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50 years on from Arts Britain Ignores: how much has changed for black and Asian artists?
By Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent
Conference to explore legacy of Naseem Khan’s seminal 1976 report on the exclusion of minority ethnic artists
#Artanddesign #BlackBritishculture #ArtsCouncilEngland #DawnAirey #Culture #Britishidentityandsociety #Leicester #UKnews #Art #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Society #TheGuardian #ChrisOsuhCommunityaffairscorrespondent
50 years on from Arts Britain Ignores: how much has changed for black and Asian artists? https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/13/arts-britain-ignores-50-years-on-black-asian-artists-naseem-khan #ArtAndDesign #BlackBritishCulture #ArtsCouncilEngland #DawnAirey #Culture #BritishIdentityAndSociety #Leicester #UkNews #Art #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Society
There’s more to our music than Oasis, says Manchester mayor
By Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent
Bev Craig pledges £2m in funding to nurture local artists by improving access to rehearsal and production space
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/11/bev-craig-manchester-music-oasis
#GreaterManchester #BevCraig #Manchester #Salford #Music #Culture #UKnews #Oasis #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Localpolitics #TheGuardian #HannahAlOthmanNorthofEnglandcorrespondent
There’s more to our music than Oasis, says Manchester mayor https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/11/bev-craig-manchester-music-oasis #GreaterManchester #BevCraig #Manchester #Salford #Music #Culture #UkNews #Oasis #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #LocalPolitics
Uncertain future for Glasgow’s art scene as city’s Centre for Contemporary Art closes – The Art Newspaper
When Glasgow became the first UK city to be crowned European Capital of Culture in 1990, the effect…
#Glasgow #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Artsfunding #Britain #Closures #GreatBritain #Museums
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1243916/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1243916/ Uncertain future for Glasgow’s art scene as city’s Centre for Contemporary Art closes – The Art Newspaper #ArtsFunding #Britain #Closures #Glasgow #GreatBritain #Museums #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.europesays.com/people/253776/ NYC Mayor Mamdani Doubles Artist Grants to $10,000 #ArtistGrants #ArtsFunding #BronxCouncilOnTheArts #BrooklynArtsCouncil #DCLA #DiyaVij #filmmakers #FiveBoroughs #JulieSu #LMCC #LowerManhattanCulturalCouncil #MaterialsForTheArts #MayorZohranMamdani #musicians #NewYorkCity #NewYorkFoundationForTheArts #NYCDepartmentOfCulturalAffairs #NYFA #October2026 #StatenIslandArts #VisualArtists #ZohranMamdani
Aaaaand now suddenly there's a new symphony CEO. Wishing I could time travel as the fly on the wall to hear what went down in THAT meeting!!!
The Schermerhorn Center will still host events. But after October 18, the Nashville Symphony’s musicians face an empty calendar.
I wrote about the silence ahead, and the hope that this orchestra can return.
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#NashvilleSymphony #ArtsFunding #blog #music #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #Cancellations
England’s national museums to remain free to overseas visitors
By Caroline Davies
DCMS decision comes in response to Margaret Hodge review that proposed charging international tourists
#Museums #Artspolicy #Culture #ArtsCouncilEngland #Artsfunding #London #Museums #England #MargaretHodge #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies
Do the British Museum’s links with Palantir and BP bring it into disrepute? | Letter
By Guardian Staff
Dr Chris Garrard responds to an article about George Osborne assuming that Palantir founder Peter Thiel’s visit to view the Bayeux tapestry would remain secret
#BritishMuseum #GeorgeOsborne #Bayeuxtapestry #Palantir #PeterThiel #BP #Museums #Corporatesponsorship #Ethics #Thesuperrich #Artsfunding #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Arts Council England doesn’t need ‘swagger’, it needs reform | Letter
By Guardian Staff
Reader Chris Hodgkins proposes a dual‑pillar system that safeguards national institutions while establishing a dedicated body for grassroots arts and music
#ArtsCouncilEngland #Artsfunding #Culture #Music #Jazz #Folkmusic #Classicalmusic #England #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk
By David Smith in Washington
The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/trump-kennedy-center-future
#DonaldTrump #TheKennedys #JohnFKennedy #WashingtonDC #USnews #Trumpadministration #Artsfunding #TheGuardian #DavidSmithinWashington
Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/trump-kennedy-center-future #DonaldTrump #TheKennedys #JohnFKennedy #WashingtonDc #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #ArtsFunding
‘I want us to be loud’: Arts Council England’s new chair aims to reconnect young people with culture
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent
In first interview since starting job – and after visiting school where arts are central – Dawn Airey says she wants to fix ‘shocking’ lack of access
#ArtsCouncilEngland #Culture #DawnAirey #Artsinschools #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Museums #Creativityintheclassroom #Museums #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent
Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close Building After Judge Blocks Trump’s Name
Hours after a federal judge ruled the board can't add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center without Congress's approval, the Trump-aligned board voted to close the main building for renovations, and the Justice Department has already appealed.
