Council arts funding set to fall by £26m
AD:UK predicts 13% drop in 2017
Dramatic plea from Walsall: ‘Save our gallery’
New Art Gallery Walsall’s director Stephen Snoddy has issued a dramatic plea to supporters to help save the venue from local government cuts that could close it.
Central spreads to Bankside
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is to branch out from its Swiss Cottage base to open new studios near the Globe Theatre on Bankside.
Government pulls plug on 'Rattle Hall'
The government has withdrawn its support for the "world class" Centre for Music for which Sir Simon Rattle campaigned sand the Barbican Centre would have run on the site of the Museum of London.
Duckie’s Amy is London’s first Night Czar
Amy Lamé, the writer, performer, campaigner, LBGT champion and co-founder of the performance collective Duckie, has been appointed London’s first “Night Czar” by mayor Sadiq Khan.
South Bank chief steps down
Alan Bishop is to retire as chief executive at London's South Bank Centre next year, he has announced.
Wylie takes over at National Theatre of Scotland
Jackie Wylie is the new artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland. One of the UK’s leading creative producers, Wylie was artistic director of The Arches in Glasgow between 2008 and 2015 before its sudden closure after losing its late night licence.
Brexit – ‘keep movement free’ CIF demands
Britain should maintain freedom of movement for artists and arts organisations after leaving the European Union, says a report published today by the Creative Industries Federation (CIF).
Rice to quit Globe
Emma Rice is to step down as artistic director of The Globe having taken charge in April this year, after the board decided the controversial experiment has not worked.
'Unappreciated' Walsall's New Art Gallery may close
The award-winning New Art Gallery, Walsall, opened in 2000 as a beacon in Tony Blair's "Golden Age" of culture at a cost of £21m with £15.75m in lottery money, mat be closed by local authority funding cuts.
