The British Film Institute’s (BFI) new film centre, the Find Your Talent programme and the Stonehenge visitor centre have fallen victim to the latest round of spending cuts.
The coalition government has announced cuts totalling £2bn – including £73m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) budget this year.
Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport, said: “We face an unprecedented financial situation and it is essential that we act now to reduce the country’s debt.”
The BFI said it remained committed to the new film centre, which will showcase British and world cinema, as well as exhibitions and cultural events.
Meanwhile, Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed where it will be making cuts following a £23m reduction in its government funding for 2010-11.
It has slashed grants to its two highest-funded organisations not directly producing art, Creativity, Culture and Education, and Arts & Business, by £1.6m and £0.16m respectively.
The organisation has also postponed a public engagement project and cut audience development plans.
ACE would have passed on a 3 per cent cut to its funded organisations, but was able to use £9m from its historic reserves. Its Regularly Funded Organisations now have to find up to 0.5 per cent cuts this year.
Colin Tweedy, chief executive of Arts & Business, said: “We understand that Arts Council England wants to implement cuts of £19m while protecting art,” but he added that the cuts would have an impact on the ability of cultural organisations to raise funds from private sector sources.
Paul Collard, chief executive of Creativity, Culture and Education, which also managed the Find Your Talent programme, said the cut was “very painful” but would not affect its Creative Partnerships learning programme.
DCMS
• £2m: libraries modernisation work
• £2m: Find Your Talent
• £0.1m: A Night Less Ordinary
• £45m: BFI film centre
• £2.5m: BFI digital archive access sub-project
• £17m: Stonehenge visitor centre
ACE
• £1.6m: Creativity, Culture and Education, and Arts & Business
• £0.4m: operating costs
• £6m: postponement of a major public engagement project, cuts to audience development plans, and to funds for partnership working with local authorities and the private sector
The coalition government has announced cuts totalling £2bn – including £73m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) budget this year.
Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport, said: “We face an unprecedented financial situation and it is essential that we act now to reduce the country’s debt.”
The BFI said it remained committed to the new film centre, which will showcase British and world cinema, as well as exhibitions and cultural events.
Meanwhile, Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed where it will be making cuts following a £23m reduction in its government funding for 2010-11.
It has slashed grants to its two highest-funded organisations not directly producing art, Creativity, Culture and Education, and Arts & Business, by £1.6m and £0.16m respectively.
The organisation has also postponed a public engagement project and cut audience development plans.
ACE would have passed on a 3 per cent cut to its funded organisations, but was able to use £9m from its historic reserves. Its Regularly Funded Organisations now have to find up to 0.5 per cent cuts this year.
Colin Tweedy, chief executive of Arts & Business, said: “We understand that Arts Council England wants to implement cuts of £19m while protecting art,” but he added that the cuts would have an impact on the ability of cultural organisations to raise funds from private sector sources.
Paul Collard, chief executive of Creativity, Culture and Education, which also managed the Find Your Talent programme, said the cut was “very painful” but would not affect its Creative Partnerships learning programme.
Cuts at a glance
DCMS
• £2m: libraries modernisation work
• £2m: Find Your Talent
• £0.1m: A Night Less Ordinary
• £45m: BFI film centre
• £2.5m: BFI digital archive access sub-project
• £17m: Stonehenge visitor centre
ACE
• £1.6m: Creativity, Culture and Education, and Arts & Business
• £0.4m: operating costs
• £6m: postponement of a major public engagement project, cuts to audience development plans, and to funds for partnership working with local authorities and the private sector