Theatre audiences still show up. So why do so many shows fail to make money?
Recent cancellations of major musical theatre productions, including Waitress and Beetlejuice, have raised an obvious question: has Australian…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #Arts #artsfunding #AU #Australia #culturaleconomy #Expensive #performance #profit #theatre #Tickets
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/889755/
UK government’s proposed ‘tourist tax’ should be ring-fenced for the arts, cultural leaders say – The Art Newspaper
The UK government’s decision to grant regional mayors in England the power to introduce a “tourist tax” (Overnight Visitor Levy, OVL) has…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #Artsfunding #BritishTourism #Funding #Museums #Museums&Heritage #Politics #Tourism #UKPolitics #UnitedKingdom
https://www.europesays.com/britain/122195/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/122195/ UK government’s proposed ‘tourist tax’ should be ring-fenced for the arts, cultural leaders say – The Art Newspaper #ArtsFunding #BritishTourism #Funding #Museums #Museums&Heritage #Politics #Tourism #UK #UKPolitics #UnitedKingdom
‘This is not sustainable’: London’s Gate theatre to close after nearly 50 years
By Chris Wiegand Stage editor
Formerly based above a Notting Hill pub, the theatre earned a reputation for radical plays with new talent yet had a 100% loss of Arts Council England funding in 2022
#Stage #Artsfunding #Theatre #Culture #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegandStageeditor
London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years – The Art Newspaper
The Science Museum in London is ending its nearly 25-year relationship with BP following sustained pressure over its…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Artsfunding #BP #Corporatesponsors #Museums&Heritage #ScienceMuseum
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/18378/
London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years – The Art Newspaper
The Science Museum in London is ending its nearly 25-year relationship with BP following sustained pressure over its…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #London #Artsfunding #BP #Corporatesponsors #Museums&Heritage #ScienceMuseum
https://www.europesays.com/britain/114473/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/114473/ London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years – The Art Newspaper #ArtsFunding #BP #CorporateSponsors #London #Museums&Heritage #ScienceMuseum
London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years – The Art Newspaper
The Science Museum in London is ending its nearly 25-year relationship with BP following sustained pressure over its…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Artsfunding #BP #Britain #Corporatesponsors #GreatBritain #london #Museums&Heritage #ScienceMuseum
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1179033/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1179033/ London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years – The Art Newspaper #ArtsFunding #BP #Britain #CorporateSponsors #England #GreatBritain #london #Museums&Heritage #ScienceMuseum #UK #UnitedKingdom
Disabled creatives like me are behind many of your favourite shows – so why has our work support been withdrawn? | Annalisa Dinnella
By Annalisa Dinnella
Cuts to the Access to Work scheme will mean no more contributions to shows like Sex Education, Call the Midwife or The Hack. It will be devastating to lose such talent
#Disability #Blindnessandvisualimpairment #ChrisMcCausland #Benefits #UKnews #Workcareers #TVcomedy #Comedy #Artsfunding #StrictlyComeDancing #TheGuardian #AnnalisaDinnella
Disabled creatives like me are behind many of your favourite shows – so why has our work support been withdrawn? | Annalisa Dinnella https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/17/disabled-creatives-careers-access-to-work-scheme #Disability #BlindnessAndVisualImpairment #ChrisMccausland #Benefits #UkNews #WorkCareers #TvComedy #Comedy #ArtsFunding #StrictlyComeDancing
"The recent announcement that South Island-based organisations received less than 10% of the funds granted in the recent tier 3 and 4 rounds of the Arts Organisations and Group Fund was confronting and upsetting. ... I’ve talked about this on the radio and in print, as have others, but there’s more to say outside quotes and soundbites."
