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ACE chief executive Alan Davey is leaving his post at the end of 2014 to take up the position of controller of BBC Radio 3.

ACE does a U-turn on measures to protect its reputation following a storm of concerns over freedom of expression. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.

Arts organisations and those connected to them must be sure not to do anything that could damage Arts Council England’s reputation as a government-sponsored body, else their grants could be at risk. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.

A new report published today by the researchers behind last year’s Rebalancing our Cultural Capital, reveals that Lottery funding of the arts in England is largely benefiting the wealthy to the detriment of the country’s poorest and least arts-engaged communities.

Arts Council England has set out its agenda for arts investment for 2015-18, and alongside an announcement that the National Portfolio Organisation budget will combine Lottery funding with government grant-in-aid for the first time, ACE also says it is expecting NPOs to pay artists fairly.

A House of Commons Select Committee has opened an inquiry into the work of Arts Council England and its regional funding policies.

Arts Council England prepares to cut NPOs again next year, but strategic funding will take the hit from 2015/16.

Collaboration and partnerships are seen as key to achieving the overarching goal of “achieving great art and culture for everyone.”

ACE blames local authorities while DCMS points to the Lottery as the sector starts to examine the regional arts funding imbalance.

An ongoing funding bias towards London is denying huge proportions of England’s population fair access to the arts, according to a new independent report by three senior arts figures.

The Space, the experimental digital arts service developed by Arts Council England and the BBC, plans to relaunch next year, as the BBC’s Director General announces a 20% increase in arts programme funding.

Arts Council England Chair Peter Bazalgette has set out his views on giving, and what needs to be done to attract it to the arts.

During a recent live web chat, Arts Council England Chief Executive Alan Davey talked about ACE’s commitment to supporting individual artists and the need focus on both intrinsic and instrumental arguments for the arts.

The Government makes clear there’s to be no let-up in the push for earned income as Culture Secretary Maria Miller focuses on economic goals for Arts Council England in the year ahead.

Arts Council England has set aside £40m for exceptional projects and contingency funds for National Portfolio Organisations over the next two years.