Arts Council England announces penultimate Sustain awards
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Arts Council England has made a seventh round of awards from its Sustain fund for organisations under pressure as a result of the recession.
Sustain is designed to provide a swift and strategic response to those arts organisations who have been adversely effected by the economic downturn, particularly with regard to a decline in sponsorship and private giving. It aims to ensure that artistic excellence does not decline in a time when it needs to be maintained.
The awards announced today are worth around £8 million over two years and will help a further 27 arts organisations maintain artistic quality during tough economic times.
Just over £41 million has now been invested through Sustain, and there are a remaining 13 applications requesting a further £6 million still under consideration. The Arts Council announced in November that they would be committing additional Lottery funds for the Sustain programme so that all remaining applications are assessed fairly against criteria.
Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England said:
“Sustain has been crucial in helping over 130 arts organisation weather the effects of the recession. It’s been a vital interim support, but now is the time to look to the next challenges and ensure that the right conditions are created to maintain artistic excellence in the long-term.
“We’re determined to build on the successes of recent years to make sure arts organisations can continue to produce groundbreaking work and play a major role in our collective economic future.”
The successful applicants in this round are combined arts, dance, literature, music, theatre and visual arts in London, East, East Midlands, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire. The awards are:
• Leicester Theatre Trust (Curve), Leicester - £1,030,000
• The Roundhouse, London - £800,000
• Brighton Dome and Festival, Brighton - £611,700
• Nottingham Contemporary Ltd, Nottingham - £594,000
• Whitechapel Gallery, London - £480,000
• Royal Court Theatre, London - £454,000
• West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds - £424,710
• The Hall for Cornwall Trust, Truro - £416,500
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham - £388,000
• Norfolk and Norwich Festival Ltd, Norwich - £330,201
• Derby Quad, Derby - £260,000
• FACT, Liverpool - £233,500
• Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick - £215,000
• Customs House Trust, South Shields - £179,600
• Seven Stories, Newcastle upon Tyne - £175,000
• Future Everything CIC, Manchester - £150,000
• Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra Ltd, London - £150,000
• Lake District Summer Music, Kendal - £140,000
• Britten Sinfonia, Cambridge - £126,000
• Academy of Ancient Music, Cambridge - £120,000
• Milap Festival Trust, Liverpool - £120,000
• National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate - £120,000
• Forma, London – 109,800
• First Movement, Rowsley - £99,761
• TIPP, Manchester - £81,450
• Travelling Light Theatre Company, Bristol - £79,439
• Natural Theatre Company, Bath - £77,000
Further details of the awards made and declined are published on the Arts Council England web site here. The final Sustain announcement will be made in March.
Sustain is one of a number of measures Arts Council England is taking to help artists and arts organisations continue to produce the exciting and innovative work despite the economic downturn. Find out more here
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Notes to Editors:
1. In addition to the awards listed above, Sustain applications from the following organisations were declined:
• Clonter Opera
• Commedia Sheffield
• Horse and Bamboo Theatre
• The Midi Music Company
• Spike Island
2. For more information on Arts Council England’s action on the recession, including Sustain, go to www.artscouncil.org.uk/actiononrecession
3. Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives.
As the national development agency for the arts, we support a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, and carnival to crafts.
Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves, and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.
Between 2008 and 2011, we will invest £1.3 billion of public money from government and a further £0.3 billion from the National Lottery to create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
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