Casey Elisha is the author of Love Thy Fro about a young girl called Kemi. Her newly released book, I Can Be That Too follows Kemi as she explores different career options. For Black History Month 2021, we caught up with Casey to hear more about the book, how Arts Council England funding helped, and what the reception to Kemi’s journey has been like. Here is what Casey had to say.
Our CEO Darren Henley blogs about the grants we have awarded from the first two rounds of our Emergency Response Funds.
We're launching a new research project and sector survey to explore the diversity of the classical music sector. Claire Mera-Nelson, Director of Music, introduces this important new work.
As the country takes its first steps out of the pandemic, our CEO Darren Henley looks to the future and how we'll begin realising the vision of Let's Create.
Isle of Wight charity, Independent Arts improves quality of life and reduces social isolation for people of all ages on the island. Supported through funding from the Arts Council and Baring Foundation, their pilot project, Time & Tide, celebrates the ageing community, offering the older residents an exciting island-wide programme of creative activities. Participants including Rose and Iris took part in workshops ranging from photography and visual art to dance, theatre, music and creative writing, along with museum visits, pop-up exhibitions and touring collections.
Today we publish the final piece of research conducted as part of our evidence review for the next ten-year strategy 2020–30. John McMahon, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, tells us more about the research into art and culture’s role in health and wellbeing and in the criminal justice system.
As we launch Volunteering Futures, funded by DCMS, our Director of Philanthropy Clare Titley gives an insight into the importance of volunteering and the role it has to play in strengthening our communities.
Our Director of Diversity, Abid Hussain, explains how we're keeping inclusivity at the heart of our response to Covid-19.
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.
Nicky Morgan, our Director of Special Projects, has been working with the Durham Commission to examine the role creativity and creative thinking play in education. As the Commission publishes their report and recommendations, Nicky takes us through the findings.
What do Basildon’s shopping centre, Middlesbrough FC, Bradford’s teaching hospital and Rotherham Ethnic Minority Alliance have in common? They’re all set to take their part in transforming the arts and culture in their communities.
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.
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.
Our CEO Darren Henley blogs on the Black Lives Matter movement, and diversity within the arts and culture sector in England.
Our CEO, Darren Henley, writes about what comes next for culture and creativity in England, as we emerge from the initial shock of the Covid-19 emergency and look to the future.
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