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Arts Council England mired in row over ‘political statements’ warning

Robert Macfarlane, Feargal Sharkey and Matt Haig are among artists to react with fury to message about funding risks

The Guardian - UK

ENO strike: staff say they are political ‘pawns’ and fear being forced out

Musicians say many feel they have no choice but to act over cuts and may have to leave industry altogether

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just opera – all performing arts need better support for touring productions

Letters: Jodi Myers on the gaps left by the demise of the Arts Council Touring department. Plus Nicholas Reckert and Jane Harvey on modern opera

The Guardian - UK

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Artists receive grants to create projects showcasing work for new audiences

The Major Individual Awards of £15,000 are being presented by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Arts Council adjusts funding plans for English National Opera move out of London

The public body has extended the deadline for a new ENO main base outside London by three years.

The Independent UK

ENO looks to ‘positive future’ as it lands £24m funding and delays move out of London

The Arts Council said the opera venue had presented ‘inspiring ideas’ in bringing its excellent work to people beyond the capital

Evening Standard

Music festivals safe for women, but ‘always an element of risk’, says minister

Media minister Sir John Whittingdale said he would not have let his children attend music festivals if he did not believe they were safe.

The Independent UK

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Dublin author calls for personal apology after Arts Council's €25,000 grant mistake

"I just had so much relief and joy and gratitude and I started telling people, I was celebrating - and then a half an hour later I got the email saying sorry, that was an error"

Dublin Live

Arts Council apologises after mistakenly awarding grants to 140 people

The Council has said they have now put in place "additional checks for the issue of decision letters to prevent a repeat of this error"

Dublin Live

London Assembly objects to push to move English National Opera

Arts Council England previously announced plans to remove the English National Opera because it is a national portfolio organisation.

The Independent UK

OPINION - It is so wrong to describe the organisation I chair as a bastion of Philistines

London is a global cultural powerhouse and it must stay that way. It is home to some of the world’s most renowned theatres, galleries, museums and music venues and it has been a crucible for art and culture throughout the ages. When I was director of Tate, I sought to…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Arts Council philistines are driving the ENO off the cliff

Lord Sumption — former Supreme Court judge plus medieval historian — has the reputation of being the cleverest man in England. To this can be added that he’s an ornament to the London arts scene. I’m talking about his resignation from the board of the English National Opera. By quitting…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Opera is back but the ENO is clearly on its knees

So this is what “a re-imagined artistic and business model” looks like at London’s second opera house, the ENO: a programme featuring the company’s best-loved hits and no Wagner.

Evening Standard

London’s Roundhouse to train 15,000 young people in creative industries

Venue raised £8m in donations to build facilities for music, performance and production

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The arts in Britain are teetering on the brink. Here is my plan to save them

The Arts Council should focus on high-quality performances while a new body deals with community-based initiatives, says Nicholas Hytner, former artistic director at the National Theatre

Bristol Post

Bristol could be new home of English National Opera

But Liverpool and Manchester are strong contenders

Evening Standard

English National Opera gets £24m to help with move — and can keep London base

The ENO will be able to keep its London Coliseum base while moving headquarters as part of the Government’s levelling-up agenda

The Guardian - UK

Nicholas Snowman obituary

Arts administrator who founded the London Sinfonietta and led the Southbank Centre and Glyndebourne

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Bristol Post

SS Great Britain to get over £700,000 for urgent repairs

South West to receive a £9 million boost for museums, libraries and cultural venues

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

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