Visual arts organisations were among those to benefit from the latest round of Arts Council England (ACE) funding announced yesterday.
The arts council has revealed the 39 successful applicants in the latest round of its small capital programme. The total amount of funding awarded was £10.8m.
The programme, which awards grants ranging from £100,000 to £500,000, aims to help organisations consolidate and improve their buildings and equipment.
£499,976 was awarded to Spike Island Art Space, a gallery, café and working space in a former tea-packing factory on Bristol’s harbourside, for making improvements and essential repairs.
Spike Island will use the grant to improve its digital infrastructure, upgrade its lighting to an LED system, repair the roof, buy a new boiler and create new office space.
Helen Legg, the director of Spike Island, said: “We’re delighted by ACE’s decision to invest in Spike Island. The planned programme of work will ensure that we can continue to support one of the largest cultural and creative communities outside London well into the future.”
Another organisation to receive a large grant was the Towner Trust, which was awarded £450,000 to build an auditorium for the ground floor gallery at the Towner art gallery in Eastbourne. The new space will be used for a programme of moving image and digital works, films and events.
The London-based photographic arts organisation Autograph ABP, which focuses on cultural identity and human rights, was awarded £272,000, to be used on a range of projects including developing its learning and archive space.
Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust, an organisation that is redeveloping a previously derelict area of Toxteth in Liverpool, received £249,619 for a collaboration with the Turner Prize winners, Assemble. The funding will be used to create an indoor garden, an artist residency-space and a community gathering place.
Other organisations awarded grants included Pallant House Gallery, which will receive £191,336 to convert a building on its site into a fine art store, and the Aspex Visual Arts Trust in Portsmouth, which was awarded £158,504 for projects including developing a learning space and an artists’ studio.
Darren Henley, the chief executive of ACE, said: “We’ve seen applications from organisations of all sizes, from far and wide, and it’s fantastic to be able to support their ambitions through our small-scale capital programme. This funding provides support to get many vital projects off the ground, ensuring the successful applicants have the right facilities and equipment to support and deliver their excellent work across the country.”
A further application round of small grants is expected to open in 2016.
The arts council has revealed the 39 successful applicants in the latest round of its small capital programme. The total amount of funding awarded was £10.8m.
The programme, which awards grants ranging from £100,000 to £500,000, aims to help organisations consolidate and improve their buildings and equipment.
£499,976 was awarded to Spike Island Art Space, a gallery, café and working space in a former tea-packing factory on Bristol’s harbourside, for making improvements and essential repairs.
Spike Island will use the grant to improve its digital infrastructure, upgrade its lighting to an LED system, repair the roof, buy a new boiler and create new office space.
Helen Legg, the director of Spike Island, said: “We’re delighted by ACE’s decision to invest in Spike Island. The planned programme of work will ensure that we can continue to support one of the largest cultural and creative communities outside London well into the future.”
Another organisation to receive a large grant was the Towner Trust, which was awarded £450,000 to build an auditorium for the ground floor gallery at the Towner art gallery in Eastbourne. The new space will be used for a programme of moving image and digital works, films and events.
The London-based photographic arts organisation Autograph ABP, which focuses on cultural identity and human rights, was awarded £272,000, to be used on a range of projects including developing its learning and archive space.
Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust, an organisation that is redeveloping a previously derelict area of Toxteth in Liverpool, received £249,619 for a collaboration with the Turner Prize winners, Assemble. The funding will be used to create an indoor garden, an artist residency-space and a community gathering place.
Other organisations awarded grants included Pallant House Gallery, which will receive £191,336 to convert a building on its site into a fine art store, and the Aspex Visual Arts Trust in Portsmouth, which was awarded £158,504 for projects including developing a learning space and an artists’ studio.
Darren Henley, the chief executive of ACE, said: “We’ve seen applications from organisations of all sizes, from far and wide, and it’s fantastic to be able to support their ambitions through our small-scale capital programme. This funding provides support to get many vital projects off the ground, ensuring the successful applicants have the right facilities and equipment to support and deliver their excellent work across the country.”
A further application round of small grants is expected to open in 2016.