New Arts Council funds to increase sector resilience & access for older people
Melanie May | 18 July 2016 | News
The Arts Council has announced the launch of three new funds that will focus on improving resilience and sustainability across the sector, and access to arts and culture for older people.
The new funds are already seeking applications, while also opening are new rounds of the Council’s Capital: Large Grants and Cultural Destinations funding.
The new funds are as follows:
Celebrating Age: Supporting organisations to become open, positive and welcoming places for older people. As well as taking arts and culture into places where older people will find it easier to engage.
Business Support: Increasing knowledge and understanding of business support within the cultural creative sector.
Building Resilience: Supporting up to four external organisations or consultancies who will work on different approaches to improve resilience and long term sustainability across the sector.
Returning funds:
Capital: Large Grants: Investing in the right buildings and equipment for organisations to deliver their work and become more sustainable and innovative businesses.
Cultural Destinations: Funding partnerships between arts and cultural organisations and the tourism sector to drive growth in the visitor economy.
A podcast is available on the Arts Council site, explaining the changes the Arts Council is making to its investment process from 2018.
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