News
RSSArts Council England announces findings from the Achieving great art for everyone consultation
Arts Council England has today published the findings from Achieving great art for everyone - a consultation on its 10 year strategic framework for the arts.
The Stage: ACE warns funded organisations to plan for 10% cuts in 2011
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has written to all regularly funded organisations telling them to prepare for at least a 10% reduction in their subsidy next year. Alan Davey has written to organisations receiving Arts Council funding to warn them to prepare for future cuts
UK’s cultural leaders: You can cut us but don’t kill us
Leaders of Britain's most prominent cultural institutions - speaking on behalf of organisations across the whole country - appealed directly to the Prime Minister not to cause irreparable damage to our most economically successful sector in the imminent Spending Review.
Arts Council England implements cuts to 2010/11 budget
Arts Council England have announced how it plans to implement the £19 million reduction in its current year budget.
The Stage: A Night Less Ordinary ticket scheme to be “curtailed”
A Night Less Ordinary, Arts Council England’s free ticket scheme for under-26 year olds, is to be “curtailed” under plans unveiled by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to make £73 million of savings.
ACE to outline £19m savings next week
Arts Council England is to announce how it will make the £19 million of in-year savings demanded of it by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on Monday June 21.
Arts Council England told to make £19 million of in-year cuts
Arts Council England has been told to make a total of £19 million of in-year cuts under Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s £6.2 billion programme of cost reductionss. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport was asked to make £88 million of savings - of which £27 million will come from the Olympics budget. A 3% cut will be made to the DCMS’ core budget, while a 3% cut will also be passed on to all bodies within the DCMS sector.
Post-Election Arts Funding Round-up
A quick round up of some of the news relating to future arts funding under the new government...
Next Stage of Bristol Old Vic Refurbishment Announced at Public Meeting
At a public meeting held on Tuesday 11th May, and following the recent announcement of a £6.1m grant from Arts Council England, Bristol Old Vic revealed details of the next stage of its multi-million pound redevelopment. The King Street complex is to undergo £19.3m of refurbishment work which will see the Theatre Royal and surrounding buildings transformed into a flexible complex with up to ten performance spaces.
The Stage: ACE warns local councils against cutting arts spend
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has warned local authorities against cutting support for cultural organisations in their areas, insisting that ACE will not be in a position to make up any shortfalls in funding.
Join the Directory
Raise your profile and platform your theatre practice by listing in the Directory.
If you live or work in the city list yourself now for free.
Sign Up