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Wales trails behind most European countries in arts and sports funding, report finds
It is known as the land of song and as one of the world’s most passionate sporting nations.
But a report has concluded that despite its proud heritage, Wales is languishing behind almost all other European countries in terms of spending on recreational, sporting and cultural services.
The report from the cross-party Welsh parliament’s culture and sports committee found that Wales is third from bottom in government funding for recreation and sport, ahead of Poland and Latvia. For culture, Wales only outspent Greece.
A grant of £165,000 has been awarded to help develop children’s creativity in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The money was awarded to Arts Connect, a scheme at the University of Wolverhampton, by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund.
The funds will go towards its programme, Classroom as Studio, which aims to embed arts-based learning into the school curriculum and teaching practice.
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The Scottish arts centre has announced that it is ‘now in a position’ to pay out money owed to artists that performed at the venue during this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Figures from the UK art world have called on the Labour government to provide support to galleries, museums and artists to decarbonise and help the country reach its net zero goals.
With the UK budget due be announced on 30 October, the art sector is hoping to see the chancellor, Rachel Reeves follow the lead taken by President Joe Biden’s administration in the US with measures that would assist cultural institutions in reducing their carbon footprint.
