The Latest Breaking News from Arts Council England

Somebody, somewhere, must want an opera company, right? That seems to be the thinking behind the latest agreement struck between ENO (fighting to stay alive) and Arts Council England (fighting to save face).

It comes after the ACE announced plans in November to remove the opera company as a national portfolio organisation.

There are fundamental shortcomings in how “diversity” is conceived and practised in cultural institutions. The problem may be that the term itself undermines the complexities of the different and intersecting inequalities. That was the key finding of my latest research which also found that, in the context of race and…

Venue that helped launch careers of many actors forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England grant

Member polls before cabinet meetings are among the junked pledges

Exclusive: ‘Baffling’ levelling up plan to move company to another city may lead to staff exodus, says Equity

Life-changing organisations are left bloodied and bowed, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

Nottingham will benefit from the government's Cultural Investment Fund to the tune of £594,347, with funding being allocated to Wollaton Hall and the city's library service.

“Culture helps us create lifelong memories with our families and friends, provides entertainment and joy, and allows us to explore the world around us in new and exciting ways. "

Beneficiaries of the Cultural Investment Fund have been announced today by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer

It comes after months of campaigning to save the venue.