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![GCSE results confirm drop in take-up of arts subjects](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Tue 30 Aug 2016
GCSE results confirm drop in take-up of arts subjects
GCSE results confirm drop in take-up of arts subjects New figures should be “a wake-up call to Government”, the founder of the Bacc for the Future campaign has said. Young people in England sat 44,000 fewer GCSEs i.....Read more
![Arts Council England Small Capital Grants re-opens Jan 2017](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/arts-council-england-small-capital-grants-re-opens-jan-2017-m.jpg)
Wed 31 Aug 2016
Arts Council England Small Capital Grants re-opens Jan 2017
The Arts Council England has announced that the Small Capital Grants scheme will reopen for applications on the 12th January 2017. Funding will be available to support organisations to be more resilient by having the rig.....Read more
![Arts crowdfunding pilot to test impact of match funding](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/arts-crowdfunding-pilot-to-test-impact-of-match-funding-m.jpg)
Mon 05 Sep 2016
Arts crowdfunding pilot to test impact of match funding
A £250k scheme backed by the DCMS will offer match funding to artists and heritage organisations. A £250k pilot project is testing whether match funding can be used to boost arts and heritage crowdfunding campaigns. .....Read more
![Big Lottery Fund, Celebrate UK - Final Deadline Announced](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/big-lottery-fund-celebrate-uk-final-deadline-announced-m.jpg)
Tue 20 Sep 2016
Big Lottery Fund, Celebrate UK - Final Deadline Announced
The Big Lottery Fund has announced that the final deadline for the Celebrate UK Fund will be 21 October 2016 and it is putting an extra £4.1 million into the funding pot. The Big Lottery Fund has announced that given .....Read more
![Funding for Kirklees Voluntary Groups](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/funding-for-kirklees-voluntary-groups-m.jpg)
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Funding for Kirklees Voluntary Groups
One Community, the Kirklees Community Foundation, has two new funds which are now open to applications. The Thornton Family Fund The Fund is able to support voluntary and community groups working throughout the HD po.....Read more
![Arts Council England 2018-2022 investment emphasis](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Tue 11 Oct 2016
Arts Council England 2018-2022 investment emphasis
Arts Council England’s 2018-22 investment emphasises geography & diversity. ACE has announced budgets for its 2018 to 2022 investment period, alongside sector guidance for applying to its National Portfolio. The Arts .....Read more
![Education policy is “economic madness” says creative industries](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Education policy is “economic madness” says creative industries
Education policy is “economic madness” says creative industries body The Creative Industries Federation has laid into Government plans to make the EBacc compulsory, demanding an audit of education and training in the .....Read more
![Pulse report – pt 3:Diversity in audiences, what needs to change](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Mon 24 Oct 2016
Pulse report – pt 3:Diversity in audiences, what needs to change
Pulse report – part 3: Diversity in audiences – what needs to change? Should more be done to increase the diversity of those engaging with the arts in the UK? And if so, what? In her final report, Frances Richens look.....Read more
![Kirklees Arts in the Neighbourhood Funds More Creative Projects](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/kirklees-arts-in-the-neighbourhood-funds-more-creative-projec-1-m.jpg)
Mon 31 Oct 2016
Kirklees Arts in the Neighbourhood Funds More Creative Projects
Another six organisations have just received funding from the second round of the Arts in the Neighbourhood grant scheme. Amongst those funded were three festivals coming up in 2017: the Slaithwaite Moonraking Festiva.....Read more
![Local authority arts services continue to be cut](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Local authority arts services continue to be cut
Culture Minister Matt Hancock has questioned whether councils are “having to cut” the arts and has called for them to be run more efficiently. Local authorities are expected to spend 13% less on arts services this yea.....Read more
![#techgoals is coming!](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Thu 17 Nov 2016
#techgoals is coming!
The Leeds City Region LEP’s #techgoals campaign is gearing up for its major launch in early December. The #techgoals campaign is designed to help pupils understand the importance of digital skills to the future world .....Read more
![The City Talking Huddersfield](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/news/the-city-talking-huddersfield-m.jpg)
Tue 22 Nov 2016
The City Talking Huddersfield
We are really pleased to see the first ever City Talking Huddersfield paper arrive in town this week. From The City Talking blog: "We write a lot about cities; cities like Leeds, where we’ve printed 39 issues, a p.....Read more
![£18m drop in funding for the arts as Lottery sales plummet](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Mon 21 Nov 2016
£18m drop in funding for the arts as Lottery sales plummet
Lottery proceeds returned to good causes are at their lowest for three years following disappointing half-year ticket sales. The arts are bracing for an £18.4m cut in funding after a significant fall in Lottery ticke.....Read more
![Government announces investment in music education hubs](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Mon 21 Nov 2016
Government announces investment in music education hubs
Government announces multi-million pound investment in music education hubs. Over the next four years the government will provide £300 million to a network of 121 music education hubs to work with schools, local authori.....Read more
![A mental makeover for classical music](https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/creative-kirklees/profiles/arts-and-culture-in-kirklees-m.jpg)
Fri 25 Nov 2016
A mental makeover for classical music
Tired of seeing classical music magazines filled with middle-aged white faces, James Fleury proposes four ‘mental makeovers’ that could help increase diversity in the sector. The lack of diversity in the classical ar.....Read more