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Schools Minister makes “no apology” for sidelining the arts
Nick Gibb has confirmed that the English Baccalaureate’s core subjects will be compulsory at GCSE, but arts subjects, Espera…
Study reports tensions over paying exhibiting artists
A new report finds that artists and gallery representatives agree artists should be paid for exhibiting their work in a publicly f…
Henley announces Lottery plans for the regions
Arts Council England sets targets for Lottery spending across its five regions, with 90% of a new £35m fund for developing t…
Scottish economy benefits from increase in museum and gallery attendance
A new report finds that growing numbers of museum and gallery attenders are contributing nearly £900m to the Scottish econom…
Scientists get behind call for better arts education
The Creative Industries Federation and Institution of Civil Engineers are calling on the Government to better support cultural and…
Sector split on need for national screening strategy
Some performing arts producers and venues report that screenings are negatively affecting their organisations, but the big players…
Manifestos vary in commitment to the arts
All bar UKIP affirm the value of the arts and culture in society, but only The Greens commit to increased funding and a more holis…
Music Education Hubs struggle to keep up with pupil numbers
Hubs have made “a strong start” but more still needs to be done to boost music provision, particularly for boys and ch…
Report tells Labour ‘commit to the creative industries’
A Labour-commissioned report argues for devolution of funding and strategy decisions away from Whitehall and for ring-fenced grant…
Arts fundraising impact too soon to judge
A review of Arts Council England’s Catalyst programme reveals a shift in attitudes towards fundraising but delivers little e…
Social investment fund backs the arts
A new team of investors is offering unsecured loan finance to arts organisations who can demonstrate social, artistic and financia…
Progress promised on rebalancing England’s arts funding
The government gives its backing to the geographic re-distribution of arts funding but remains silent on key Select Committee reco…
Arts leaders step forward to lobby for fairer funding
Two groups of England’s most senior arts bosses have gone on the offensive in an attempt to ensure that the election manifes…
Silos must end for the arts to thrive, report concludes
The final report of the Warwick Commission inquiry finds the future of cultural value as lying in a seamless relationship between…
ENO and firstsite gallery lose national portfolio status
“Serious concerns” about the two organisations' sustainability over a three-year funding term have led them to be…
ACE underspend enables windfall capital grants
Arts organisations across England are sharing a £6.5m Arts Council England fund that would have been returned to the DCMS if…
Tate reveals oil sponsorship figures
Three years after a request under the Freedom of Information Act, Tate has responded to a Tribunal ruling that it must release som…
Education portal for London takes shape
New research reveals the challenges that need to be overcome to improve communications between schools and cultural organisations.
Enquiry sheds light on “engagement gap”
Failure to learn from the past means that new initiatives for engaging young people with the arts look “remarkably similar t…
Funding situation is “critical”, say Core Cities
Local authorities in the UK’s largest cities are calling for a fairer share of government arts funding and devolution of cul…
Tate ordered to disclose details of BP sponsorship
The Information Tribunal has given Tate 35 days to disclose the amount of money it received from BP between 1990 and 2006, but mor…
Workers pay the price of austerity
Interns, apprentices and volunteers are taking the place of permanent paid staff in the arts sector, which is also seeing a move a…
EXCLUSIVE: London authorities fail to pull their weight
London’s boroughs are relying on Arts Council England to make good a shortfall in their own arts funding relative to local a…
