A new generation of seaside entertainers are thrilling beachgoers on the Devon coast this summer with fabulous tricks and jokes.
Arts Council funding means new apprentices have been able to learn stilt walking, juggling, hula-hooping, puppeteering and clowning, keeping these skills alive for a new generation and helping local economies.
On Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 May, the Area Council to Northern Devon from the Arts Council England will be visiting a range of local cultural venues, including the Burton at Bideford’s Art Gallery and Museum, sampling some of the cultural delights on offer.
The visit by Arts Council representatives, to include Chief Executive Darren Henley, comes on the back of the special financial...
Plymouth’s vision of powering the regeneration of the city through culture is paying off with £16 million worth of Arts Council funding coming to the city.
The amount of ‘National Portfolio Organisation’ investment from the Arts Council England coming to Plymouth is set to almost double with 10 thriving arts organisations to receive regular funding from 2018 to 2022.
A film exploring the darker histories of the River Tamar which was commissioned as part of a major festival in 2014 has been acquired by the Arts Council Collection to mark its 70th anniversary.
Tropikos, by award-winning artist filmmaker John Akomfrah, was commissioned for the It’s All About the River festival, which was curated and delivered by the River Tamar Project (RTP), the...
Darren Henley, the Chief Executive of Arts Council England, will be in Plymouth on 20 October visiting some of the City’s outstanding arts and cultural organisations.
During his trip Darren will visit Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, Ocean Studios and Outpost at Royal William Yard and Devonport Guildhall and Market Hall with RiO (The Real Ideas...