#lNZPol #PerformingArts #CreativeArts #ArtsFunding #LittleAndromeda #Aotearoa #Ōtautahi
The Guardian view on a new director at Tate: an old institution must tackle fresh issues | Editorial
By Editorial
A decline in visitor numbers, staff strikes and budget cuts – Jessica Morgan faces many challenges as she takes on the biggest role in the British arts scene
#TateModern #TateBritain #Art #Artsfunding #Exhibitions #London #TateLiverpool #TateStIves #TheGuardian #Editorial
How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts
Open Letter Books founder and publisher Chad W. Post sees the recently launched Literary Arts Foundation in the U.S. as not only a funding opportunity, but a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rethink how we support serious book culture, including translated works.
The post How to Spend $50 Million on the Nonprofit Literary Arts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/how-to-spend-50-million-on-the-nonprofit-literary-arts/
#GuestContributors #Artsfunding #ChadPost #LiteraryArtsEmergencyFund #Nonprofit
LGBTQI+ artists have been targeted for ‘insulting Christianity’. To queer people, this feels particularly cruel | James Thorpe
By James Thorpe
A theatre pop-up in a former Sydney church has been accused of ‘offensive trade’. But if causing offence can lead to eviction, every artist is vulnerable
#LGBTQrights #Sydney #Australianews #Culture #Artsfunding #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalespolitics #Religion #Christianity #Freedomofspeech #Freedomofreligion #TheGuardian #JamesThorpe
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1062649/ León Ferrari exhibition cancelled in Chile amid cuts to culture budget – The Art Newspaper #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsFunding #BudgetCutbacks #chile #Design #Entertainment #Museums&Heritage #Politics #Santiago #UK #UnitedKingdom
A lot happened this week:
The next arts participation survey results are out, antisemitic requirements on federal arts funding are coming and find out what are organisations keen for in the next National Cultural Policy.
Arts Council England abolishes beleaguered flagship strategy – The Art Newspaper
Arts Council England (ACE) has overhauled its flagship organisational strategy known as Let’s Create after a UK government-commissioned…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Arts #ArtsCouncilEngland #Artsfunding #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #UK #ukpolitics #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/610666/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/992607/ Arts Council England abolishes beleaguered flagship strategy – The Art Newspaper #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsCouncilEngland #ArtsFunding #Design #Entertainment #UK #UKPolitics #UnitedKingdom
https://www.europesays.com/3013764/ Adeel Akhtar on funding cuts: ‘Art gives people space to be free’ #AdeelAkhtar #ArtsFunding #DonmarWarehouse #NationalYouthTheatre #space
Labour Urged to Investigate Southbank Centre Boss Over Antisemitism Claims
Labour Urged to Investigate Southbank Centre Boss Over Antisemitism Claims
https://www.europesays.com/be/14609/ Inside KFDA, the arts festival that unites Belgium’s Flemish and French-speaking communities #ArtsFunding #Belgium #BlangaGubbay #Brussels #DanielBlangaGubbay #KFDA #PerformingArts #RomeoCastellucci
2/2 It reminds me of the rage when Thornton Wilder, a sneeree because intellectuals despised him as a lightweight, suddenly had not just a bestseller (still in print today) but a Pulitzer winner with his suberb, heartrending novella The Bridge of San Luis Rey #ArtsFunding #EmerMcLysaght
So the article about how changes in arts funding will affect artists and small companies and their communities is here. After 60 years, they are reversing the flow of money from the communities to the big development projects.
Let's hope this letter of protest about the current Culture Minister of Germany's politically motivated meddling in appointed jury's decisions has an effect.
