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Your national development agency for creativity & culture Awarding @dcms & @TNLUK funds • #LetsCreate Got a question? https://t.co/eNdDKVht0f
Joined July 2009
New report: Leading the Crowd 📣. How public investment in England's arts and cultural sector attracts further income from private investors and earned sources – AKA ‘Crowding In’. Read more 👇 #LetsCreate.
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#Covid19 emergency: Arts Council England’s No.1 Priority for the next three months is to support people who work in the arts, museums and libraries. We want as strong a sector as possible as we come out the other side of this crisis. THREAD 👇.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Emergency Response Package for #Covid19 crisis. Today we're announcing £160 million of investment for people and organisations in the cultural sector. Supporting you the best we can during this crisis remains our No.1 Priority:
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-Why do yogurts like going to the museum? . - Because it's cultured 🍨 🖼️ . #NationalTellAJokeDay
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We will refocus some grant programmes to help compensate individual artists and freelancers for lost earnings. This will require further planning. It may take about ten days before we can announce the details.
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We are proud to have worked with Khadija Saye. We remember her today 💚.
Remembering Khadija Saye. The artist who tragically died in Grenfell Tower
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Spread the word this #BlueMonday: art and culture is GOOD FOR YOU. Here’s why ⬇⬇ #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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THREAD - #Covid19 update from Arts Council England. We're focusing on two priorities now: . 1. Providing government with evidence about the catastrophic impact Covid-19 is having on the cultural sector and making the case for emergency support.
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#BlackoutTuesday. In the words of author Angela Davis ‘it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist’. We’re committed to investing in a sector that is inclusive, anti-racist and free of prejudice and intolerance. Black Lives Matter.
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💥LET'S CREATE: introducing our vision for 2020-2030. What will you create in the next ten years? #LetsCreate
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We’ve announced a new £250,000 Culture in Quarantine fund with @BBCArts to help artists create video, audio and interactive works from self-isolation. Find out more at
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If you’re going through a rough patch creativity can help you make it to the other side. Getting involved in the arts can reduce stress, boost confidence and improve your mental health. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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We can’t say it loud enough this #WorldMentalHealthDay : art and culture is GOOD FOR YOU. Here’s why 👇👇 THREAD
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ANNOUNCEMENT: We've been working hard this week to finalise the guidance for our emergency funding programmes, which will now be shared with you on Tuesday 31 March – this is a day later than we originally hoped but want to make sure they are as clear and informative as possible.
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#Covid19 UPDATE THREAD: Today, we’ve published the applicant guidance for two of our Emergency Response Package funds: one to support individuals and the other for organisations outside our National Portfolio. Blog from our CEO @henleydarren for more info:
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It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and we're spreading the word that arts & culture can make us feel better 🙌 #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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🖌️ Painting .🖋️ Writing.🎼 Listening to music .📕 Reading.💃 Dancing.🏛️ A trip to a museum or your local library . Arts and culture are great for beating stress and maintaining your mental health #NationalStressAwarenessDay
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"I am a product of arts funding within the UK" - Rising star Daniel Kaluuya on the benefits of arts funding during his #EEBAFTAs acceptance speech
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📢 Individual artists! Community and cultural organisations! Museums and Libraries! #NationalLottery Project Grants reopens on 22 July. Apply for funding for arts, museums and libraries projects that benefit the public in England. Read our new guidance:
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For NPOs and CPPs, the priority is staying in business. In exchange for our support we ask them to honour contracts agreed with freelancers/artists and think about what help they can offer their communities.
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NEWS! 🗞 . We’ve supported nearly 10,000 people and organisations with £65 million through our #covid19 Emergency Response Funds. None of which would be possible without public investment from taxpayers via @dcms and from #NationalLottery players - Thread 👇.
