Protests held on stage at Edinburgh festival over Scottish arts funding cuts
Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performers
The headlines will tell you about councils going bust. Let me tell you what that means to me
Michaela Makusha
I live in Birmingham, where the council is now bankrupt. I see the awful effect on people’s lives, says writer and Birmingham resident Michaela Makusha
Scottish arts sector appeals to ministers over ‘devastating’ budget cuts
Mark Rylance among actors calling on Old Vic to cut links with fossil fuel investor
A small tourist charge could boost museums’ finances
July 2024
Edinburgh’s Summerhall arts venue saved after owners grant new lease
‘The arts stop us killing each other’: stars tell Labour how to rescue Britain’s downtrodden culture
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Art Matters; Surviving the Post Office; The Decameron; Time Bandits – review
Britain behind Europe in arts funding and education, ‘crisis’ report shows
Investment in the arts will pay off for Lisa Nandy
Britain needs a cultural reboot. Here’s my five-point plan to fix the arts
Nicholas Serota
Nandy wasn’t supposed to head up culture, but could her level-headed approach be just the ticket?
Charlotte Higgins
June 2024
Dreams and jobs slowly fade away as Bristol bears brunt of arts cuts
Ron DeSantis strips more than $32m in Florida arts funding
‘The business is no longer sustainable’: the inside story of how Tory cuts devastated the arts
‘Culture embarrasses them’: how 14 years of Tory fiascos strangled arts in the UK
‘My studio costs half my income’: can British art survive soaring rents and property developers?
Belfast rappers Kneecap to contest pulling of funding over political views
Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman call for urgent political support for the arts
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship
