Monday, April 27, 2009


ARTS FUNDING RECEIVES HUGE BOOST IN UK

Dame Liz Forgan (pic left) became the first woman chair of Arts Council England last year.
Report from BBC News.
Arts Council England has pledged an extra £44.5 million to artists and organisations to offset the impact of the recession.
Boss Dame Liz Forgan revealed the measures in a speech at an Arts Council-sponsored seminar in London.
"We cannot protect artists from the realities of recession," she said.
"But we can be as imaginative, open and useful as possible in our efforts to get us through this with minimal damage to the creative life of this country."
Arts Council England distributes public money from the Government and the National Lottery.
Its new initiatives include Sustain, a £40 million open application fund for arts organisations suffering due to the economic problems.
Full report at BBC News.

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