It has been reported by the Museums Association that a third of museums and galleries in the UK have cut staff in the last year. Almost half of the institutions have admitted, in the survey, that they have increased their numbers of interns and volunteers to...
Chancellor George Osborne has officially announced a 7% cut to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of its latest Spending Review.The Chancellor, published details of the resource allocations for Government departments for 2015-6 and stated the...
Last December the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced cuts of £11.6 million to Arts Council England (ACE) funding. This was followed by a 30% budget reduction in 2010. Local councils have also reduced their contributions to arts programs in...
The world-renowned architect Sir Terry Farrell CBE has been asked by the Culture Minister Ed Vaizey to make recommendations on promoting high standards of design. The review is intended to engage architects, designers and other built environment professionals to help...
A private home in Wimbledon, London, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Lord Richard Rogers has been listed by Heritage Minister Ed Vaizey.The building, which dates between 1968 and 1970, has a clear link to the Pompidou Centre, which was developed at the...
A nationwide competition to find the UK’s next City of Culture has been launched by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey. The contest is set to run concurrently with the start of Derry-Londonderry's officially kick off year, as the first ever UK City of Culture. The...
The all new singing /dancing Project Space at Tate Modern is presenting a series of collaborations with cultural organisations around the world as part of their on-going programme to bring excellence to the London art scene. The series brings together emerging...
If you thought that all Arts Council England grants had dried up, think again, Applications are invited for three new Arts Council grant schemes which aim to improve the long-term sustainability, diversity and resilience of the arts and cultural sector. Arts Council...
Maria Miller, the 48-year-old MP for Basingstoke, has been appointed as the new Culture Secretary, taking over at the DCMS from Jeremy Hunt, who has been rewarded for his handling of the BSkyB fiasco by being promoted to head the Department of Health. Maria Miller was...