Creative England’s Film Culture Lottery Fund has half a million pounds in Lottery funds delegated from the BFI. The fund will increase opportunities for audiences to access, enjoy and understand a broad range of film across England. More here.

From Arts Professional £3m is being awarded to nine bidders to the first round of Arts Council England’s (ACE) new strategic touring fund, which was established to encourage collaboration between organisations to reach more people across England, especially those who …
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This report, commissioned by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is an evaluation of the A Night Less Ordinary scheme which ran from February 2009 until March 2011. A Night Less Ordinary was a pilot …
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Four south west organisations have been successful in the first stage of our new large-scale capital funding programme. If successful in their second stage applications, Tate St Ives, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Bristol Old Vic and Stroud Valleys Artspace will receive …
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May 1st saw the soft launch of The Space, a new free digital arts service developed by Arts Council England in partnership with the BBC. You can access The Space now at thespace.org or by viewing on connected TV or …
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Bath Spa Band is extremely pleased to be taking part in Brass The Baton, the only London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project designed specifically for Brass Bands, on 27thMay at 2pm in Royal Victoria Park, Bath. The project provides a unique …
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She is probably one of the best known faces singing to locals and tourists on the streets of Bath, attracting big crowds with her soaring soprano arias, especially in the historic Abbey churchyard. On Saturday May 26 Canadian Meeghan Shillington …
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Bath Abbey and music man, Grenville Jones, have joined forces for a special ‘60 years’ charity concert on Saturday 26 May, 7.30pm, to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. All proceeds will benefit some of the city’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged …
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Actors protesting about BP’s sponsorship of the World Shakespeare Festival invaded the stage in Stratford-upon-Avon on Monday before a performance of The Tempest. Richard Howlett and other members of the Reclaim Shakespeare Company asked the audience to join them in …
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The future of Darlington Arts Centre may be secured if two investors’ plans are approved by the council. A report pledging to transform the centre into a multi-use venue featuring an art gallery and other amenities could lead to the …
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