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‘An acutely difficult time’: companies respond to Arts Council funding decisions

In our third set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we hear from Eclipse theatre in Leeds, Oldham Coliseum and Bloodaxe Books

The Guardian - UK

North East is 'lagging behind in Arts Council levelling-up' investment, claims culture body

Funding boost is welcomed but the region is trailing behind others with the lowest investment increase outside London, says The North East Culture Partnership which pushes for further investment in local arts

Chronicle Live

ENO’s It’s a Wonderful Life star Danielle de Niese: ‘We need opera, we can’t just do Instagram and Tiktok’

The soprano on starring in an opera adaptation of the much-loved film, being at the ENO when its funding was cut and what it feels like on stage when audiences boo

Evening Standard

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The ENO is in a mess, but moving to Manchester won’t solve its problems

The English National Opera is a strange beast. On one level, it is the second opera house to glitzy Covent Garden, where the musical cognoscenti, wealthy, and government ministers hover to ensure a credible mix of high culture and intentions in (a few) cheap seats. English National Opera has more…

Evening Standard

Cuts to funding will decimate English National Opera. This is a howling mistake

The arguments given by Arts Council England ignore all the good work we do – it should think again, says ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy

The Guardian - UK

ENO accuses Arts Council of ‘howling mistake’ over plan to slash funding

Chief executive hits back in row over future of opera and call for shows to be held away from grand venues

The Guardian - UK

Thrilled, relieved, perplexed: three Arts Council funding verdicts

In our second set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we hear from Balbir Singh Dance Company, Britten Sinfonia and Little Bulb

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We don’t want to bring down the curtain on ENO, but opera has to change

Funding shake-ups have come as a shock, but offer the art form an opportunity to find a new direction and new audiences, says Darren Henley of Arts Council England

The Guardian - UK

Arts Council chief: to survive funding slash, opera should move to car parks and pubs

Darren Henley said decision to push ENO to leave London will force it to embrace positive changes

The Guardian - UK

Levelling up is a worthy aim. But stealing arts cash from London is cultural vandalism

The Arts Council’s plan to force out the English National Opera reveals that the funding cake is simply too small, not that the capital is greedy

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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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…

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

English National Opera fights ‘insane’ move from London to Manchester

ENO head says plan to force it to move out of capital is unworkable and ‘absurd’

Chronicle Live

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

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'It's great news' - reaction to £10m support package helping Newcastle museums and galleries

TWAM chief has welcomed the Arts Council award which will see galleries and museums around Newcastle benefit from £3.3m a year for three years

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

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

Artists receive grants to create projects showcasing work for new audiences

The £15,000 Major Individual Awards are the largest handed out by the Arts Council NI.

Evening Standard

Arts Council delays its 2023-26 Investment Programme providing no explanation

Organisations around the country remain on tenterhooks

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s really desperate’: cost of living crisis spells bleak times for British arts venues

Many in the UK’s creative sector are being hit hard by rising fuel costs and reluctant audiences

The Guardian - UK

Art pioneer Kurt Schwitters’ Lake District retreat to be sold for development

Followers of the German modernist give up hopes of preserving his working studio, the Merz Barn after funding cut

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