ArtsProfessional Magazine
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The UK's leading arts management magazine. Covers Art & culture news, articles, job vacancies, and training opportunities from the UK industry journal for theatre, dance, music & gallery professionals.
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
More than two thirds of local authorities have either made, or are planning to make, cuts to the amount they spend on arts and culture in the face of ongoing financial pressures, Arts Professional's latest Pulse survey has found. Initial findings from the survey show that 54% of respondents said ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
The number of students allowed to take creative subjects at university should be reduced to a quarter of current levels, a former high-level government adviser has said. Tim Leunig, a prize-winning economist who was Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Education between 2014 and 2017 ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
National Museum Cardiff faces closure unless its operator, Museum Wales, can secure extra funding for "urgent critical" maintenance work, according to the organisation’s leader. Jane Richardson, Chief Executive of Museum Wales, told BBC Wales' Sunday Supplement that issues including water leakage ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RTYDS) has launched a two-year initiative designed to tackle class inequality in theatre. Fair Play will aim to challenge the systemic financial, social, cultural and organisational barriers that prevent theatre makers from low socio-economic backgrounds ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has announced significant staff redundancies and the departure of senior leadership team members as part of a cost-cutting restructuring of the arts funder. The job cuts follow the Welsh Government's announcement earlier this year of a 10.5% reduction in ACW's budget for ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
A music-making programme for disabled children is being extended to another three areas of England after receiving Arts Council England lottery funding. OHMI Music-Makers will now be delivered by The OHMI Trust in Central Bedfordshire, Southampton and Liverpool. The aim of the scheme is to offer ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
Planned tours by Welsh National Opera to Bristol and Llandudno will not go ahead due to ongoing financial challenges, the organisation has said. WNO said the "difficult decision" was taken because substantial reductions in the public funding it receives from Arts Council Engaland (ACE) and Arts ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
1w ago
The current review of Arts Council England (ACE) should involve consultation with the arts and culture sector to ensure a broad range of voices are heard, leaders have said. A full scale review of ACE officially launched on 15 March with the appointment of Dame Mary Archer as Lead Reviewer. ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
2w ago
Wigmore Hall, a classical music venue in London, has opened a fund aimed at allowing it to operate without the need for public funds. The Director’s Fund has set targets of raising £10m by 2027 and £20m within a decade in a bid to become entirely self-sufficient. It is thought to be the first fund ..read more
ArtsProfessional Magazine
2w ago
A charity working to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence says more robust evidence is needed to build the case for art interventions. The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), which was established in 2019 with a 10-year £200m endowment from the Home Office, partnered with Arts ..read more