Arts funding
After UK government slashes arts education funding it is now offering £10m extra cash—for a lucky few institutions
A select group of 16 specialist colleges, including the Royal College of Art and the Courtauld Institute of Art, have been given a lifeline
Ancient history? Worcester University to close its archaeology department in another blow to heritage sector
Decision is a "canary in the coal mine" for other arts and humanities subjects, warns museums body
UK arts sector must learn to fight smart and dirty to get what it wants from the government
The fishing industry is worth far less than the £100bn creative industries but is given greater political importance—it's time to ask ourselves why
UK government approves 50% funding cut for arts and design courses
Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money will be directed towards Stem subjects
President Biden's budget includes funding boost for National Park heritage
Increase would give NPS budget of $3.5bn, to preserve infrastructure and pay for projects related to Native American and African American heritage
Hackneyed old Hockney: Museums need to be courageous, even in survival mode
This is the moment to ask for fresh ideas and give space to artists more deserving of exposure—so why has the Royal Academy given its main galleries to iPad 'paintings'?
Germany pledges €2.5bn in aid for cultural events
The funding, available for small events from 1 July, will also include cancellation insurance for large events planned from September
Looking for free artist studio space in central London? A new scheme could help out
New award backed by Spanish fashion brand Loewe will fund workspaces for seven artists at Studio Voltaire
Serpentine drops Sackler name following ‘rebranding’
The London space formerly named after the now-disgraced family has been rechristened the Serpentine North Gallery
Mexico's culture crisis: pandemic leads to budget cuts that leave many workers unpaid while vanity projects receive millions
The ministry of culture has lost 75% of its funding, threatening the long-term survival of the country’s publicly funded museums and heritage sites
UK Budget 2021: further £408m boost for struggling culture sector
Chancellor Rishi Sunak digs deep, adding £300m to the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, £90m more for museums, and £18m for cultural community projects
‘Many museums will be lost’: US association appeals to Congress to support funding for institutions
Invoking the pandemic, advocates seek federal money for agencies that support museum programmes as well as operations grants and charitable tax deductions
Germany doubles pandemic aid for arts with an extra €1 billion funding
Some galleries received funding in the first package for exhibitions they can’t open in lockdown
Arts researchers can help America overcome its toughest challenges
As the Biden-Harris administration begins to fill its leadership roles, it is vital that our federal government includes creative thinkers
National Library of Wales—home to a 12,000-strong art collection—‘cannot survive’ if further job cuts are made
Petition calls on Welsh Government to increase funding for institution which holds works by Turner and Gainsborough
No additional funds: UK's £1.57bn emergency arts bailout must last organisations until March 2022
Arts Council England launches second round of loans worth £100m with £300m grant applications to follow
Billionaire Leonard Blavatnik donates £10m to the Courtauld Institute of Art
Suite of galleries in refurbished Courtauld Gallery will be named after the Ukraine-born industrialist
Historic Royal Palaces gets £40m lifeline loan and Southbank Centre gets £11m in latest round of UK Covid-19 funding
Rem Koolhaas’ Factory arts hub in Manchester—scheduled for completion in 2022—gets £21m grant
Freelands Foundation awards £1.27m in diversity funding—including Windrush education programme
The move follows the foundation's launch of a diversity action plan which aims to stamp out racial inequality in the visual arts
Will UK government furlough extension make museums rethink redundancy plans?
Petition launched calling for Southbank Centre staff to be reinstated in light of Chancellor’s announcement while Royal Academy confirms coronavirus funding snub
Is the UK seeing the emergence of a ‘Godfather approach’ to arts funding?
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has been ignoring the arm's length principle and offering museums unsolicited advice
Exclusive survey: how small US galleries are surviving the coronavirus crisis as Trump tables relief plans
With a second federal aid package stalled until after the election, our study reveals the financial straits some galleries are finding themselves in—and how they are responding
New York lawmakers to discuss the economic impact of Covid-19 on cultural institutions
"The arts and cultural sector has been especially hard hit," says Senator José Serrano
'Publicise your grants online': UK culture minister wades into row over rescue funding demands
Oliver Dowden confirms recipients were "encouraged" to acknowledge fund on websites and social media
First government grants for UK art spaces announced with £789,000 for London's ICA and £804,000 for Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Whitechapel, Whitworth, Mary Rose Trust and Photo London are also among the recipients for long-awaited Covid-19 rescue funds
Charity gives £2.5m Covid-19 rescue grants to 66 UK arts organisations including Tate and British Museum
Clore Duffield Foundation funds are designed to relaunch learning and community programming
Leading New York non-profit for socially engaged art lays off full-time staff and announces multi-year restructuring
Following the financial fallout from Covid-19, A Blade of Grass—which has supported activist artists such as Dread Scott and Simone Leigh—will also end its influential fellowship programme
New £25m fund aims to help UK museums ‘get back on their feet’
The Garfield Weston foundation is offering grants of up to £2m while Historic England is launching a £7.4m initiative for artist projects that help boost high streets
It is not just artists who are starving: how the US can rebuild its creative industry post-Covid
A proposal issued to both presidential campaigns by Americans for the Arts outlines a national strategy to put creative workers back to work
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
In a letter leaked to The Art Newspaper, the culture minister Oliver Dowden tells directors they must raise their own funds during the pandemic—but how?