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Taylor quits Wales Millennium Centre post
Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) has revealed that chief executive Mark Taylor, who was appointed to the role less than two years ago, has stepped down. In a statement, the venue said Taylor –
former commercial and venues director at London’s Barbican Centre – had leſt in order to pursue other event and leisure sec- tor opportunities. Taylor said: “We have decided as a family
to make this move. I have really enjoyed my time at the centre and I wish the team and the centre every future success.”
£37m ACE funding up for grabs
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced the launch of its new £37m Creative people and places fund in a bid to help increase opportunities in areas where levels of involve- ment are currently low. More than 70 locations
across the country in the lowest 20 per cent of arts engagement have been identi- fied by the organisation using the Active People survey to benefit from support. Around 15 programmes in
those areas will now benefit from grant worth between £500,000 and £3m in a bid to create new opportunities and increase participation in artistic activities. Artistic excellence and an ability to engage
communities are central to successful bids. ACE is also planning to invest in schemes that encourage long-term, local collaboration.
Te work was one of six shortlisted for the plinth
Fourth Plinth’s latest artwork to be unveiled
A sculpture depicting a child on a rocking horse, created by Elmgreen and Dragset, will be unveiled at Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth in London next month. London mayor Boris Johnson com-
missioned the Scandinavian duo’s work – Powerless Structures, Fig 101 – last year to replace Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle last January. Te sculpture was one of six shortlisted
as part of the Fourth Plinth programme, with another – Katherina Fritsch’s Hahn/ Cock – to take up residence in 2013.
£5m arts academy opens at Preston College
A new £5m visual and performing arts academy has opened at Preston College in Lancashire, which will provide a new home for the institution’s creative arts courses. BBC North head Peter Salmon helped
unveil the new venue, which incorporates a 100-seat theatre; industry standard stu- dios for a range of disciplines; and art and 3D design rooms. Preston College head of visual and per-
forming arts Jason Turton said: “Our new facility is a superb addition to the college’s visual and performing arts provision.”
12 Te fund aims to increase arts participation in areas of low engagement ACE chief executive Alan Davey said fund-
ing is only available for three years, but would be looking for bids with a long-term vision. “We’d like to see applicants articulating a
10-year ambition for the communities they’re working with that will transform how people experience and access the arts,” he said.
New puppet theatre and museum for Cumbria
An art gallery located near Hutton-in-the- Forest, Cumbria, has received £300,000 from Arts Council England towards the develop- ment of a new puppet theatre and museum. Te purpose-built facility at Upfront Gallery is believed the first of its kind in England, with
flexible seating for up to 140 people and offer a young people’s theatre company. It is hoped that touring puppet theatre
groups will visit the venue once open, while a museum at the site will exhibit Upfront Gallery’s own collection of puppets.
More funding for V&A at Dundee scheme
An additional £1.75m worth of Scottish Government fund- ing has been made available for the Victoria and Albert (V&A) at Dundee scheme over the next three years. Te revenue funding was
confirmed by culture secretary Fiona Hyslop as preparatory work started at the site of the Kengo Kuma and Associates- designed attraction. Hyslop said the additional
contribution will go towards supporting “key” activities such as developing education programmes and mapping out exhibitions among others. Te Scottish Government is investing a total
Te iconic waterfront museum is scheduled to open in Dundee in 2015 Hyslop said: “Te V&A at Dundee is an
of £15m in capital funding towards the £45m construction cost of the V&A at Dundee, as well as the £1.75m revenue funding.
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