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We will provide more information and ways to make contact with us on Monday. You can also share information about what is happening to you at Coronavirus-queries@artscouncil.org.uk and find further info on our site, here:
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NEW: We’re investing in 990 organisations for the next three years so that more people in more places can enjoy creativity and culture wherever they are. #LetsCreate . 🗞️ Get the headlines…
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NEWS: We're bringing back Developing Your Creative Practice, #DYCP in the Autumn! We'll invest in creatives stepping up their work, with a much bigger budget of £18 million (an increase of nearly £14 million). Our CEO @HENLEYDARREN blogs here:
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This #WorldMentalHealthDay we're spreading the word that arts and culture can make us feel better #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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🖋️ Happy #NationalWritingDay! Put pen to paper or get typing and see what happens! Everyone has a story to tell – what’s yours? @writeday
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National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and Creative People and Places projects (CPPs) will continue to receive funding but funding conditions will not apply for at least 3 months with immediate effect. We can also advance grant payments to assist with cashflow.
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Update on #Covid19 from Arts Council England, as of 8pm Monday 16 March 2020: a note to our funded organisations, individuals and the wider cultural sector
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NEWS: We’re #HereForCulture and investing £257 million in theatres, venues, museums and cultural organisations across England in the latest round of @dcms & @hmtreasury’s £1.57bn #CultureRecoveryFund. More info:
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Did you know that culture and the arts is worth £10.9 billion to the UK economy? Many of the games you play, films and plays you watch or art that you enjoy were created in a UK city #culturalcities
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The first day of the next four years: our 2018-22 National Portfolio starts today!! A special welcome to the 183 new organisations joining us today in our mission of great art & culture for everyone. #ACEfunding #culturematters #welcome #letsdothis
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NEW FUND: We've launched a £2.25 million Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund, on behalf of @DCMS . Find out more about it here:
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Update: Application deadline extended for Emergency Response Funding today. Due to exceptionally high demand, we’ve extended the deadline for these funds from 12 noon to 2pm. Please still try and submit your application ASAP. If you’ve got Qs, we’re here for you. Let’s do this 💪🏼.
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This #WorldMentalHealthDay we're spreading the word that arts & culture can make us feel better #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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Here are our first steps to help people working as artists, freelancers and in publicly funded cultural organisations:.
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A wonderful and important gesture. Hats off to our friends @nationaltrust.
We're aiming to open many of our gardens and parks for free during this difficult time, so the nation can use open spaces to relax and refresh, while following the government’s social distancing guidance. We will be closing our houses, cafés and shops this week.
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Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) opens for applications on Tuesday 11th July 🙌. If you face barriers when making a funding application, Access Support is here to help!. Here’s some useful info! ⬇️
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HUGE congratulations to @Coventry2021 on bagging #UKCityofCulture2021 !! A brilliant bid, to bring great art and culture to a deserving town; & congrats to runners up for their Herculean efforts too! 🎉🎉🎉.
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For the third fund in our Emergency Response Package, we’ve offered £33 million to 196 of our NPOs across the country, to keep much-loved cultural organisations of all sizes afloat until the end of September. Take a look at the full data >
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Its #WorldMentalHealthDay ☺Find out how arts and culture can improve our health and wellbeing #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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FUNDING THREAD: Info about the Culture Recovery Fund now live, @dcms & @hmtreasury’s £1.57 billion support package for UK culture and heritage. Plus, we confirm what we’re doing with existing budgets to support arts and culture in England 👇.
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Find out how arts & culture can make us feel better in the new #ArtsHealthWellbeing inquiry report launched today
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This is just the start. We are collecting intelligence from across the sector so we can understand what is needed and we are in constant conversation with @DCMS colleagues about the short and long-term financial implications.
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NEWS: £1.57 billion emergency support package for arts and culture in the UK. Thank you @OliverDowden, @RishiSunak, @DCMS & @hmtreasury for this vital support.
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Great Art and Culture for more people, in more places, than ever before. We present to you our 2018-22 National Portfolio. #ACEfunding
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🎨 exhibitions.🎼 performances from musicians and comedians .🎭 new plays.📚 poetry and book readings. Proud to be part of @BBC Culture in Quarantine - a fantastic arts and culture service that will keep the arts alive in people’s homes.Find out more 👉
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Funding opportunity 📣 . Applications for Developing your Creative Practice are now open until 12pm (midday) on 14 December 2023. Find out more about the fund 👇
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Today at 1pm, with @dcms, we're announcing the first round of vital support for venues, theatres, museums and cultural organisations across England through the #CultureRecoveryFund. Stay tuned for the full announcement and breakdown - coming 1pm #HereForCulture.
