Monday, 22 January 2024
Environmental campaigners are calling on architects not to take part in a contest to redesign around a third of the British Museum following a controversial £50m sponsorship deal with BP that will fund the redevelopment. The boycott is backed by the Architects Declare network, the Section of Architectural Workers trade union, now part of Unite, and Future Architects Front (FAF). A spokesperson... read more
Friday, 19 January 2024
The introduction of admission fees at all national museum sites in Wales due to “critical” financial pressures has an “air of inevitability”, a government committee has heard. Deputy Minister for Culture Dawn Bowden told the Senedd’s culture committee that ending free entry was being considered as a way to generate income in the face of budget constraints. In December, the Welsh government... read more
Thursday, 18 January 2024
V&A Dundee will reduce the number of major exhibitions it stages each year as part of “mitigating measures” to cut costs. The move means the Scottish design museum will host only one annual paid exhibition. A new report sent to the Scottish government by the organisation confirmed that the programming change, first introduced on a trial basis in 2022 in response to the impact of the Covid-19... read more
Thursday, 18 January 2024
The majority of UK artists want the government to introduce legislation to protect their work from being used to train AI, according to a new survey. Conducted by Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), the study found 89% would like to see the introduction of more robust safeguards and regulations around AI, with 94% saying they should be compensated financially when their work is used to... read more
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Arts Council of Northern Ireland has named 292 artists awarded funding from a £1.04m National Lottery fund as part of its Support for Individual Artists Programme. The scheme provides artists working across all disciplines with grants of up to £6,000 to develop new creative projects, purchase equipment, and support international performance opportunities and residencies. Recipients include a... read more
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Hyndburn Council has backed a motion to save Oswaldtwistle's arts centre and theatre, which has been closed for six months. Hyndburn Arts Limited managed the Lancashire venue for 13 years before the company filed for insolvency in August. At a full council meeting, a motion was backed to recognise the building as a "vital asset". Hyndburn Council will now explore "options which will lead to the... read more
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Broadway Theatre in Barking has announced its immediate closure after a building survey revealed the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The building will remain closed while further investigation and essential repairs are carried out. RAAC was used extensively in the construction of public buildings between the 1950s and the 1970s. It is described as “much weaker” than... read more
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Tuesday, 16 January 2024
The charity Barnet Education Arts Trust in North London is to allocate £500k over the next three years to cultural activities for children and young people outside mainstream education.  North Finchley's cultural centre - artsdepot - will run the scheme for 8,000 children and young people working in partnership with 120 organisations. The funding will be used to hold events for home-educated... read more
Monday, 15 January 2024
Museums Galleries Scotland has awarded grants worth £420,000 to nine projects via the Museum Development Fund.  The projects include North Lanarkshire’s Museums & Collections, which will collaborate with local communities impacted by the legacies of slavery and empire to create more inclusive heritage spaces and develop collections knowledge.  Meanwhile, Historylinks Museum in Dornoch will... read more
Monday, 15 January 2024
Creative lighting and public art are to be designed by community groups for a park in Leeds to try to make the space more welcoming for women. Wow Park - a co-creative public art and lighting project to make Woodhouse Moor feel safer - is being developed by the University of Leeds after a study of women and girls from across West Yorkshire found that most feel unsafe in parks in some situations.... read more
Monday, 15 January 2024
British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA) will undertake a UK-wide research study to assess the future of arts festivals. Supported by Arts Council England, Arts Council of Wales and Creative Scotland, BAFA is commissioning BOP Consulting to research issues including sustainability, equality, diversity and access.  The data will be used to benchmark the sector, quantifying its contribution to the... read more
Monday, 15 January 2024
Slung Low theatre company in Leeds has been granted permission to create an outdoor event space after the City Council consented to a three-year temporary change of use of its existing venue in the Temple District. The planning application indicates shows the space will present occasional public performances, primarily in the summer months, and house a double-decker bus, which will function as a... read more
Friday, 12 January 2024
Gala Theatre in Durham has agreed to introduce improved terms and conditions for performers, bringing the venue in line with standards set by performers' union Equity.  The move follows discussions between the union and Durham County Council, which manages the theatre. The improved terms, which apply to non-permanent performers and stage management engaged under ‘worker’ status, include... read more
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Leeds City Council has launched a public consultation on proposals to end its lease on the site of a local heritage museum. The Thwaite Watermill Museum, which is owned by Canal and River Trust and managed by Leeds Museums and Galleries, told the Yorkshire Evening Post it faces closure if the lease is terminated, as it cannot afford to take over the running of the building. A consultation, which... read more
Wednesday, 10 January 2024
Freedom of Information requests have revealed more than 1,700 artefacts are missing from publicly funded museums and art galleries in England. The FOI requests submitted by the Press Association asked organisations that receive funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for details on objects that have gone missing over the past 20 years. The National Portrait Gallery reported 45 "... read more

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