Craft Festival receives lifeline grant from Governments 157Billion Culture Recovery Fund
Written: 12 October 2020
Craft Festival receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
Craft Festival has been awarded part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today.
Craft Festival is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support. £257 million of investment has been announced today as part of the very first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. Further rounds of funding in the cultural and heritage sector are due to be announced over the coming weeks.
With all our 2020 events being cancelled and the future uncertain, the Recovery Fund will support our work going forward and allow us to work in different and exciting new ways. We have a Digital Craft Festival on November 27-29, we have launched a podcast, the Capital of Craft and have more developments in planning. All of our activities are aimed to support and raise the profile of contemporary makers throughout the UK.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said:
“This funding is a vital boost for the theatres, music venues, museums and cultural organisations that form the soul of our nation. It will protect these special places, save jobs and help the culture sector’s recovery.
“These places and projects are cultural beacons the length and breadth of the country. This unprecedented investment in the arts is proof this government is here for culture, with further support to come in the days and weeks ahead so that the culture sector can bounce back strongly.”
Chair, Arts Council England, Sir Nicholas Serota, said:
“Theatres, museums, galleries, dance companies and music venues bring joy to people and life to our cities, towns and villages. This life-changing funding will save thousands of cultural spaces loved by local communities and international audiences. Further funding is still to be announced and we are working hard to support our sector during these challenging times.”
Sarah James, Craft Festival director said: “Without the support, the future was looking truly bleak. We now have the opportunity to re-position and grow through the crisis.”
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Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let’s Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision. www.artscouncil.org.uk
Following the Covid-19 crisis, the Arts Council developed a £160 million Emergency Response Package, with nearly 90% coming from the National Lottery, for organisations and individuals needing support. We are also one of several bodies administering the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund and unprecedented support package of £1.57 billion for the culture and heritage sector. Find out more at www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19
Craft Festival
Craft Festival is a non-Profit making company and our first Craft Festival started in Bovey Tracey, Devon in 2003. Since then, Craft Festival has become a collection of highly selective craft events in Bovey Tracey, Cheltenham and Bath. We also provide business development advice for the sector.
Instagram: @CraftFestival
Facebook: The Original Craft Festival
Contact: Sarah James, Festival Director
Craft Festival, Unit C, Kach Business Park, Pottery Road, Bovey Tracey, TQ!3 9TZ
01626 836846 hello@craftfestival.co.uk www.craftfestival.co.uk