South London dance organisation to close after funding ends Soon-to-be redundant staff at Greenwich Dance are 'grieving', the CEO said Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023
English National Opera cuts risk ‘killing off of art form’, warn prominent music directors Former ENO conductors Edward Gardner, Sir Mark Elder and the Royal Opera House’s Sir Antonio Pappano said cuts would make company ‘an empty shell of its former self’ The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
English National Opera in chaos after music director resigns suddenly over ‘severe cuts’ Martyn Brabbins quit on Sunday saying proposed cuts will drive a ‘coach and horses’ through ENO’s artistic integrity The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
ENO’s music director resigns over proposed cuts to musical staff positions Martyn Brabbins says proposals to axe 19 posts and employ remaining musicians part-time is plan of ‘managed decline’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023
ENO plans to cut staff and put the rest on part-time contracts – union ENO said it understands this is a ‘very challenging and stressful time’ for staff. The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Grassroots music venues in middle of ‘full-blown crisis’, Music Venue Trust tells Jeremy Hunt Charity organisation says more than 15 per cent of UK’s remaining grassroots music venues have been forced to shut their doors in the past 12 months The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
ENO to receive extra £24m to allow more time to leave London, says Arts Council Opera company will leave capital by March 2029 and develop artistic programme for new base The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
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 · Jul 26, 2023
Hooked on classics? But if you want to learn to play, you’d better be posh My state school taught me the value of Bach and Vivaldi. Today’s pupils aren’t so lucky The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023
Funding cuts threaten the future of Welsh National Opera Arts Council England’s plan to reduce WNO’s funding by 35% is 'the reverse of levelling up' Wales Online · Jun 29, 2023
Gender-critical woman wins harassment claim against Arts Council England Employee had said LGB Alliance had ‘transphobic staff’ and ‘neo-Nazi, homophobic and Islamophobic’ supporters The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
Mansfield Museum awarded £76,700 for restorations to natural history collection The collection hosts around 3,000 rare bird species in many shapes and sizes Nottingham Post · Jun 25, 2023
Sadiq Khan says Government is ‘pulling the curtain down’ on London arts scene The Mayor warned that 10 per cent of London’s arts organisations are at risk of leaving the city altogether Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023
Manchester’s new arts venue to be named Aviva Studios The insurance giant has obtained naming rights for the major cultural destination which will open later this year. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Bristol Post · Jun 16, 2023 City council spent more on Bristol Beacon than building homes or schools last year, accounts show Bristol City Council has written off £93million so far on the concert hall refurbishment
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Changes to arts funding are always divisive – we were right to focus on access for all We’ve faced criticism for investing in areas outside London, but people around England told us they wanted to experience culture close to home, says Arts Council England chair Nicholas Serota
Manchester Evening News · May 16, 2023 New home for Oldham Coliseum company confirmed as bosses promise 'modern and sustainable' venue The theatre company has announced it will be the anchor tenant for the new space opening in 2026
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023 Violin virtuoso joins ‘real battle’ to save classical music from UK funding cuts Soloist Nicola Benedetti has added her voice to those speaking up for a genre now facing severe financial constraints
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023 Sunak under pressure to stop choosing Tories for BBC jobs after Sharp row Conservative party accused of undermining broadcaster by flooding it with cronies after chair’s resignation
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023 Simon Rattle: UK classical music is fighting for life after ‘swingeing’ funding cuts The outgoing director of the London Symphony Orchestra says that cuts by Arts Council England and the BBC risk destroying the entire sector
Chronicle Live · Apr 20, 2023 New exhibition inspired by the Lindisfarne Gospels opening at South Shields Museum The Lindisfarne Gospels, the most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England, were written on Holy Island, Northumberland, in the early 8th century
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023 Why the Side Gallery in Newcastle should be saved by Arts Council England Letter: Great art and photography don’t magically appear ‘gallery ready’ for exhibitions, says Susan Jones
Bristol Post · Apr 19, 2023 Concerns over Bristol Beacon funding sees Arts Council call for 'urgent meeting’ Bristol City Council is exploring its future with Bristol Beacon ahead of the reopening
Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023 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