1 December 2026 marks a quarter of a century since free admission was introduced at national museums and galleries across the UK. Here’s how the policy works, what it’s achieved, and what could change.
Since 2010, the share of entries in arts subjects has now shrunk by more than a third at A-level and almost half at GCSE.
For the first time since 2002, the UK Government has launched a review of how National Lottery “Good Cause” funding works – including the 20% share that goes directly to the arts.
People from across the United Kingdom are showing their support for a revitalisation of the arts to transform the nation.
Director Jack Gamble said that the BBC “still connects millions of us to music, to comedy, to drama, to all the arts, and through the arts, to one another”.
After years of campaigning, the government has pledged to reform the accountability measures that have squeezed arts out of schools in England. Now they’re consulting on the detail, and your response could help shape the future.
How changes to business rates expose the gap between the value and valuation of cultural organisations
Our major new report argues that the BBC is far more than a broadcaster: it is a cultural organisation and an essential pillar of national social infrastructure, whose future funding must be secured with ambition and principle.
Welsh culture spending is seeing a moderate increase, repairing previous cuts.
The Scottish Government has once again increased its investment in culture, improving prospects for artists and organisations at a critical moment.
The Campaign for the Arts has responded to the publication of an independent review of Arts Council England, led by Baroness Margaret Hodge DBE and
The Chancellor avoided big new cuts, but did not unlock significant new potential for the UK’s arts and culture sector.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, has unveiled the 2025 Autumn Budget. In an initial reaction from the Campaign for the Arts, Director Jack
EBacc scrapped, Progress 8 to be reformed, a new core enrichment entitlement… What does it all mean?
New analysis by the Campaign for the Arts reveals that arts subjects now account for a smaller proportion of GCSE and A-level entries than at any time since 2010.