We are #HereForCulture as more than 1300 arts organisations receive a share of £257m through the #CultureRecoveryFund . ▶️ Follow @ACE_National for the full list of recipients later today
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"I'd be lost without it!". Did you know 🤔 76% of older people say arts and culture is important in making them feel happy ☺ #creativitymatters
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We've rounded up all the support from government and other sources for individuals and organisations in the cultural sector. Take a look 👀.Individuals - Organisations -
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In response to the huge demand for digital products in libraries, and on #WorldBookNight, we’re investing £1k in each of the 151 public library services in England for the purchase of new e-books & e-audio products with @libsconnected #libraries
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The arts & culture industry has grown 10% in a year & now contributes £8.5bn to the UK economy! 🙌 Find out how:
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Calling all illustrators – want to work with the Arts Council? Our comms team commission illustrations from time to time and want to hear from you. If you'd like to be considered for future projects please email Nathan.dean@artscouncil.org.uk with some examples of your work.
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Our #Covid19 funds for individuals and orgs (outside of our National Portfolio) are now live. Applying? Please, READ THIS IMPORTANT THREAD.
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📣 Help build a picture of the freelance workforce!. For the first time, we’re building a picture of the freelance workforce in all of the artforms and disciplines we support and we want to hear from YOU. 🔗
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We’re highlighting the value cultural organisations bring to high streets across the country - and 75% of cultural buildings are within a five minute walk from a high street! Get the story here: .#HereForCulture
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💷Let's talk money: our new report shows the incredible economic contribution of arts and culture to the economy. Find out more & share: 📈
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In the run up to #WorldMentalHealthDay2019 discover the growing evidence that shows how arts, culture and creativity help maintain #MentalHealth and promote #wellbeing 👀
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#OnThisDay in 1946 we first received our Royal Charter📜kicking off 75 years of public investment in art, culture and creativity to create breathtaking work, nurture world-class talent, and share it with people in every corner of the country
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👀We’ve taken a look at the massive contribution the arts and culture sector makes to the UK economy, commissioning 3 new research pieces from the clever folks at @Cebr_uk and @metrodynamics. Get the full story here: #HereForCulture
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay find out how arts & culture can make us feel better #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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In July we spread the word that art and culture can help us feel better, with some new drawings and GIFS from artist David Shrigley. Like this one below! #AnACE2017
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📣 FUNDING ANNOUNMENT 📣. We're delivering an additional £5 million of support for the grassroots music sector across England, including the Supporting Grassroots Music fund announced today by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lucy Frazer @lucyfrazermp 🙌.
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NEW FUNDING: We've just announced £1.5 million for 16 arts & culture projects to help reduce isolation for older people. Read about them here: and take a look at how arts and culture can make us all feel better:
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For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek find out how art and culture can make us feel better 😊 #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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"I'd be lost without it!". Did you know 🤔 76% of older people say arts and culture is important in making them feel happy ☺ #creativitymatters
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We want to make sure all children and young people have access to creativity 🤸. That’s why we’re delivering #LetsCreate packs across the country thanks to the #NationalLottery 🙌 Find out more 👉
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We are working around the clock to re-purpose our funding to meet the demands of this new situation. We expect to be able to update you on this work early next week, but we will tell you if that changes. Until then, keep well – and get in touch if we can help.
