October 2010 Blog Posts (12)

Feeling the affects of the cuts this week, when I was told by my editor to start to collate an idea of what major arts venues would be either upping their prices or closing. We write listings for a range of clients so it vital we're accurate. This is a sad thing to have to do now and it will also be interesting to see just how many are actually closing or are having to put their prices up, or in fact add an entry fee. We've been led to believe most large museums will not charge if they don't… Continue

About 6 weeks ago we (Full Circle Arts) were awarded funding for complete redesign and re-development of our website, which we want to be much more pull than push and a place for people to share, debate and collaborate. Continue

Seems simple, but a good reminder!

I feel like I have read a 1001 blogs and tweets about the how the comprehensive spending review is going

to affect us as a sector. It seems that in general this is how people feel:…

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We also need to make sure that we don't divide our efforts and join resources. As well as signing up here, it is also worth singing up to the 'I Value the Arts' campaign at

http://www.ivaluethearts.org.uk/

and download the resources available there. Encourage your friends and colleagues to do the same…

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Now that the Comprehensive Spending Review has been announced, the arts sector is holding its collective breath to find out how ACE will implement the 28.6% in DCMS funding. We are not alone. Health, Education and everyone else involved in the public sector, along with many private sector contractors, are all trying to establish just how they are going to deal with the masses cuts in public expenditure. According to a recent… Continue

The Coalition’s Comprehensive Spending Review announcement yesterday has given us only a very partial indication of the coming impact of these cuts on cultural learning, the lives of children and young people and the professionals that work with them.



In our bulletin the CLA aims to signpost our signatories and partners to some of the headlines of the CSR and to the first comment and analysis emerging from the sector.



Yesterday we received confirmation of cuts to the DCMS,… Continue

#Artsfunding Advice Line - call 0300 123 4080



We’ve launched a TOTALLY FREE Fundraising Advice Line designed to offer fundraising guidance to the arts sector across England.



Opening times:



Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm for callers from charitable organisations in the fields of arts and heritage who wish to seek tailored advice from Arts & Business’ fundraising experts or from our network of external advisors.



If you need help call Arts &… Continue

I received this message from Louise McMullan at Equity. I expect many ning members already know of this via other routes but here's a reminder. On the same day the Parliamentary Committee on arts funding is considering the heritage side of things.



Tuesday 19th October



TUC Rally & Lobby Of Parliament Against The Cuts



Assemble with fellow Equity members: 12.00 outside the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre



Rally: 12.30-14.00, Central… Continue

Arts Council heavily criticised and arts community accused of ’scaremongering’ during heated inquiry into funding of arts and heritage by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.



Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England (ACE), has been told he should be 'embarrassed' by his answers after criticism of the organisation's handling of public money.



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Originally posted on my blog: fraserdenholm.blogspot.com



Less than a week after Aberdeen City Council decided to back Sir Ian Wood's plan's for a street-level piazza and ironic Garden on the site of Union Terrace Gardens and the Denburn Valley, necessitating the council to abandon a plan which had assured their backing, for a Contemporary Arts Centre spearheaded by Peacock Visual Arts, Andrew Dixon, newly appointed CEO of Creative… Continue

Artists and Apis Mellifera

Text from a brief talk I did last night [7th Oct 2010] at the AIR Activist launch, but I think it is also relevant to the wider arts funding debate.

"I have only 2 words I really want to say tonight, neither are English - Apis Mellifera...

I have heard much talk about a cultural ecology – conjuring up nice images of inter-dependent organic systems where each part, whether large or small, is recognised as…

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As we well know, there have been lots of questions (and often misconceptions) on the potential of arts philanthropy, particularly in response to the challenging public funding cuts currently being discussed.

In response, we have tried to answer some of these questions by analysing in depth the current facts and trends of arts philanthropy in addition to charitable giving for the whole voluntary sector and to assess where the growth could come from in the…

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