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30 March 2011
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More than 200 organisations that received regular funding from Arts Council England have missed out after "a series of painful decisions".
About 1,300 venues, theatres, galleries and arts groups applied for grants from the council, which had its budget cut by £100m in October's Spending Review.
Some 695 groups will get funding for 2012 to 2015 - down from 849 - while 110 new groups have been successful.
But the government has pledged an extra £80m in lottery money from 2013.
Of that £80m, touring companies will get support to the tune of £18m, while £10.5m will target work with children and young people.
The council said it had not followed an "equal cuts for all" policy, instead making decisions on a case-by-case basis with a focus on "excellent organisations and exceptional individual talent".
Chair Dame Liz Forgan said the announcements were "about a resilient future for the arts in England".
"We have taken the brave path of strategic choices not salami slices which has meant some painful decisions and it is with great regret that we have to cease funding some good organisations," she added.
'Underfunded company' Leeds-based company Northern Ballet, which has been told its grant has been cut by a quarter - or £800,000 - said it was "deeply disappointed" with the decision.
The company, which has just moved into a new £12m purpose-built home, said it had "worked hard to become a successful organisation, even though it is widely accepted that we have always been an underfunded company".
Meanwhile, Derby Theatre - which, under the old system, received £725,000 a year through a grant to Derby City Council - and the Northcott Theatre, in Exeter, are among regional companies that have lost out completely.
The Northcott's executive director Kate Tyrrell said staff would "take this news in their stride and continue to work to provide the high quality service audiences and artists have come to rely on".
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, in London, was one of the biggest losers among the national institutions.
Its budget was cut by 37%, from £1.42m a year in 2010/2011 to £900,000 in 2012/2013.
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Opera North were among major organisations to receive cuts of 6.6% - roughly in line with the overall cut the Arts Council had to make.
Albarn show The biggest winners in terms of total grant were the Young Vic, up 15.8% to £1.75m a year, Northern Stage, up 19.6% to £1.6m, and English Touring Opera, up 17.6% to £1.6m.
Chichester Festival Theatre's grant rose 10.1% to £1.6m while the Whitechapel Gallery will benefit from a rise of 25.3% to take its annual total up to £1.5m.
The Manchester International Festival, which this summer will premiere Damon Albarn's new stage show Doctor Dee, came out top in the list of new additions to the Arts Council's portfolio with £500,000 followed by the National Skills Academy, with £400,000.
The London-based Opera Group will receive £345,000 a year from 2012/2013, while festival and event organiser Kendal Arts International will benefit to the tune of £290,000 a year.
A Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) spokesman said the government had worked hard "to ensure the long-term financial viability of the arts during these difficult financial times".
"That includes minimising the impact on frontline arts organisations, cutting back on admin costs, increasing the amount of lottery funding going to the arts and increasing the amount of private finance invested in arts and culture," he added.
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About 1,300 venues, theatres, galleries and arts groups applied for grants from the council, which had its budget cut by £100m in October's Spending Review.
Some 695 groups will get funding for 2012 to 2015 - down from 849 - while 110 new groups have been successful.
But the government has pledged an extra £80m in lottery money from 2013.
Of that £80m, touring companies will get support to the tune of £18m, while £10.5m will target work with children and young people.
The council said it had not followed an "equal cuts for all" policy, instead making decisions on a case-by-case basis with a focus on "excellent organisations and exceptional individual talent".
Chair Dame Liz Forgan said the announcements were "about a resilient future for the arts in England".
"We have taken the brave path of strategic choices not salami slices which has meant some painful decisions and it is with great regret that we have to cease funding some good organisations," she added.
'Underfunded company' Leeds-based company Northern Ballet, which has been told its grant has been cut by a quarter - or £800,000 - said it was "deeply disappointed" with the decision.
The company, which has just moved into a new £12m purpose-built home, said it had "worked hard to become a successful organisation, even though it is widely accepted that we have always been an underfunded company".
Meanwhile, Derby Theatre - which, under the old system, received £725,000 a year through a grant to Derby City Council - and the Northcott Theatre, in Exeter, are among regional companies that have lost out completely.
The Northcott's executive director Kate Tyrrell said staff would "take this news in their stride and continue to work to provide the high quality service audiences and artists have come to rely on".
The Institute of Contemporary Arts, in London, was one of the biggest losers among the national institutions.
Its budget was cut by 37%, from £1.42m a year in 2010/2011 to £900,000 in 2012/2013.
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Opera North were among major organisations to receive cuts of 6.6% - roughly in line with the overall cut the Arts Council had to make.
Albarn show The biggest winners in terms of total grant were the Young Vic, up 15.8% to £1.75m a year, Northern Stage, up 19.6% to £1.6m, and English Touring Opera, up 17.6% to £1.6m.
Chichester Festival Theatre's grant rose 10.1% to £1.6m while the Whitechapel Gallery will benefit from a rise of 25.3% to take its annual total up to £1.5m.
The Manchester International Festival, which this summer will premiere Damon Albarn's new stage show Doctor Dee, came out top in the list of new additions to the Arts Council's portfolio with £500,000 followed by the National Skills Academy, with £400,000.
The London-based Opera Group will receive £345,000 a year from 2012/2013, while festival and event organiser Kendal Arts International will benefit to the tune of £290,000 a year.
A Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) spokesman said the government had worked hard "to ensure the long-term financial viability of the arts during these difficult financial times".
"That includes minimising the impact on frontline arts organisations, cutting back on admin costs, increasing the amount of lottery funding going to the arts and increasing the amount of private finance invested in arts and culture," he added.
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