Sixteen organisations are set to receive assistance from Arts Council England under the Large Capital Grants programme which covers works to buildings, including the Writers\u2019 Centre Norwich (Grade I listed) which is building a new wing and developing the existing space, and Derby Museums which plans to transform the world\u2019s first factory site into a \u2018creative and inspirational 21st century space\u2019.<\/u><\/p>\n
Arts Council England writes: Most of these 16 projects focus on the refurbishment or extension of existing arts buildings. They range from upgrades of spaces to large scale renovations. \u00a0The successful applicants will now be invited to complete a stage two application within the next 18 months, showing plans at a detailed stage of design and development.\u00a0 Projects will then be assessed on long-term sustainability and resilience, the potential for partnership funding, and ability to manage and deliver the work proposed. Funding of \u00a357 million will be available should they be successful at this stage.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England said:\u00a0 \u2018This programme is about backing a wide range of really exciting proposals to allow our arts and cultural organisations to thrive, for the benefit of artists and audiences across the country.\u00a0 We look forward to seeing the second stages of these applications so that we can help to get these projects off the ground, to help enhance the arts and cultural infrastructure around the country.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018We plan to run one further capital round for large grants during the 2015-2018 period with a budget of \u00a343 million and this is most likely to be launched in the second quarter of 16\/17\u2019<\/p>\n View the press release<\/a><\/p>\n View the full list of successful projects<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sixteen organisations are set to receive assistance from Arts Council England under the Large Capital Grants programme which covers works to buildings, including the Writers\u2019 Centre Norwich (Grade I listed) which is building a new wing and developing the existing … Continue reading
\n<\/u>Today we are announcing that 16 organisations across the country have been invited to apply for the second stage of our Large Capital Grants programme.\u00a0 The programme supports organisations to improve existing buildings to make them more economically and environmentally sustainable and gives organisations the right buildings and equipment to support their work.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n