York benefits from Arts Council Funding
November 4, 2022
Julian celebrated York receiving some of the highest level of funding from recent Arts Council grants aimed at levelling up arts and culture. This year, there was a ยฃ446 million increase in funding across England, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฑ% ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
In York, the following organisations received funding:
Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Limited – ยฃ220,000
Next Door But One – ยฃ80,000
Pilot Theatre Ltd – ยฃ335,787
The York Early Music Foundation – ยฃ275,444
York Citizens’ Theatre Trust – ยฃ598,059
York Museums Trust – ยฃ1,597,851
Commenting, Julian said:
โLevelling up should not be seen as an empty throw around phrase, itโs a real thing, and something that we are beginning to see in various ways. Levelling up is often associated with building new homes, enabling new businesses to enter the market, and upgrading infrastructure, such as railways, but it is so much more. It involves culture, opportunity, social mobility and a richer society
Britain is famous for its culture, particularly art, literacy, music, dance and theatre, therefore it is great to see that York has received ยฃ2,761,922 in Arts Council funding as part of the Governments generous and ambitious package to level up all parts of the UK. This funding will allow large and independent organisations to really invest in their creative expertise and subsequently offer the community a more rich and diverse cultural experience.”
