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RSSREMINDER – Temporary suspension to Grants for the arts applications
As previously announced, Arts Council England will suspend applications to its Grants for the arts programme for a period of six weeks between Monday 18 January and Friday 26 February.
This means that applications need to be submitted by 5pm on Friday 15 January to ensure decisions are made before the end of March.
The Stage: Tories will tackle DCMS and ACE’s ‘problem’ relationship
Conservative shadow arts minister Ed Vaizey has revealed that if the Tories win the next general election, the relationship between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Arts Council England will face a thorough overhaul.
Stage: ACE warns against arts cuts after election
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has warned any future government against cutting public funding for the arts, arguing that not only will it affect the cultural quality of life in the country but will also be economically damaging.
Leading arts bodies support reintroduction of ACE peer review
National Campaign for the Arts, the Theatrical Management Association, Equity and Dance UK have all come out in support of reintroducing the principle of ‘peer review’ to Arts Council England’s funding process.
ACE chief Davey urges Whitehall to maintain spending on arts
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has warned that the current economic climate could see the industry plunged into a “spiral of decline” if the government does not keep up its investment in the culture sector.
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