Arts funding

English museums should only charge tourists if digital ID checks in place, UK politician says

The Labour peer Margaret Hodge has gone into more detail on proposals put forward in a report about the funding body Arts Council England

London's Southbank Centre to receive £10m government funding boost

The investment, part of a £128m support package for culture venues across the UK, follows a period in which the centre has struggled financially

Arts and heritage organisations largely exempted from new UK regulations on memberships

Representatives for the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Trust and the Tate had warned that the legislation could have severely impacted their funding

Members of European Parliament call on EU to pull Venice Biennale funding over Russian participation

Dozens of MEPs signed a letter decrying Russia’s plan to return to the Biennale and urging the suspension of all EU funding

UK government to ‘explore’ charging international visitors to museums in England

The government's favourable response comes three months after the publication of Margaret Hodge's landmark Arts Council England review

Canadian foundation with ties to Israel’s biggest real-estate company ceases funding for Toronto Arts Foundation following protests

Both the Toronto Arts Foundation and the Azrieli Foundation maintain that the end of the funding relationship is unrelated to recent protests; activists are framing the split as a victory

Art Fund launches new fellowship scheme for global majority curators

The scheme will aim to address imbalances in the cultural sector, explore transcultural perspectives and engage with communities

New Chilean president reverses predecessor’s policies, cutting culture budget

The 3% cut to all ministries' budgets, which has raised concerns within the National Union of Artists, is part of José Antonio Kast’s plan to bring down public spending

Self-generated income for UK museums ‘can only go so far’ in filling gaps left by funding cuts, report says

Such income streams are “riskier” according to a new report by the National Audit Office

Ireland announces long-term income support for artists—but some from pilot scheme say they have been left in limbo

Artists face months of waiting and uncertainty around eligibility before they may receive payments

UK arts education to get £1.5m boost with launch of new award scheme

The Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 of unrestricted funding to three organisations annually for the next five years—in a drive to re-affirm them “as centres for public education”

UK government earmarks £1.5bn arts funding until 2030

Many cultural leaders welcome the move, while the UK National Audit Office reports that the culture department is consistently underspending

Canada's Art Gallery of Hamilton gets federal funding for expansion that will double its exhibition space

The museum is also exploring the possibility of building affordable housing on its campus

United States Artists reveals its fellows for 2026

Each of 50 recipients—including visual artists, dancers, writers and filmmakers—will receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000

Why is the French government spending millions on art no one sees?

Two recent reports have raised questions about why the Centre national des arts plastiques has never exhibited a quarter of the works in its care

More US artists forced to pay for their own shows as museum and culture budgets shrink

A non-profit initiative in Miami exposes the widening funding gap redefining who can afford to exhibit at American institutions

Closure of Side gallery quayside space in Newcastle sparks social media backlash

Director of key UK photography venue defends decision, saying safeguarding the collection is paramount

Arts Council England review: reforms, endowment funds and tax incentives

Labour peer Margaret Hodge, who led the report, has suggested new funding proposals based on philanthropic giving

Art Fund awards £1.2m to 29 UK museums to support ‘innovative’ projects

Charity's “Reimagine” programme will fund a variety of initiatives, from developing a new model for provenance research to preserving digital heritage

From hard borders to soft power: how did the art world fare in 2025?

In a year of turbulence and uncertainty, new museums and dazzling shows were proof of art as a positive force

Freedom of expression in England's culture sector under threat from ‘structural’ political pressure, report warns

Testimonies from arts workers claim that expressions of solidarity with Palestine and support for the rights of transgender people are being disproportionately stifled

UK government's tourist tax plans could boost funds for culture sector, industry leaders say

The fee, announced ahead of today's budget, would apply to overnight stays, with England's mayors and local leaders able to decide what revenue should be spent on

In bid to diversify KW Institute in Berlin, artist Sung Tieu sells work to fund new board member

The contractual work was sold for €25,000 to appoint curator Mi You to the institution's board

Where will Labour government’s local reforms leave England’s cash-strapped museums?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ planned overhaul of regional councils promises stability, but delivers confusion for the cultural sector

With end of US government shutdown, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian museums start reopening

Areas of the National Gallery of Art and parts of the Smithsonian were open to the public for the first time in more than a month on Friday

Farewell to Lumiere? UK light festival holds what may be its final edition

Organisers announced in October that this would be the last iteration of the event due to funding challenges

California nonprofits keep losing funding in what new study calls ‘the shadow of the pandemic cliff’

The latest Otis College Report on the Creative Economy paints a sombre picture of arts nonprofits in the US’s most populous state

US politicsanalysis

Where do New York City’s mayoral candidates stand on the arts?

While it is not a central topic in their campaigns, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa have all addressed issues relevant to artists and arts workers

Arts fundinganalysis

Philanthropy rules: how the private sector is supporting France’s national culture

Amid continued political upheaval and budget cuts, corporate foundations are plugging the funding gap