The Arts Council England according to GOV.UK ‘champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives.’ This year, our beloved town of Boston is benefitting but by how much and why?
Arts Council England states that ‘for the next three years until 2026, we’ll invest:
£458.5 million per year in our National Portfolio – this includes National Portfolio Organisations (NPO), Investment Principles Support Organisations, Transfer Organisations and Creative People and Places organisations.
£116.8 million of National Lottery funding per year in Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants, our open-access funding programme.
£14.4 million of National Lottery funding per year in Developing Your Creative Practice, our programme to support individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development.
£50 million per year in our Arts Council Development Funds which will focus on a variety of areas such as: capital investment programme, cultural education, digital culture network, museum development, arts council collection management, UK City of Culture and activities listed within out Delivery Plan.’
How much of that comes to us though? Well, we’ve discovered that the ‘South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership were awarded almost £2m Arts Council England funding allocated for 2023-2026’. We as a newsroom will be following this story, going behind the scenes and tracking its progress between now and the end of the program in 2026. Keep an eye out and follow along with our research…
By Megan, Maisie and Chloe Yr9
Boston High Newsroom