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Arts in schools plummets, new government figures show

The decline in the take-up of arts subjects at GCSE has increased five-fold over the past year, coinciding with a dramatic rise in young people studying EBacc subjects. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.

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IdeasTap to close: “We simply do not have the funding to continue”

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IdeasTap, the arts charity founded in 2008 by Peter De Haan, has announced that it is to close in June, prompting the launch of a campaign to try and save the organisation.

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York and Dundee named UNESCO creative cities

by Arts Professional

The UK now has representative cities for five of the seven creative industries championed by the Creative Cities Network. Arts Professional’s Liz Hill reports.