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Culture on the high street make our local areas even better places to live! 🌟. Today we’re highlighting the difference culture and creativity makes to our high streets with our new report ‘A High Street Renaissance’, thanks to @BOP_Consulting. Take a look at what we’ve found ⬇️
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REMINDER: Our emergency funding for individuals and our emergency funding for organisations that AREN'T part of our National Portfolio launches today at 12:00. More info and FAQs for both funds can be found here:
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🚨 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 We are investing £7.1 million into 18 brilliant leadership development programmes to help support leaders from #museums #libraries and #arts organisations at all stages of their careers 👉
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📢More funding for individuals and freelancers!📢. We’re contributing £1 million each to @uk_theatre's #TheatreArtistsFund and @HelpMusiciansUK’s Financial Hardship Funding programme, to support freelance theatre workers and professional musicians
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Our new short film celebrating #NationalLottery funded art & culture is out now! Share it with your friends, family and followers, to say #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players and show how they help make extraordinary art happen. Find out more 👉
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THREAD: Today we're talking socio-economic diversity in arts and culture as we introduce new data reporting measures for the workforce of our funded organisations - and of ourselves. Get the story here:
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To celebrate 100 years since the birth of legendary fantasy and sci-fi guru Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, Bradbury biographer and writer @Sam__Weller took part in a spirited discussion with acclaimed author @neilhimself
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Job alert 🔔 Want to be part of a team of creative & diverse leaders on a mission to change how the cultural sector works? . We’ve got 6 vacancies across the country for Senior Relationship Managers who will help us deliver the Cultural Investment Fund >
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We can't say it loud enough this #WellbeingWednesday - culture and creativity is GOOD FOR YOU ☺ #CreativityMatters
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📣 We're updating #NationalLottery Project Grants 📣 . This Autumn, we're improving the application form and supporting guidance to make the fund more accessible and easier to complete for everyone. What’s changing? 👇
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#CreativityandWellbeing week is here! Explore how culture and creativity can help your wellbeing, get involved, see what is happening in your area and share your #5minscreativity
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The arts & culture industry has grown 10% in a year & now contributes £8.5bn to the UK economy! 🙌 Find out how:
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This #WellnessWednesday find out how arts and culture can improve our health and wellbeing ☺️ #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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A message of solidarity and support from the Arts Council to the people and organisations across the creative and cultural sector, in light of the recent riots and violence in our communities. Read the full statement in our latest blog.
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This #WellnessWednesday, find out how arts and culture makes us feel better! 😊 #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. Let’s make sure the creative talent of every person in every village, town and city can flourish 💪. #LetsCreate
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"We are now moving out of our initial response period and onto the more complex question of what comes next". Our CEO @HENLEYDARREN sets out how we’re planning to support the long-term recovery of culture and creativity >
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Creativity drives change and helps us navigate our way in the world. The Durham Commission has looked at how we can grow creativity in children through education. Read the report and recommendations here 👉
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The arts & culture industry has grown 10% in a year & now contributes £8.5bn to the UK economy! 🙌 Find out how:
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This #WellnessWednesday find out how arts and culture can make us feel better ☺️ #ArtsHealthWellbeing
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📢 Individual cultural and creative practitioners! 📢 #DYCP is reopening at 12pm (midday) tomorrow. We’ve just published the new guidance for applicants. Take a look if you’re thinking of applying:
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Two years in the making, in consultation with over 6,000 people, our Strategy for 2020-2030 has arrived: #LetsCreate. Get the inside track on what it means for culture and creativity from our CEO @HENLEYDARREN 👀
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"We will be allocating £37 million for a new round of Creative People and Places funding between 2018-2022. Of this, £24 million will be for new places" Our Chair, Sir Nicholas Serota, speaking at @CPPnetwork conference #peopleplacepower
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NEWS 🗞 We're so pleased to announce the 25 artists commissioned by us and @BBCArts to create new work in lockdown, as part of the BBC's #CultureinQuarantine initiative 📣 Find out more here ➡ #LetsCreate
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We're no longer asking job applicants which school/university they attended - find out more about changes we're making to ensure our recruitment is open and fair, in this blog from @HENLEYDARREN
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How can the arts lead regeneration in towns across England? Our chair Sir Nicholas Serota tells us more in his Guardian column out today
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Interested in creating digital content? We are commissioning 500 artists to make fresh and innovative short films in partnership with @bbcarts. 🎬.Find out how to apply here.
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When you need to be around people and alone too.When you drop out of education but still want to nourish yourself.When your home is not a home at all.When it is where you go to look for jobs. That's when a library is a lifeline 👉 #CreativityMatters
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We’ve just published a newly commissioned report exploring the economic & social impact that arts and culture has, in developing thriving communities & shaping places where people want to work and live. 🤸🎭🎨🎬🎺🎧.
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