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Tory MPs balk at ‘patronising’ bid to rebrand culture funding

Revolt over ‘levelling up’ label on Arts Council cash for established institutions, while projects for disadvantaged children are cut

The Guardian - UK

Key funding from the Arts Council England helps to 'transform lives' at the Liverpool Philharmonic

The Shakespeare North Trust has been also funded

Liverpool Echo

Slashing English National Opera’s funding is cultural vandalism

Letters: Withdrawing state subsidy and moving the company to Manchester will destroy it, writes John Nickson. Plus letters from Tony Lamb, Elspeth Knights and Joanne Columbine

The Guardian - UK

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Arts Council England funding cuts: London’s institutions fight back after the big betrayal

The rug has been pulled out from many of the capital’s arts organisations, but they’re not going to take it lying down

Evening Standard

Durham Lumiere and Brass festivals to benefit from Arts Council investment

Recent £1.6m award for culture in Durham is set to boost key events as the county is also singled out as a 'priority place' for investment and attractions including Beamish Museum celebrate successful bids too

Chronicle Live

ENO mounts fightback against edict to leave London

Singer Bryn Terfel starts petition after arts council removes English National Opera’s funding unless it moves

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council cuts: the problems with 'levelling up' through culture

Questions about the politics of support for the arts have always been fraught and the recent announcement about Arts Council England’s latest funding round is no exception. At the heart of the current controversy is the movement of millions of pounds away from key London organisations to the regions. This…

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Arts Council England funding in Bristol leaves some organisations 'gutted'

But Bristol Museums and Bristol Old Vic have secured more than £1m each

Bristol Post

Arts Council funding: organisations head into the unknown amid cuts

In the first of a series of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we consider the view from the Watermill theatre, Welsh National Opera and Paines Plough

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: A message from Zippy

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Full list of 55 North East organisations due to benefit from £73m Arts Council funding pot

From renewed support to new support, here's who will benefit from the 2023-26 Arts Council England’s Investment Programme which says it is investing in more places to benefit more people

Chronicle Live

South West arts organisations to receive more than £100m funding

More than 100 galleries, venues, museums and libraries across the region will be awarded Arts Council England funding

Birmingham Post

Multi-million pound funding boost for Nottinghamshire's museums

'Nottinghamshire already boasts a vibrant cultural scene'

Nottingham Post

English National Opera could move to Manchester as arts funding is diverted away from London

The prestigious national institution said it was considering moving its headquarters to the city

Manchester Evening News

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Evening Standard

London’s cultural venues from Donmar Warehouse to Royal Opera House respond to major Arts Council funding cuts

Some of the capital’s most prestigious venues face huge funding cuts or removal of Arts Council support altogether

The Independent UK

Sam Mendes says Arts Council England funding reduction decision ‘short-sighted’

The proposed plans include new investment to 276 institutions who join the programme.

Evening Standard

Sir Nicholas Serota: We are spreading Arts Council funding across the country

London is internationally renowned for the breadth and depth of its cultural offering. Its galleries, theatres, museums, libraries and music venues are as integral a part of this city as the River Thames that flows through its heart. The city is a global powerhouse of the creative industries. At Arts…

The Independent UK

Artist finds ‘healing journey’ in adding father’s ashes to landscape painting

Lanson Moore wants to help others ‘immortalise their loved ones in art’ after losing her father to Lymphoma in 2016.

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Manchester Evening News

Lowry theatre energy costs set to climb to nearly £1m

Outlay exceeds Arts Council grant of £860K

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester arts complex faces £1m energy bill this winter

The Lowry says energy costs in 2022-23 will far outstrip its entire Arts Council grant

Nottingham Post

City Council throws Nottingham libraries a lifeline after thousands fight closure

It is now understood closing the three sites would only save £79,000, less than previously anticipated

The Independent UK

Arts Council England quizzed over support of Royal Opera House amid levelling up

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman Julian Knight suggested the organisation’s subsidies for the venue are ‘entirely incongruous’.

Birmingham Post

Six South West cultural groups land share of £2.1m

The cash from Arts Council England will be used to improve buildings, buy equipment and invest in new tech

Chronicle Live

New £400,000 boost means more volunteers for Tyneside visitor attractions

Funding award promises to be a win-win for visitor attractions and those who volunteer in them

The Guardian - UK

Areas outside London to receive £75m to level up access to arts

Arts Council England funding will be diverted to more than 100 locations outside capital over next three years

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