Wednesday, 22 March 2017
A 63-year-old homeless man has been arreseted and charged after allegedly attacking ‘The Morning Walk’ with a drill bit on Saturday afternoon. He was detained by gallery assistants with the help of several visitors.
Man charged with vandalising painting by Gainsborough at National Gallery (The Art Newspaper)
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
In response to venue closures and the proposed opening of a hotel on Womanby Street, campaigners have called on the city council to designate the street an area of cultural significance for music and performing arts.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
An 11-day programme, set to run alongside the first European Sports Championships, will take place in August 2018 and transform George Square into a hub for dance, music, comedy and theatre.
Monday, 20 March 2017
LD50, the gallery in Dalston accused of promoting hate speech and ‘alt-right’ exhibitions, has shut down following protests and has “no imminent plans to reopen”.
‘Alt-right’ Dalston gallery LD50 shut down after protests (Hackney Post)
Monday, 20 March 2017
The talk station is to introduce a wave of new creative programmes, including an arts interview series in prime time, in a bid to do for the arts ‘what the BBC has done for science’.
Friday, 17 March 2017
Echoing a recent decision in the US, Parliament is considering making it illegal to use ‘bots’ to bypass maximum limits and bulk-purchase tickets, which touts can then sell for inflated prices on secondary sites.
Friday, 17 March 2017
A new studio space and attic rehearsal room will allow the theatre to increase its produced, co-produced and commissioned productions by 50%, and will become home to associate artists including Milk Presents, Deafinitely Theatre and ANTLER.
Renovated Bush Theatre reopens (Official London Theatre)
Friday, 17 March 2017
Only Boys Aloud founder Tim Rhys-Evans told the Welsh Assembly his organisation’s bid for regular funding was turned down by the Arts Council of Wales as the lesser offer for girls caused “some issues”.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
In his first federal budget plan, the President of the United States has proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The move would save about $300 million of the $1.1 trillion of annual discretionary spending.
Trump Proposes Eliminating the Arts and Humanities Endowments (New York Times)
Thursday, 16 March 2017
The deal will see Sky Arts content screened before National Theatre Live broadcasts and opportunities for further “creative collaboration” explored.
Sky Arts to sponsor National Theatre Live (The Stage)
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The gallery has been ordered to pay €20,000 after a sculpture by Koons, which it reproduced in an exhibition catalogue, was found to infringe the copyright of deceased French photographer Jean-François Bauret. The artist’s company has also been ordered to pay €20,000, plus €4,000 for reproducing the sculpture on its website.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
As part of the £392m Midlands Engine Strategy, Warwick Arts Centre is to undergo a major redevelopment, a new 5,000-capacity performance venue will be created in Derby, and Birmingham Symphony Hall will be expanded.
Friday, 10 March 2017
Plans to extend the gallery into Princes Street Gardens have gone back to the drawing board, days before work was due to begin due to spiralling costs.
Scottish National Gallery overhaul runs into trouble (The Scotsman)
Friday, 10 March 2017
The theatre is campaigning for a reversal of South Ayrshire Council’s unexpected decision to cut its grant by a third, which the theatre says has put its funding relationship with Creative Scotland at risk.
Friday, 10 March 2017
Shipping containers will be installed at a former tram depot in Leith to create workspace for artists while the site is transformed into a new community and business hub, with funding from the Scottish Government and Edinburgh City Council.
Artists to take over site of former tram depot in Leith (The Scotsman)