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Arts Council England Urged to Revamp Funding Strategy

12/16/2025

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Arts Council England (ACE) faces a call to overhaul its funding strategies after a review led by Baroness Margaret Hodge.
The review criticizes the current Let's Create strategy for stifling artistic innovation.
It recommends new local decision-making boards to improve regional arts funding.
The review proposes a new funding model for National Portfolio Organisations and collaboration with philanthropists to enhance cultural offerings in schools.

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Story summary

Arts Council England (ACE) faces a call to overhaul its funding strategies after a review led by Baroness Margaret Hodge.
The review criticizes the current Let's Create strategy for stifling artistic innovation.
It recommends new local decision-making boards to improve regional arts funding.
The review proposes a new funding model for National Portfolio Organisations and collaboration with philanthropists to enhance cultural offerings in schools.