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A dire picture of funding for struggling visual artists

Letter: Individual artists have fallen through the gap in Arts Council support, says Susan Jones

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum appoints new board to preserve theatre’s legacy and region’s culture

The trustees will decide on the future of the organisation which lost all its Arts Council funding and hosts final performances this month

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s art institutions face death by a thousand cuts. Why are they just putting up with it?

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

The Guardian - UK

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Gov. Greg Abbott organizes “school choice” rally at the Capitol

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has embraced Senate Bill 8, which will get its first committee hearing Wednesday. But House Speaker Dade Phelan hasn’t made school choice legislation a priority.

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Government announces almost £60m in cultural funding for regions outside London

Seventy museums, public libraries and other venues in places including Walsall, Barnsley, Bradford and Stoke-on-Trent will receive investment.

The Independent UK

Oldham Coliseum confirms closure with ‘deep sadness’

The venue is shutting its doors for the final time after Arts Council England announced its funding would be cut.

The Independent UK

Dismay as Oldham Coliseum confirms final closure at end of March

Loss of £1.8m grant ends run for 138-year-old theatre that helped launch careers of many northern English actors

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‘I fear we are losing a whole generation of talent’: ENO head hits back at the ‘leave London’ ultimatum

As she stages a new production of The Dead City, Korngold’s wild opera banned by the Nazis, English National Opera’s artistic director Annilese Miskimmon talks about the company’s strong present and uncertain future

The Guardian - UK

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

Manchester Evening News

‘It takes a community to develop a musician’: the Royal Philharmonic Society’s John Gilhooly

In an edited extract from his speech at the 2023 Royal Philharmonic awards, its chairman urges joined up thinking to ensure a healthy future for an art form that is central to the wellbeing and prosperity of our national life

The Guardian - UK

First Sackler, now Bet365. The art world can’t keep taking money from companies that do us harm

Gambling firms shouldn’t be patronising the arts any more than fossil fuel companies, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Guardian - UK

The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

Opera isn’t just for toffs. It must be opened up to everyone

Letters: In response to an article by Charlotte Higgins, readers discuss public funding for opera and the need to increase its reach, both geographically and demographically

The Guardian - UK

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

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Maxine Peake hits out at threat to ‘vital, vibrant’ Oldham Coliseum

Actor accuses government of ‘further dividing communities’ as 138-year-old theatre faces closure after losing £1.8m grant

The Independent UK

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

Manchester Evening News

Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed

It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March

Manchester Evening News

"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

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U.S. Air Force Tests X-62 VISTA Aircraft Testing The Use Of AI In Airspace & Defense

Manufacturers say their one-of-a-kind training aircraft was flown by an artificial intelligence agent for more than 17 hours.

The Guardian - UK

If we defund opera saying it is for toffs, then only the toffs will go. Where’s the sense in that?

It is painful to see our top companies starved of funds and strangled by politics, while our best artists head abroad, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Coronation Street stars join fight to save Oldham Coliseum from closure

Theatre says it will be forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England subisdy

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Cruel romance

Romance scams on the rise PLUS Oldham Coliseum announces closure date PLUS Tenants still battling mould on Freehold

The Guardian - UK

Oldham Coliseum to close after losing £1.8m arts subsidy

Theatre says it cannot survive without funding for next three years and will shut at the end of March

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum bosses say historic theatre will be shutting its doors for good

The historic theatre has said they are looking to close the theatre next month

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