Monday, 21 August 2017
The institution will now be known as ‘Leeds Arts University’, becoming the fourth university in the city and the only specialist arts university in the North of England.
Leeds College of Art becomes Leeds Arts University (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Friday, 18 August 2017
A petition to re-open The Secombe, which closed last year, as a community-run venture has attracted more than a thousand signatures.
Friday, 18 August 2017
A government-backed scheme run by Wales Millennium Centre, which aimed to establish new routes into backstage training in theatres across Wales, could be expanded across the country following a successful pilot.
Friday, 18 August 2017
Several institutions have called on the Government for clarification about potential fines and exemptions for archival purposes under the new Data Protection Bill, which will bring the EU’s general data protection regulation into UK law and give people more rights over their personal data.
Museums seek clarification on new data protection laws (Museums Association)
Thursday, 17 August 2017
The Arab Arts Focus has been forced to cancel and rework several productions after nearly a quarter of the visa applications for its performers and organisers were rejected multiple times.
Thursday, 17 August 2017
The city will compete for the title, which was held by Liverpool in 2008, with Belfast, Dundee, Leeds and Milton Keynes.
Nottingham launches bid to be named European Capital of Culture 2023 (Nottingham Post)
Thursday, 17 August 2017
Arts Council England and the Local Government Association have created an online hub sharing good practice in cultural services and case studies from councils across the country.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
The Really Useful Group is partnering with one of the country’s biggest entertainment groups, Shanghai Media Group Live, which owns 13 theatres and several performing arts companies, on Chinese-language musicals and training.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Written documents are often out of date or not detailed enough, and there is not enough public information about museums’ positions on donations and fundraising, according to a recent National Audit Office report.
Museums need clearer donations policies, says report (Museums Association)
Monday, 14 August 2017
The development at the edge of the Civic Quarter will house facilities for fashion, performing arts, film and music students, and act as a base for wider cultural projects in the city.
Green light for £75m Leeds city centre arts hub that will ‘reverse the creative brain drain’ (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Monday, 14 August 2017
Swedish organisation Fotografiska will run the new 89,000 sq. ft museum, which is due to open near the Whitechapel Gallery next year.
‘London Museum of Photography’ to open in capital’s East End (The Art Newspaper)
Monday, 14 August 2017
The Harlequin Puppet Theatre in Rhos-on-Sea has cancelled performances after someone started a fire that caused thousands of pounds’ worth of damage. The theatre is insured against damages but not for loss of earnings.
Friday, 11 August 2017
City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland have agreed to fund a rebooted, week-long festival, a year after funding was pulled and the event cancelled because of management issues.
Edinburgh’s Mela set to return (Scotsman)
Friday, 11 August 2017
The Phoenix Brighton will create 674 square metres of artists’ studio space in a former brewery in Portslade, alongside galleries, community space, a café and 48 new homes.
Thursday, 10 August 2017
The Radio 4 show is to be broadcast on BBC Two for seven weeks from September, featuring interviews, news, reviews and performances. The Saturday evening show will be fronted by the BBC’s Media Editor Amol Rajan, presenter Nikki Bedi and columnist Giles Coren.
BBC's 'Front Row' comes to television (The Bookseller)