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  • Arts sector says Budget 2027 is an effective cut, with Arts Council funding up just 1.8%
  • The $44 resource keeping NZ orchestras alive faces the chopping block
  • Lyons Unveils 750,000 Small Capital Grants For Arts Organisations 19-10-2026

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nialler9.com /2 weeks ago

Arts sector says Budget 2027 is an effective cut, with Arts Council funding up just 1.8%

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newsroom.co.nz /1 month ago

The $44 resource keeping NZ orchestras alive faces the chopping block

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4ni.co.uk /3 days ago

Lyons Unveils 750,000 Small Capital Grants For Arts Organisations 19-10-2026

Lyons Unveils 750,000 Small Capital Grants For Arts Organisations 19-10-2026

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rte.ie /3 weeks ago

€6m Capital Fund announced for arts and culture sector

Details of a new €6 million Arts Capital Investment Fund for the Arts and Culture sector have been announced by Minister for Culture, Patrick O'Donovan.

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scmp.com /3 days ago

Art or box office? How Hong Kong plans to measure the value of a play, ballet or symphony

Established performing arts groups in Hong Kong should rely less on public subsidies to make way for emerging companies, industry experts have said, after the city’s leader announc...

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independent.ie /1 month ago

Kerry arts organisations and artists receive €263,000 in Arts Council funding

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motherjones.com /3 weeks ago

The Art Trump Doesn’t Want and the Artists Left Behind

Last year, arts organizations and cultural institutions across the US received an alarming message: Their federal grants had been canceled. The letters said their projects no longe...

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thejournal.ie /1 week ago

Four of five applicants for Basic Income for the Arts scheme were rejected, figures show

The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) scheme provides €325 per week for artists.

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pressandjournal.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Council pledge to support Aberdeen Arts Centre amid funding crisis

Council pledge to support Aberdeen Arts Centre amid funding crisis

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rte.ie /2 weeks ago

€34.4m income supports for artists announced in Budget

A full year of income support for artists worth €34.4m has been announced as part of a €1.3bn package under Budget 2027 for the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Edinburgh festivals and culture groups secure extra £1.1m from council

A key meeting to discuss the future of arts and culture funding in the capital has been held

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fourfourmag.com /1 month ago

New Funding Aims to Expand Affordable Artist Workspaces Across Ireland

Ireland’s Department of Culture, Communications and Sport has announced €377,336 in capital funding for the development of up to five new artist workspaces across three local autho...

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latimes.com /3 weeks ago

Schools get easier access to arts funds, but LAUSD faces suit over alleged misspending

Gov. Newsom signs bill to make new funding for arts more accessible, but LAUSD still faces allegations that it misused its share of the money, which it denies.

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stuff.co.nz /1 month ago

ACT pledges to stop millions being spent on roadside public art

Funding from the National Land Transport Fund has historically contributed millions of dollars to roadside public artwork.

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nme.com /1 month ago

Artists who can’t to tour invited to apply for latest in £300k funding: “An even bigger step to making live music more i...

Phase two of the FAC's UKAT fund closes this weekend, and comes from ticket levy money raised by Wolf Alice, Harry Styles, Lorde, Radiohead and more The post Artists who can’t to t...

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rte.ie /1 week ago

Basic Income for the Arts: first recipients to hear this week

The first tranche of successful applications for the new Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be notified this week, the Minister for Culture Patrick O'Donovan has confirmed today...

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scotsman.com /1 month ago

Culture minister: Festivals 'should be fulsome part' of visitor levy funding

The council is to hold an emergency meeting on Friday

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southwalesargus.co.uk /6 days ago

£550,000 funding boost to widen access to Wales' museums, libraries and archives

Welsh Government awards £550,000 to libraries, museums and archives across Wales, widening cultural access and supporting heritage projects until March 2027.

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dailyutahchronicle.com /1 month ago

Annual Arts Bash promotes campus art programs and new facilities The Daily Utah Chronicle

Annual Arts Bash promotes campus art programs and new facilities The Daily Utah Chronicle

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newsroom.co.nz /1 month ago

Proposal to cut roadside art might not save us much

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stuff.co.nz /6 days ago

Eight New Zealand artists to share $400,000 in Arts Foundation Laureate Awards

The recipients will share $400,000 in no-strings-attached awards recognising their contribution to New Zealand’s cultural life and supporting whatever they choose to create next.

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stuff.co.nz /1 month ago

Ministry advised against taxpayer-funded gigs for international acts

In September 2025, Louise Upston announced a $70 million major events and tourism package to help New Zealand compete with Australia for big-name artists.

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howlround.com /1 week ago

Poor Theatre in a Rich Town

By Sarah Loucks . Funding for artistic work can be hard to come by. How should an artist navigate the ethical dilemma of receiving corporate backing?

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scotsman.com /1 week ago

Scotland’s national orchestra facing 'most serious challenges in a generation' amid funding crisis

The RSNO is one of Scotland’s five national performing companies

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