The Latest Breaking News from the Arts Council

Michelle O’Neill confirmed a plaque will be installed at Stormont, but said there may be more memorialisations.

Editorial: Sixty years ago this week, Jennie Lee launched Britain’s first culture white paper. Lisa Nandy must pick up the baton

Exclusive: FoI request reveals Arts Council updated guidance after discussing Gaza conflict with DCMS

Review will assess ‘ambition and quality’ of ACE-funded projects after sustained political scrutiny of council

The coal miner’s daughter who set up the Open University and the Arts Council and was Britain’s youngest MP is the subject of two new shows

Earlier this month, during the climax of Chicago rapper Noname’s headline gig in London, she paused, cut the accompaniment, and addressed her sold-out audience. “Can I hear you say free Palestine?” It was, of course, not the first time I’d been at a concert where the artist had made some…

Robert Macfarlane, Feargal Sharkey and Matt Haig are among artists to react with fury to message about funding risks

Musicians say many feel they have no choice but to act over cuts and may have to leave industry altogether

Letters: Jodi Myers on the gaps left by the demise of the Arts Council Touring department. Plus Nicholas Reckert and Jane Harvey on modern opera