#kulturpolitik #germany #artsfunding #artfunding
https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/wolfram-weimer-kunstjury-wehrt-sich-gegen-seine-einschuechterungsversuche-a-668f150d-ef5f-46ad-b233-9a69dfa520d3
Cultural venues in England to share £130m under Arts Everywhere scheme https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/14/cultural-venues-in-england-to-share-130m-under-arts-everywhere-scheme #ArtsFunding #ArtsCouncilEngland #ArtsPolicy #Culture #Museums #Libraries #Theatre #England #LisaNandy #NicholasSerota #RoyalShakespeareCompany #Heritage #Brighton #Salford #Reading #Derbyshire #Bristol #GreaterManchester #Stage #UkNews
Ministers consider charging tourists to access UK national museum collections https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/26/ministers-tourist-fees-arts-museum-collections-uk #ArtsFunding #Museums #Culture #Art #ArtsCouncilEngland #ArtAndDesign #Heritage #UkNews #MargaretHodge
"KlezCalifornia is accepting proposals for a sixth round of grants from The Yiddish Culture Fund to help develop the next generation of Yiddish culture leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area! The application deadline is Sunday, April 12 for requests between $300 and $3,000"
https://klezcalifornia.org/the-yiddish-culture-fund/
Dramatic Cuts in Nova Scotia Budget Will Greatly Impact Publishers and Writers
Canadian publisher and writer associations band together to insist the provincial government reconsider budget cuts that will hurt the country's cultural landscape.
The post Dramatic Cuts in Nova Scotia Budget Will Greatly Impact Publishers and Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/dramatic-cuts-in-nova-scotia-budget-will-greatly-impact-publishers-and-writers/
#Artsfunding #AssociationofBookPublishersofBritishColumbiaBooksBC #AssociationofCanadianPublishers #AssociationofEnglishlanguagePublishersofQuebecAELAQ #AssociationofManitobaBookPublishersAMBP
New £1.5m awards scheme launches to celebrate UK visual art education https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/26/new-15m-awards-scheme-launches-to-celebrate-uk-visual-art-education #Art #Art #Culture #ArtAndDesign #Education #UkNews #ArtsFunding
What do you do when…the artists don’t WANT to make money?
I've run across a strange problem... All I can say is...what is WRONG with you fucking people? I just came home from karaoke. Karaoke is an interesting thing here: Not only can everyone sing, but everyone can sing in very unique ways--and that's not a euphemism for "they're bad"--that's a euphemism for "They have a point of view and have singular voices that people want to hear." They are interesting. Karaoke is where the performing artists in town come to cut loose. That's not always the […]https://smutmag.com/2026/01/24/what-do-you-do-when-the-artists-dont-want-to-make-money/
Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/21/museums-must-reach-all-uk-lisa-nandy-culture-secretary-arts-funding-announced #ArtsFunding #Museums #ArtsCouncilEngland #Culture #LisaNandy #Politics #UkNews
The Adelaide Writers' Week calamity continues with a full 180 by the new Board and Premier Malinauskas's letter to former Board Chair Tracey Whiting coming out.
Also, the finger is being pointed at Creative Victoria Creative Enterprise Program funding outcomes for at risk Victorian arts peak bodies
And Cory Doctorow and others raise the alarm about AI adoption in the corporate sector.
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/donald-trump-smithsonian-reframe-entire-culture-united-states #UsNews #Museums #Culture #ArtAndDesign #DonaldTrump #Art #ArtsFunding #WorldNews #WashingtonDc #UsPolitics #JdVance
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/donald-trump-smithsonian-reframe-entire-culture-united-states #UsNews #Museums #Culture #ArtAndDesign #DonaldTrump #Art #ArtsFunding #WorldNews #WashingtonDc #UsPolitics #JdVance
Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts | Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/18/keir-starmer-music-edward-heath-arts-culture-funding #ArtsCouncilEngland #Classicalmusic #MargaretHodge #Artsfunding #KeirStarmer #Politics #Culture #Labour #UKnews #Opera #BBC
"Under the program, selected artists receive a weekly payment of approximately $375 ... [A trial program] began in 2022 and is set to end in February after a six-month extension agreed to earlier this year, was launched to support the arts sector following the pandemic. "
#HarrisonJacobs, 2025
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/
Bloody government, wasting public money on arsty-fartsy bollox instead of investing it in growing The Economy (TM). Oh wait ...
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‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/09/classical-music-and-ai-by-tarik-oregan-composer-radio-3 #Artificialintelligence(AI) #RoyalOperaHouse #Classicalmusic #Musicfestivals #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Technology #Computing #Festivals #Worldnews #Culture #Ethics #Opera #Music
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/09/classical-music-and-ai-by-tarik-oregan-composer-radio-3 #Artificialintelligence(AI) #RoyalOperaHouse #Classicalmusic #Musicfestivals #Artsfunding #Artspolicy #Technology #Computing #Festivals #Worldnews #Culture #Ethics #Opera #Music
