World news | The Guardian4d ago
New £1.5m awards scheme launches to celebrate UK visual art education https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/26/new-15m-awards-scheme-launches-to-celebrate-uk-visual-art-education #Art #Art #Culture #ArtAndDesign #Education #UkNews #ArtsFunding
New £1.5m awards scheme launches to celebrate UK visual art education

Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’

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SmutMag6d ago

What do you do when…the artists don’t WANT to make money?

I've run across a strange problem... All I can say is...what is WRONG with you fucking people? I just came home from karaoke. Karaoke is an interesting thing here: Not only can everyone sing, but everyone can sing in very unique ways--and that's not a euphemism for "they're bad"--that's a euphemism for "They have a point of view and have singular voices that people want to hear." They are interesting. Karaoke is where the performing artists in town come to cut loose. That's not always the […]

https://smutmag.com/2026/01/24/what-do-you-do-when-the-artists-dont-want-to-make-money/

What do you do when…the artists don’t WANT to make money?

I’ve run across a strange problem… All I can say is…what is WRONG with you fucking people? I just came home from karaoke. Karaoke is an interesting thing here: Not only can everyo…

SmutMag
World news | The GuardianJan 21
Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/21/museums-must-reach-all-uk-lisa-nandy-culture-secretary-arts-funding-announced #ArtsFunding #Museums #ArtsCouncilEngland #Culture #LisaNandy #Politics #UkNews
Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced

Culture secretary says national institutions will receive £600m but they must extend influence outside London

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Elliott BledsoeJan 21

The Adelaide Writers' Week calamity continues with a full 180 by the new Board and Premier Malinauskas's letter to former Board Chair Tracey Whiting coming out.

Also, the finger is being pointed at Creative Victoria Creative Enterprise Program funding outcomes for at risk Victorian arts peak bodies

And Cory Doctorow and others raise the alarm about AI adoption in the corporate sector.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-18/

#AI #ArtsAndCulture #ArtsFunding

Opinion | The Guardian USJan 19
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle, asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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US news | The GuardianJan 19
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/trump-kennedy-center-soul #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDc #ArtsFunding #ArtsPolicy #Culture #UsPolitics #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #Music #UsNews #Opera
The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle, asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Culture | The Guardian USJan 8
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/donald-trump-smithsonian-reframe-entire-culture-united-states #UsNews #Museums #Culture #ArtAndDesign #DonaldTrump #Art #ArtsFunding #WorldNews #WashingtonDc #UsPolitics #JdVance
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights

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US news | The GuardianJan 8
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/donald-trump-smithsonian-reframe-entire-culture-united-states #UsNews #Museums #Culture #ArtAndDesign #DonaldTrump #Art #ArtsFunding #WorldNews #WashingtonDc #UsPolitics #JdVance
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights

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WYM ModDec 19
Garrett Downs reports, shocking news out of the Kennedy Center! The board voted to rename it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center,' a move by President Trump that may face legal challenges given Congress's original naming. Workers are already updating the signage. Dive into the full story and what this means for arts funding. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/trump-kennedy-center-added-signage.html #KennedyCenter #ArtsFunding #TrumpAdministration
Opinion | The Guardian USDec 18
Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts | Martin Kettle https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/18/keir-starmer-music-edward-heath-arts-culture-funding #ArtsCouncilEngland #Classicalmusic #MargaretHodge #Artsfunding #KeirStarmer #Politics #Culture #Labour #UKnews #Opera #BBC
Keir Starmer is our most musical prime minister since Edward Heath. He must take up the baton for the arts

Not all of the problems of Britain’s cultural sector come down to funding, but an awful lot do. That’s where leadership comes in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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