project Arts Centre told to remove ‘Repeal the 8th’ mural from wall (The Irish Times)
Monday, 23 April 2018
The Critics of Colour Collective, created by playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, producer Georgia Dodsworth and journalist Bridget Minamore, aims to open up the pool of people writing about theatre and become a place for new and existing writers to share ideas.
Monday, 23 April 2018
Leith Theatre will receive £1m from the city council as part of a £7m makeover, which will include new lighting and backstage facilities. It will re-open for regular events “within months”.
£7 million makeover to secure future of Leith Theatre (The Scotsman)
Monday, 23 April 2018
As a new report reveals that women make up just 34% of art gallery directors, the Fawcett Society calls for quotas to get women into key positions, and for all jobs to be offered on a flexible basis.
Friday, 20 April 2018
The theatre, which went into administration in 2016 after Wellingborough Council terminated the previous contractor’s right to operate it, will be managed by Parkwood Creative from January 2019.
New contract awarded to run Wellingborough’s Castle theatre (Northamptonshire Telegraph)
Friday, 20 April 2018
Southampton’s Studio 144, which opened in February this year, 18 years after the project started, cost Southampton City Council £30m despite an initial projected cost of £16.5m.
Friday, 20 April 2018
Previously only available for music acts in England, the Momentum Music Fund – which provides grants of between £5k and £15k – will now be available in Scotland, following a new partnership between PRS and Creative Scotland.
Friday, 20 April 2018
New research by artists’ membership body a-n, aimed at both artists and visual arts organisations, hopes to produce a benchmark for exhibition payment and is the next step in a-n’s Paying Artists Campaign.