The first major debate in the House of Commons on the arts and creative industries in over five years takes place tomorrow, following an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to ‘take forward a strategy’ for the sector.
As the University of South Wales closes its BA Fine Art degree course for good, Gordon Dalton gets in a Newport state of mind as he visits the students’ final show and surveys the city’s battered and bruised cultural landscape.
Under threat of closure due to likely further cuts in the comprehensive spending review on 26 June, a campaign to save the National Media Museum in Bradford is attracting growing support.
A recent YouGov survey reveals that more people see cultural value as a justification for arts funding than arguments based on economics, but only a small minority want to see the sector protected from further cuts.
Newport Art Gallery’s Temporary Exhibition Programme is set to close following an exhibition by David Garner. But protest at the closure continues, with a demonstration against ‘the destruction of heritage and culture’ in the city.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that the extra 1% cut to its budget announced by George Osborne on Wednesday will be passed on to Arts Council England.
Last week, Newcastle City Council passed a 100% cut to its arts budget while at the same time agreeing to contribute £600,000 to a new fund for culture. Alison Clark-Jenkins, a regional director for Arts Council England, reveals the behind-the-scenes battle that led to the fund’s creation.
As part of proposals by Stirling Council to save £9m in 2013/14, the Scottish city’s only contemporary art gallery, The Changing Room, is under threat.
Newport City Council’s plans to scrap the temporary exhibitions programme at Newport Museum and Art Gallery are facing vocal, and high profile, opposition.
While Harriet Harman’s comments have put Newcastle’s cuts to the arts back on the radar, in the North East of Scotland Moray Council is also about to vote to cut its entire arts budget. And while the figures are much smaller, the impact locally could be just as devastating.
Museums Sheffield has been battered by cuts, with its grant income reduced by 37 per cent since 2008 and a further 10 per cent reduction recently announced. We talk to its Chief Executive about new plans to plug the funding gap.
Arts Council England confirms impact of Chancellor’s autumn statement on its grant-in-aid budget.
After yesterday’s announcement by Newcastle City Council that it intends to cease funding the arts in order to meet central government budget cuts, we talk to two visual arts organisations affected by the proposals.
Following a restructure, and with an earlier Spending Review looming on the horizon, Arts Council England is briefing clients.
Major job losses, fewer offices and new area structure created as Arts Council England announces latest round of cost cutting.
Lost Arts is a partnership set up by eight unions whose members will be directly affected by cuts to the arts. The project’s coordinator explains what it’s all about.
Recent decisions on business rates relief due to central government cuts are threatening the future of two studio and gallery spaces in Liverpool.
Arts Development UK’s ninth annual local authority arts spending survey suggests that there are more tough times ahead – but there a few positives, too.
An exhibition by Robin Tarbet signals a new direction for Frome’s Black Swan Arts, which lost its Arts Council England funding last year.
Following a series of events this weekend, New Work Network (NWN) is to close. Director Orlagh Woods discusses NWN’s achievements over its fifteen year history, its closure and the future for artists working within ‘pioneering practices’.
Research by a-n shows a continued decline in paid opportunities for artists.
Efforts to secure funding to replace Arts Council England revenue unsuccessful, says New Work Network Director Orlagh Woods.
Manchester-based gallery to hold an extraordinary Fundraising Auction on Wed 30 May – Put your money where your eyes are!
Unique New Forest gallery forced to close following loss of Arts Council funding.
An initiative by leading artists’ organisations aims to improve artists’ access to funding for their practice.
