Cultural Resilience Grants awarded to local organisations in Coventry
Not-for-profit and cultural organisations across Coventry have been awarded funding from the Cultural Resilience Grants scheme
Not-for-profit and cultural organisations in Coventry are to receive £70,000 in funding through the Cultural Resilience Grants Scheme.
The funding has been split across 13 organisations in the cultural sector, helping them to delivery high quality programmes whilst combating the ongoing impacts of Covid recovery and cost-of-living challenges.
With these grants, organisations will be able to provide and support arts programmes, creative community projects, cultural engagement opportunities and events, which will benefit residents.
Councillor Naeem Akhtar, Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, said: "We are very pleased to be able to offer funding to local cultural organisations, helping us to enhance Coventry’s cultural sector.
‘These grants will help to support our local creative industries, making our city a destination of arts and culture, creating opportunities for our residents and assisting with our commitment to sustainability.
‘We are looking forward to see how these grants will be used to benefit the creative sector, our residents and communities in the coming year.’
Awards were made to organisations spanning Coventry’s culture and creative sector, including LTB Showrooms, Media Mania, Hillz FM and Mercurial Dance.
Ellie House, Director of ATLA Community CIC, said: "We were really grateful to receive the funding. In a very tough climate, it means a lot to get support locally as we are committed to working in Coventry.
“We've used this funding to strengthen our partnerships in the city - especially with Coventry University and other Coventry artists. This has meant that we could author and submit new bids in immersive arts to make our community heritage stories more accessible."