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Articles tagged with: Arts Council England
Time is running out to save our treasured cultural institutions from closure
Culture
By Giles Watling MP
Time is running out to save our treasured cultural institutions from closure
Earlier this year, after a 135-year history, the Oldham Coliseum closed its doors for the final time. I know the Coliseum well, having performed there several times over my career as an actor, and I am very sad to see it go.
Slashing arts funding flies in the face of ambitions to level up
Culture
By Kevin Brennan MP
Slashing arts funding flies in the face of ambitions to level up
Last November, Arts Council England (ACE) announced that it would invest in more organisations outside London, but in its haste to be seen to level up it actually endangered that very aim.
Attempts to level up the arts with less money in the pot has only left the sector worse off
Culture
By Earl of Clancarty
Attempts to level up the arts with less money in the pot has only left the sector worse off
The Arts Council of Great Britain – founded in 1946 as part of the post-war settlement – has been and continues to be, in its devolved existence, a great institution.
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
Culture
By Andrew Kersley
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
The 2023-2026 round of Arts Council England funding provoked debate after clear winners and losers emerged from the process. But in tough economic times, what does fair distribution of cultural funding look like? Andrew Kersley investigates.