Jacksons Lane Arts Centre saved in Arts Council England U-turn

Arts Council Funding: Jacksons Lane Arts Centre in north London has been granted an 11th hour reprieve after Arts Council England overturned a proposal to cut the venue’s £135,700 annual funding from April.

Published on Friday 13 February 2009 at 17:10 by Lalayn Baluch

ACE reinstates £1m funding for Exeter’s Northcott

Arts Council Funding: Arts Council England has confirmed that it will reinstate the funding of Exeter’s Northcott Theatre for the next two years with a grant of more than £1 million.

Published on Tuesday 16 December 2008 at 16:35 by Lalayn Baluch

Direct arts funding ‘has an Eastern European feel’, says Burnham

Arts Council Funding: Culture secretary Andy Burnham has ruled out direct government funding for the country’s flagship arts companies, claiming that such a move would undermine Arts Council England.

Published on Tuesday 1 July 2008 at 14:55 by Lalayn Baluch

ACE to review Watermans funding decision to avoid court case

Arts Council Funding: Arts Council England is to review its controversial funding cut to west London venue Watermans in an effort to avoid a costly legal battle.

Published on Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 16:35 by Alistair Smith

Southbank Centre awarded £16.5m ACE grant

Arts Council Funding: London’s Southbank Centre has been given a £16.5 million funding package by Arts Council England to help complete its £111 million refurbishment programme.

Published on Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 16:15 by Lalayn Baluch

Opera North wins £3.5m funding boost from ACE

Arts Council Funding: Opera North is to benefit from a £3.5 million grant of Lottery funding from Arts Council England, which will be put towards the running costs of its new centre in Leeds.

Published on Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 18:25 by Matthew Hemley

Union Dance thwarted in attempt to challenge ACE’s funding cut

Arts Council Funding: Union Dance has been thwarted in its attempt to mount a legal challenge to its recent subsidy cut from Arts Council England, after the Court of Administration found the funding body’s disinvestment process to be “fair and lawful”.

Published on Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 15:40 by Lalayn Baluch

Davey unveils ACE’s priorities for the arts

Arts Council Funding: Newly-appointed chief executive Alan Davey has revealed his four strategic priorities for Arts Council England as it responds to the landmark McMaster Report.

Published on Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 17:15 by Alistair Smith

Arts council puts £1m Derby Playhouse claim on hold

Arts Council Funding: Arts Council England has temporarily suspended its claim to more than £1 million of funding it had demanded be returned by Derby Playhouse after the company went into administration, in a bid to avoid a “costly” court case.

Published on Tuesday 22 April 2008 at 14:45 by Alistair Smith

Watermans prepares to take legal action against ACE

Arts Council Funding: West London venue Watermans has become the second organisation to threaten Arts Council England with legal action over the funding body’s recent controversial spending review.

Published on Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 13:35 by Lalayn Baluch

London Bubble and Quicksilver gain temporary funding

Arts Council Funding: Two London-based theatre companies hit by subsidy cuts as part of Arts Council England’s recent spending review have had their immediate future secured after receiving transitional funding from the arts body.

Published on Wednesday 19 March 2008 at 13:25 by Lalayn Baluch

Union Dance threatens legal action after ACE withdraws annual grant

Arts Council Funding: Arts Council England client Union Dance is on the verge of launching legal action against the funding body, after losing its annual grant.

Published on Tuesday 18 March 2008 at 16:10 by Lalayn Baluch

Genista McIntosh to investigate ACE’s spending review

Arts Council Funding: Baroness Genista McIntosh is to undertake the investigation into the controversial spending review decisions taken by Arts Council England, The Stage can reveal.

Published on Thursday 13 March 2008 at 11:10 by Alistair Smith

ACE bids to reclaim £1.6m from struggling Derby Playhouse

Arts Council Funding: Arts Council England has made a bid to reclaim £1.6 million from Derby Playhouse, doubling the amount of cash the venue owes to its creditors.

Published on Wednesday 13 February 2008 at 16:35 by Lalayn Baluch

Equity launches online survey on funding after ACE cuts cause outrage

Arts Council Funding: Equity has launched an online survey to discover the industry’s views on whether the arts funding system should be changed following Arts Council England’s spending review, which prompted “unprecedented anger from the theatrical world”.

Published on Tuesday 12 February 2008 at 17:20 by Lalayn Baluch

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