Box of Tricks and Sky Studios Inaugural Screen/Play Award
Box of Tricks and Sky Studios’ new award has been set up to find new writing talent from the North of England, drawn from people over the age of 18, with no professional writing experience and from communities including disabled, LGBTQ+, BAME, first generation migrant and low socioeconomic background. Screen/Play Award will offer two writers, with […]
More Venues (and a Festival) Receive Share of Government Grant in First Round
In addition to The Leeds Library‘s award from the Cultural Recovery Fund (You can read about it here), more Yorkshire organisations have now received shares of the Fund which the Government has set up to help art and culture organisations survive the conditions brought about by COVID-19. Brudenell Social Club has received over £220,000 to […]
Give a tin of food and receive a free cocktail at The Alchemist
The Alchemist has teamed up with Grey Goose and social enterprise Foodinate to raise awareness of increasing food poverty. According to the Trussell Trust., there has been an increase in the number of people relying on food banks over the last few months, and a further increase is expected over Christmas. Now in its 2nd […]
The Leeds Library Receives a Lifeline Grant From The Government
The Leeds Library is just one of 445 heritage organisations in England to have been awarded money from the first round of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. Each grant is worth up to £1 million, with more support to come. Capital projects are being awarded via the Heritage Stimulus Fund. The […]
Arts Together For Care Homes – A New Project
The project aims to give a boost to the mental and emotional wellbeing of care home residents, as well as their carers, who have all felt the impact of the constraints and restrictions imposed in light of COVID-19. Outdoor music and drama are being performed by local freelance artists at the City’s residential homes. Alice […]
