Wednesday, 16 September 2015
An Oxford University researcher has found that education is a bigger indicator than social status or income of whether someone participates in arts or cultural activities.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
#AskACurator day, the annual Twitter discussion co-ordinated by consultant Mar Dixon, has engaged over 1,000 organisations from around the world, including Tate, the National Gallery and the British Library.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Following a multi-million pound refurbishment undertaken in 2011, the Victorian music hall has once again opened to the public.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
A programme of events will officially launch Sunderland’s bid to be the UK City of Culture in 2021, aiming to follow in the footsteps of Hull.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
The museum of popular music will move from its home at the O2 in Greenwich – where it has been since 2009 – to the Cunard building in Liverpool.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
With a turnover of £7.9m for 2014/15, Curve has had its most successful financial year. It said “controls in overheads and operational activity led to a healthy surplus at the end of the year”.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
At the Lyon Biennale a number of artists have used pens to scribble out, correct and dispute the wall text descriptions of their work.
Artists Take Pens to Their Wall Labels at the Lyon Biennale (Hyperallergic)
Monday, 14 September 2015
The value of legacy gifts increased by 8% to £2.2bn in 2014, and the number of English and Welsh charities receiving legacy donations increased by 5%, according to legacy benchmarking consultancy Smee and Ford.
Legacy income hits all-time-high of £2.2bn (Civil Society)
Monday, 14 September 2015
The future of Finborough Theatre has been secured after Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council rejected a planning application for three residential units which failed to demonstrate how noise disturbance to the theatre would be prevented.
Friday, 11 September 2015
In the face of growing austerity, trade union Equity has launched a campaign against increased budget cuts that it says would be “catastrophic”.
Stop Arts Cuts campaign launched by Equity (The Stage)
Friday, 11 September 2015
The theatre’s plans include the creation of a learning and skills centre, a 100-seat performance space, offices, rehearsal spaces and workshop rooms.
Thursday, 10 September 2015
The celebrated cabaret venue will be the first in the UK to be listed for its LGBT heritage, protecting the building from redesign.
Wednesday, 09 September 2015
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has granted £630k to 21 organisations, among them the Royal Exchange Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and the Bush Theatre, to develop new talent programmes.
Monday, 07 September 2015
The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has issued its first full statement about ‘Homegrown’, the play inspired by three schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State, since it was cancelled amid cries of censorship a month ago. The statement points to doubts that the play handled its subject matter with sensitivity and editorial balance, and says the fact a completed script was not... read more
Monday, 07 September 2015
Announcing plans for the next ten years, BBC Director General Tony Hall said: “Britain has some of the greatest cultural forces in the world. We want to join with them, working alongside them, to make Britain the greatest cultural force in the world.” New initiatives include an online platform called ‘Ideas Service’, which will feature content from galleries, museums and universities.