ClassFest, a new literature festival showcasing the work of working-class writers, has received £43,000 funding from Arts Council England. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-07 10:17:38 UTC ]
Children’s Books Ireland is giving 6,000 books to children in the run-up to Christmas, supported by the Arts Council and KPMG. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-22 20:52:56 UTC ]
Libraries Connected, the charity formerly known as the Society of Chief Librarians, has been awarded £75,000 from the Arts Council to develop better regional support. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers funded by the Arts Council have reacted with relief and “delight” that the body’s funding is to be protected in the government’s Spending Review announced today. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Arts Council will have its funding protected under the Spending Review, while business rates will be devolved to local councils. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Library Campaign has termed the new report from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee into the activities of Arts Council England a "damp squib". In the report, released yesterday (5th November), the CMS Committee criticised ACE for its bias in funding projects in the capital, but... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked current chair of the Arts Council Dame Liz Forgan to step... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 14/07/2011 - 10:05 The Arts Council has given the first indication of how it intends to approach its forthcoming responsibility for libraries by publishing a review of its strategic goals. read more Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 05/07/2011 - 09:59 Nicola Morgan is to be the libraries director at the Arts Council. Morgan is currently programme manager, sector improvement at the Museums, Libraries and Archives council, which winds up this autumn. She will take up her new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 05/04/2011 - 08:27 The Poetry Book Society (PBS) is planning to "challenge" the claim by Arts Council England (ACE) that its reach was not as wide as other portfolio funding applicants'. In a letter published in today's Times, George... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 09:16 The Arts Council has defended its funding cut to the Poetry Book Society (PBS), claiming its "reach and distribution was not as wide or effective as other applicants'". In a letter to the Times, Antonia Byatt, director of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]