Opera North Continues to Inspire Young Musicians
Opera North has launched three initiatives to ensure young musicians can develop their skills, together and in their own homes. The Carriageworks Theatre is the venue for Opera North’s first Percussion Academy, which will be led by two members of the Orchestra of Opera North. This will provide the opportunities of both skills development and […]
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 […]
