Silent Uproar, based in Hull, has launched a new programme which will give £20,000 to support early career writers in the North of England.
Previous artists supported by Silent Uproar at just the right time have gone on to work for major BBC television shows, Netflix, and the National Theatre.
Writers will need to have had at least one of their plays staged as a full-length production (60+ mins in front of a paying audience).
London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) know to cross boundaries with their warm, rich and vibrant sounds have released their first virtual concert ever - Soul Inspire Sessions!
If you haven't experienced live this award-wining choir who gives unforgettable performances, subscribe to their You Tube channel and watch LCGC live at home.
Keep safe, well and enjoy!
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Four young artists from the Gulf and the UK have been selected to take part in an international digital residency.
Alexis Maxwell from Merseyside, was chosen alongside Rawan Al-Mahrouqi from Oman, Alaa Tarabzouni from Saudi Arabia and Ellie Niblock from Northern Ireland, for the ConnectME Summer Residency, run by the Arab British Centre in partnership with the British Council for artists aged 18-30.
Details on the first round of funding from the Culture Recovery Fund, how it is to be distributed and how to apply.
As part of the Culture Recovery Fund, grants of up to £3 million will protect important cultural assets and ensure arts and heritage continues to play a key role in levelling up the country. This first round of funding is £622 million divided between different
Standing alone in a black box theatre, facing an empty auditorium, 30 Hong Kong-based actors reflect on the meaning of theatre in the absence of audience and performers. Created in response to Covid-19-related lockdowns, closures and cancellations, these profound and heartfelt filmed monologues are presented as a series of short personal portraits.
Right now, the theatre industry faces an uncertain future.
National Lottery Project Grants, run by Arts Council England, has been reopened from 22 July with a budget of £59.8 million available until April 2021. It will be open to all individual artists, community and cultural organisations to support arts, museums and libraries projects.
The portal is open for applications. Apply now.
The fund has changed to be more responsive to the needs of smaller independent organisations and individual practitioners during COVID-19.
Government has announced a new £500 million scheme to kickstart film and television production struggling to secure insurance for COVID-related costs. Meanwhile, further detail has been released on how £880 million of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund will support cultural, arts and heritage organisations.
The first tranche of funding from the government’s £1.57 billion cultural recovery package will be used to save around 150 grassroots music venues from insolvency, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced today.
£2.25 million of emergency funding will be used to support venues at imminent risk of collapse and it is expected to benefit up to 150 venues across the country.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon will reopen its doors to visitors on Saturday, 1 August, 2020, after being closed for more than four months due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Shakespeare’s Birthplace has been awarded Visit Britain’s new ‘We’re Good to Go’ safety accreditation for COVID-19 safe attractions, with new measures in place across the Birthplace, garden and shop, and the introduction of an online advanced ticketing system.
