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Yesterday’s ‘State of the Arts’ was so utterly pointless we won’t bore you with any details, they’re aren’t any in case you were wondering. One of the attendees though was Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, allegedly. Mr Vaizey is featured in the Guardian today saying a lot but, as per his job description, not doing […]
Here in TheLab™ we think somebody needs to explain why Northern Ballet’s new building looks like the Jawa transporter from Star Wars. Is this the beginning of an invasion from tiny monks with LED lights for eyes or is the company’s new building, also home to Phoenix, really a miniature stolen from the Lucasfilm Special […]
“We are prepared to take our fair share of the pain associated with the Coalition’s financial policies.” We don’t know who Chris Monks AD of Stephen Joseph Theatre is, we’re sure he’s a nice guy and all that but the quote made above in response to the cuts being proposed by North Yorkshire County Council […]
Here in TheLab™ we have been mulling for a week or so about whether or not to write this piece. We have to do it every year and, to be honest, it’s getting old. We are of course referring to the National Dance Awards. These awards are presented by The Critics Circle (TCC), pretty soon […]
In a fit of pique Arts Council England (ACE) has decided, against all reasonable measures of sanity, to award Rambert Dance Company £7Million toward the cost of their new building in London. The same funding organisation that cut all RFO funding by 6.9% because that was the quick and easy option has apparently found millions […]
Both before and after the government suits decided that funding the arts was not such a good idea after all, many an ignorant cretin was to be heard decrying artists as those looking for nothing more than a handout. Free money for freeloaders if you will. A word often bandied about was “entitlement”. Yes it’s […]
“We Double Your Donation” yells the large banner headline at the top of the Big Give website, a fund raising push financed by the Reed Foundation to raise money for various charities across the UK. Sounds good, you donate money to a charity and this other charity doubles that amount. So far so magnanimous. The […]
Arts funding, it’s fair to everybody, as long as you know the right people of course!
Which door is for you?
Over the next few months arts organisations that are currently in receipt of ACE funding on a regular basis (RFOs) are writing applications to be included in the new ‘National Portfolio Funding Programme’. Some will be successful and some will not. Some will have their funding go up and some will have their funding go […]