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    Vital support for the cultural sector

    By Darren Henley,

    Our CEO, Darren Henley, blogs on the recipients of the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants, and takes a look ahead at our plans to support the sector for the rest of 2020 and beyond.

    Ella Eyre on stage supporting Clean Bandit with Entec Light and Sound.
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    • Five questions with…

    Five questions with... Euella Jackson, Rising Arts Agency

    By Arts Council England,

    As part of our celebrations to mark Black History Month, we spoke to Euella Jackson, Engagement Producer at Rising Arts Agency, about the organisation's work to amplify under-represented voices and change the way we see, think and talk about young people and decision-making.

    Headshot of Euella Jackson
    Photo by Euella Jackson by Ruby Walker. Image courtesy of Rising Arts Agency
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    Five questions with... Simon Armitage

    By Arts Council England,

    Poet Laureate Simon Armitage tells us why he is so passionate about libraries

    Simon Armitage
    Photo by Simon Armitage. Photo © Peter James Millson.
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    Why children's creativity matters

    By Arts Council England,

    Anne Appelbaum, Director of Children and Young People, discusses how we’ve helped young people stay creative in lockdown and why this is work is so important.

    Photo by (C) Wayne Pilgrim
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    Delivering the Government's Culture Recovery Fund

    By Darren Henley,

    As the Government publishes details of its Culture Recovery Fund, our CEO Darren Henley sets out what that means for the arts and cultural sector and what happens next.

    Two actors on stage at the curtain call from The Merchant of Venice and Othello.
    Photo by Curtain call from The Merchant of Venice and Othello. Photo by David Tett (C) RSC
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    Five tips from Decision Science to support your fundraising

    By Arts Council England,

    Part of the work of our Enterprise and Innovation team is helping the arts and cultural sector to make the most of philanthropy. As we publish the final evaluation of Catalyst: Evolve, take a look at some of the evidence on how you can improve your fundraising.

    Photo by Light Night Stoke-on-Trent (C) Andrew Billington Photography
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    Evolving philanthropy

    By Arts Council England,

    As we publish the final evaluation of Catalyst: Evolve, our Director, Philanthropy, Clare Titley, blogs about how cultural organisations can make the most of fundraising in the aftermath of Covid-19.

    Orchestra performing on stage with crowd
    Photo by Paraorchestra perform kraftwerk re:werk at The Marble Factory, 2018. Photo: Paul Blakemore
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    Supporting the whole cultural ecology

    By Darren Henley,

    As we await details of the Government’s £1.57 billion recovery package for the UK’s cultural sector, our CEO Darren Henley sets out how we'll use our remaining resources to support individual artists and creative practitioners.

    A dancer in mid-air attached to a rope harness.