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Your national development agency for creativity & culture Awarding @dcms & @TNLUK funds • #LetsCreate Got a question? https://t.co/eNdDKVht0f
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Joined July 2009
We are closed for the holidays from 4pm on Wednesday 24 December – 10am on Monday 5 January. Please visit our website to apply for funding or find guidance and information. Website 👇 https://t.co/gA4auRKrN7 Open funds 👇 https://t.co/qsHlMiceNb Q&A 👇 https://t.co/m1s5QqHRAk
artscouncil.org.uk
Q&A: Applying for funding with us
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Our team travelled across the UK this year and discovered some incredible National Lottery funded places along the way. 🏦🎨 All made possible because of National Lottery players. 🫶 Read our highlights: https://t.co/Zbfpj57cEf
@TNLUK
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2025 has been a big year for the Museum Accreditation Scheme Redesign 🔨 In this blog, Sarah Hartshorne, Senior Manager in the Museums and Cultural Property team, runs through what we’ve been working on this year and what’s to come for 2026. 👇 https://t.co/RlyQJkj4fP
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Image credit: Les Girafes in Bradford by Sherman Rabbit. Photo © Andrew Benge
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Thank you to @lisanandy and @DCMS for publishing the Independent Review of the Arts Council today, and to Baroness Margaret Hodge and team for conducting the Review. Read the Review: https://t.co/Hv8SNrp49B And find our initial response here: https://t.co/FnN34sMtbw
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Pantomime is “an absolute bedrock” for regional theatre. This @BBCYorkshire article, featuring our CEO, @HENLEYDARREN, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience. Read or listen 👇 https://t.co/IFf0ufvOM0
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Some theatres tell the BBC panto season can make up almost half of their annual income.
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.@mincemeatlive, Barnum and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold are among the shows that will tour the UK thanks to a £2.5 million injection of funding from @ace_national. Read more 👇
thestage.co.uk
Operation Mincemeat, Barnum and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold are among the shows that will tour the UK thanks to a £2.5 million injection of funding
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Great theatre should be available to everyone, everywhere. Arts Council England’s Incentivising Touring programme is helping to make that ambition into a reality by strengthening the touring ecosystem that is fundamental to our industry 👇 https://t.co/99gnI4PS9F
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Commenting on Arts Council England’s announcement of £2.5 million in repayable grants for dance and theatre productions to tour across the UK and Ireland through the Incentivising Touring scheme,...
Good news! 🙌 We’re investing £2.5 million into 15 productions up and down the country to tour across the UK and Ireland through our #NationalLottery funded Incentivising Touring scheme. 🎭
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The scheme puts world class theatre and dance closer to home with 97% of people in England living within an hour’s drive of where productions will take place. Take a look at what productions to look out for in a theatre near you 👇 https://t.co/sqAKv5lQAL
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Find out more about the Incentivising Touring scheme
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Good news! 🙌 We’re investing £2.5 million into 15 productions up and down the country to tour across the UK and Ireland through our #NationalLottery funded Incentivising Touring scheme. 🎭
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🧰 Creating an AI Policy Toolkit with @ace_national Go behind the scenes with Owen Hopkin and Dr Oonagh Murphy as they share how the Arts Council developed its AI policy – a must-listen for understanding responsible AI use in the cultural sector. 🔗 https://t.co/Glzo3TZKKy
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We’re proud to launch our new and free Diversity Development Programme with Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy. Open to diverse-led creative and cultural organisations building skills in fundraising, finance, governance and more. Find out more 👇 https://t.co/hnvzQ3reLd
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There's still time to register for our Creative Health: Contract Confidence webinar with @SchSocEnt. Taking place online on December 12 from 10am, places are limited. Find out more and register 👉
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This webinar is an introduction to a pilot programme aimed at understanding public sector contract processes.
Join our new Creative Health: Contract Confidence webinar with @SchSocEnt — designed to support arts & culture orgs delivering creative health programmes to build their skills and confidence in pitching for local authority and public contracts.
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@DCMS @JDLiteracyTrust @Literacy_Trust @joverrent @weareunltd @Jon_Gilchrist @brumhippodrome @ENBallet Our National Council is our non-executive board and holds overall responsibility for the governance of our organisation. It’s also the leading advocate for the Arts Council and the work we do to promote art and culture in England. Find out more 👇 https://t.co/NBeIIWABIv
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@DCMS 2) They are; - @JDLiteracyTrust, Chief Executive of the @Literacy_Trust - @joverrent , Director of @weareunltd - @Jon_Gilchrist, Artistic Director and CEO of @brumhippodrome - Grace Chan, Chief Operating Officer at the @ENBallet
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We're delighted to share that @dcms has appointed four new members to our National Council. 🎉
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🎉 20 libraries have joined our Libraries Development Framework! They’re leading the way in health, enterprise, early years & community support. Watch the video for more info and see the full list 👉 https://t.co/A8gMAkhVdi
#Libraries #SupportingLibraries
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How can collaborations across the art world strengthen museum and gallery collections nationwide? @ArtTactic’s new report – commissioned by Arts Council England – looks at the UK’s art ecosystem. Read the full report and our response👇 https://t.co/TNWac1oRG7
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Are you a Black, Asian or ethnically diverse theatre maker in the North of England looking to make ambitious new work? We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇 https://t.co/5VdOCqQmTL Image: Shadows In Different Shades © Smart Banda
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