These are all the North East arts organisations to receive a share of a £400 million fund to help them recover from the pandemic
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has today, Friday, April 2, announced more than 2,700 cultural and creative organisations are to receive a share of £400 million as part of a vital financial boost from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
It has been awarded through Arts Council England Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the British Film Institute.
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Hide AdThe department has confirmed of that, it has invested £8,239,657 in 54 arts and cultural organisations across Tyne and Wear through the second round of their fund distributed by Arts Council England.
In Sunderland, they include The Bunker rehearsal rooms and studio in Stockton Road with £25,000, Sunderland Culture with £143,889 and Independent Sunderland, which has been awarded £44,000.
As part of the funding, the North Music Trust – the registered charity of the Sage in Gateshead, has been given a £3,000,000 loan.
Sir Nicholas Serota, chairman of Arts Council England, said: “Investing in a thriving cultural sector at the heart of communities is a vital part of helping the whole country to recover from the pandemic.
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Hide Ad"These grants will help to re-open theatres, concert halls, and museums and will give artists and companies the opportunity to begin making new work.
“We are grateful to the Government for this support and for recognising the paramount importance of culture to our sense of belonging and identity as individuals and as a society.”
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.
The grant recipients from across Tyne and Wear and the amount they have been awarded are:
Tyneside Cinema – £1,139,617
North East Theatre Trust Ltd – £63,588
Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Ltd – £195,000
Palace of Arts – £396,670
Sunderland Culture – £143,889
The Customs House – £125,000
The European Entertainment Corporation Ltd – £153,248
The Extreme Stunt Show Ltd – £226,689
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums – £190,910
Cumberland Community – £100,000
I-Stage Limited – £248,409
Ape Team Limited – £103,000
Alphabetti Theatre – £61,000
Ingram AV Limited – £116,700
The Creative Seed CIC – £36,000
Pink Lane Jazz Coop Ltd – £25,000
Independent Sunderland – £44,000
Mi Viejo Fruta Ltd – £95,500
Innovation Power Ltd – £152,500
MBC Arts Wellbeing – £55,278
Liberdade community development trust – £49,801
Hi-Lights Theatre Services – £167,000
Locus+ – £31,000
D6 Culture Ltd – £32,012
Newcastle Upon Tyne World Headquarters – £36,436
Northern Productions Ltd – £53,510
Farne Enterprises – £111,058
Let's Circus – £96,172
Tony Hopkins Entertainments Ltd – £25,000
International Guitar Foundation & Festivals – £45,100
Theatre Space North East CIC – £18,704
Trillians Rock Bar ltd – £80,462
Northern Roots – £42,688
Equal Arts – £85,000
The Exchange North Tyneside – £45,500
Wipe Out Music Ltd- £55,127
Curious Monkey Ltd – £40,778
Skimstone Arts – £48,594
Little Inventors Worldwide Ltd – £38,690
Cap-a-Pie – £38,282
Trylight Productions LTD – £33,500
Ionic Events Ltd – £29,217
Unfolding Theatre – £34,000
Curious Arts Ltd – £33,540
Spectrum Fireworks and Special Effects Ltd – £31,354
Awesome Since 84 Ltd – £30,750
Company of Others – £39,100
Open Clasp Theatre Company – £36,000
Northern Print – £25,000
The Bunker (Sunderland) CIC – £25,000
Gateway Studio CIO – £25,000
Mike Lea Entertainments – £25,000
NEMFCIC – £23,784
Total Organisations 54 – total amount – £5,239,657.