Tuesday, 04 April 2017
London music and arts venue the Forge will shut down after eight years in operation. Co-founder Adam Caird said: “Running a music venue in these times is exceptionally tough”.
The Forge announces closure (Classical Music Magazine)
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Annual figures from the Society of London Theatre show box office revenue grew for the 13th year in a row in 2016, while average audience levels increased from 776 per performance to 801 with over three quarters of all available seats filled – a new record.
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Faceless Arts, which was set up in 1990 and engaged around 40,000 people a year in artistic activities, has closed after losing funding from Wakefield Council and Arts Council England.
Creative charity Faceless Arts to close after loss of funding (Wakefield Express)
Friday, 31 March 2017
Mikhail Novikov, the Deputy Director at the St. Petersburg museum, has been placed under house arrest on charges of suspected fraud in connection with the museum’s construction projects.
Deputy director at Hermitage put under house arrest (The Art Newspaper)
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Hartlepool Council’s decision to take over The Northern Lights Academy – which was closed in 2015 while new management was sought – will see it open in September as a “centre for excellence for technical training for creative industries”.
Thursday, 30 March 2017
According to HMRC figures, theatre productions in the UK will have saved £40m this financial year as a result of the tax policy introduced in 2014 – £15m more than in 2015/16.
£40m tax bonus spurs theatres to embrace risk (The Stage)
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Publisher DC Thomson is launching a new charitable trust to take forward its £18m plan to transform its 200,000 sq ft West Ward Works building into an arts venue. It will host live performances, festivals and exhibitions, and be a permanent home for designers, artists and other creatives.
Historic Dundee printworks to become new £18m culture hub (The Scotsman)
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
(IN ITALIAN) Between 2013 and 2016, box office revenues rose by an average of 25%, and the number of subscribers increased by 137%, owing to an increase in performances and free events.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
(IN FRENCH) At a recent event in Paris, Emmanuel Macron was joined by academics and musicians to explain how learning music from an early age can fight against inequality.
Emmanuel Macron en marche avec l'éducation musicale à l'école? (France Musique)
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Plans approved by Merton Council will allow Polka Theatre in Wimbledon to extend and renovate its building, creating a new theatre, rehearsal studio, box office and shop.
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
In a letter to Sadiq Khan, Matt Hancock MP said the Met Police’s 696 form – which asks those hosting events to provide artist and promoter details – is reducing the diversity of music in London by deterring the programming of some genres, such as grime and R&B.
Monday, 27 March 2017
South London Gallery has pushed ahead with construction on the project after raising £3.3m of the necessary £4m, which will see the Firestation open as a mixed-use cultural centre from 2018.
Monday, 27 March 2017
The Georgian Theatre, which has increased its capacity to 300 by expanding into the building next door, reopened with a series of live music concerts at the weekend.
Friday, 24 March 2017
£3m will be invested over three years in a production and administrative space at the Birmingham Hippodrome, which will include office spaces, a large studio and meeting rooms. The remaining £2m will be used to support additional dance activity.
£5m backing to create new Birmingham Dance Hub (Birmingham Mail)
Friday, 24 March 2017
Initial plans have been backed by National Museum Wales and the Arts Council of Wales. Although little has been decided about the building’s location or contents, it is expected to focus on 20th and 21st Century Welsh art.