Arts funding news
Arts Council Englands announcement on 26 September of its new Chief Executive, Alan Davey, was met with mixed feelings in the arts world.
Arts Council Englands announcement on 26 September of its new Chief Executive, Alan Davey, was met with mixed feelings in the arts world.
Artists and artists support agencies have benefited from recent Arts Council England funding rounds.
The government has recently withdrawn a substantial amount of funding from Arts Council England to pay for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The announcement by Northern Irelands Review of Public Administration (RPA) last November avoided offering specific proposals for cultural funding but suggested that responsibility for the arts will ultimately be handed over to local authorities.
Stephen Foster, director of John Hansard Gallery, critiques the leadership role and explains how project funding leads to a loss of distinctiveness in the nations’ public galleries.
Applying for funding? Ever wondered how the experts do it? Rosemary Shirley asked a range of experienced artists, curators and arts professionals to share their top tips for successful funding applications.
The Contemporary Art Society (CAS) supports the museum collection of contemporary art. Hugh Adams investigates the society’s aims and activities and offers advice on making an approach to CAS.