Press & news

News items

Read Arts Council England news from every region by selecting the region from the list on the left.

A giant step for the Tees Valley
The largest public art initiative the world has ever seen has been launched by Tees Valley Regeneration.
Date: 6th Aug 2008 Regions: North East

Arts Council England, North East - Literature News for July/August
A monthly newsletter for writers, publishers and events promoters in the North East.
Date: 6th Aug 2008 Regions: North East

Happy birthday art08 – five years old!
Returning for its fifth consecutive year, art08, Arts Council England North West’s annual awards ceremony in recognition of arts in the region will take place at Liverpool’s Novas Centre on the evening of Thursday 13 November 2008.
Date: 6th Aug 2008 Regions: North West

Torbay to receive £2.2m award for regeneration and art facilities in the first wave of the coastal regeneration awards through Sea Change
A new outdoor performance space for dance in Blackpool, arts studios and a Napoleonic fort in Torbay and secret wartime tunnels in Dover have all won funding from Sea Change, a CABE-led coastal regeneration programme. These are the first grants to be awarded in the programme, which will give £45 million to coastal resorts over three years. The DCMS scheme aims to boost coastal areas through investment in culture and heritage.
Date: 4th Aug 2008 Regions: South West

CREATIVE Times online
Manchester’s Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS) is thrilled to announce the official launch of creativetimes.co.uk, a new website which sees the creative industries trade journal online. The site is dedicated to businesses in advertising, architecture, art, craft, design, fashion, film, TV & broadcast, gaming, literature & publishing, music, new media, photography and performing arts.
Date: 4th Aug 2008 Regions: North West