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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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The $44 resource keeping NZ orchestras alive faces the chopping block
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
€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.
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...
Kerry arts organisations and artists receive €263,000 in Arts Council funding
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...
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.
Council pledge to support Aberdeen Arts Centre amid funding crisis
Council pledge to support Aberdeen Arts Centre amid funding crisis
€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.
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
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Culture minister: Festivals 'should be fulsome part' of visitor levy funding
The council is to hold an emergency meeting on Friday
£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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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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