In 2011 Arts Council England and the BBC announced a partnership to create The Space - an experimental digital arts media service and commissioning programme that could help to transform the way people connect with, and experience, arts and culture.

This new pop up service will launch in May, running until the end of October 2012. It will challenge artists, arts and cultural organisations to collaborate with each other and partners to capture and create a wealth of cultural experiences, drawing on the richness of the summer of arts in the Olympic year.

On 22 February 2012 we announced the 53 successful applicants that will be creating hundreds of hours of original commissions for The Space.

Almost 750 organisations applied with 'Expressions of interest' to be part of The Space, these were shortlisted to 111 including Arts Council funded organisations, national museums and other cultural organisations, large and small. You can see the full list of commissions here.

Find out more about The Space on the funding pages of our website or visit The Space now.