A year on from the implosion of Creative Scotland and a year before the independence referendum, where do things stand at the funding body? Johnny Gailey attends a recent Open Session event in Glasgow hosted by CEO Janet Archer, and finds the organisation caught in a curious state of flux.
Over a 1000 artists descended on Scarborough for the Art Party Conference, instigated by the artist Bob and Roberta Smith. A day of marching, debating and discussion, a-n joined in the action with provocations and special events. Jack Hutchinson reports.
In her provocation for the Art Party Conference in Scarborough, a-n Director Susan Jones argues that while it’s widely stated that artists are the main menu in the gallery and exhibition process, new approaches are needed to provide the financial support they need. Here, we publish an edited version of her full presentation.
A recent report from Arts Council England, Towards Plan A, urges the cultural sector to provide better evidence to government. But, argue Three Johns and Shelagh, it’s a flawed and discredited approach which won’t change the creeping erosion of the arts in the UK. Time, then, for a Plan B.
Following the recent publication of Arts Council England’s updated strategic framework, a-n’s Director attended one of ACE’s briefing sessions in search of a glimmer of hope for artists.
Manick Govinda was one of six panelists at a recent debate in London titled, All Change in arts funding: crisis or opportunity? Here he provides a commentary on what was discussed and questions the agenda of ‘access’ in relation to arts funding.
Cultural policy expert Leila Jancovich reacts to the recent Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital report, which shows that government investment in the arts in London far outstrips that in the rest of the country.
Plans for an artist-led workspace designed to encourage talented art graduates to stay in Plymouth receives a £2million boost from the European Regional Development Fund.
Arts Council England’s update of its 10-year ‘strategic framework’ makes for sober and serious reading. But while there are no dramatic changes in its ambitions and priorities, Mark Robinson finds a worrying lack of solutions for cash-strapped artists and no recognition of the regional imbalance in arts funding.
Speakers and delegates from the spheres of music, the visual and performing arts come together in London this December for a day of talks and discussions on how the economy is affecting the social ecology of the arts. We find out more from symposium organiser Third Ear Music, and offer a ticket giveaway exclusive to a-n members.
Collaboration and partnerships are seen as key to achieving the overarching goal of “achieving great art and culture for everyone.”
ACE blames local authorities while DCMS points to the Lottery as the sector starts to examine the regional arts funding imbalance.
An ongoing funding bias towards London is denying huge proportions of England’s population fair access to the arts, according to a new independent report by three senior arts figures.
Artists from across the UK will benefit from a-n bursaries specifically designed to support research and development of new collaborations within or beyond the arts. We introduce the artists and projects.
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Tate acquires new works by Terry Adkins, Christina Mackie, James Richards and Sturtevant through the Outset/Frieze London Fund.
Announcing a-n’s latest fundraising workshop for artists and arts organisers in Newcastle upon Tyne – presented in partnership with north-east England arts and business network The Sponsors Club, and with support from funding platform Kickstarter.
Arts Council England Chair Peter Bazalgette has set out his views on giving, and what needs to be done to attract it to the arts.
A survey by Arts Development UK has revealed that over a third of all local authorities in England and Wales have no dedicated arts officer and no direct arts service, while the remainder have services that are vulnerable to cuts.
West Bromwich arts centre to cease current activities on 30 November.
Mark Ravenhill’s recent speech at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe sounded the death knell for state subsidy of the arts. Scottish Review editor Kenneth Roy takes the playwright’s views – and their misrepresentation in the right-wing press – to task.
During a recent live web chat, Arts Council England Chief Executive Alan Davey talked about ACE’s commitment to supporting individual artists and the need focus on both intrinsic and instrumental arguments for the arts.
Do you have a question for Arts Council England (ACE) chief Alan Davey about the future of arts funding? Take part in the Guardian Culture Profesionals live chat this afternoon from 2pm.
Following the Chancellor’s recent Spending Review and Culture Secretary Maria Miller’s announcement of the stringent guidelines for the Arts Council England settlement, Hilary Gresty looks at the likely impact of yet more cuts to arts funding.
The Government makes clear there’s to be no let-up in the push for earned income as Culture Secretary Maria Miller focuses on economic goals for Arts Council England in the year ahead.
Arts Council England has set aside £40m for exceptional projects and contingency funds for National Portfolio Organisations over the next two years.
