Over £3.1m In Grants Helping Workers & Groups In Sussex's Arts

A total of £3,150,149 is coming from Arts Council England to groups and individuals in Sussex, who've applied for assistance as the pandemic causes income streams to shrink.

The grants, which were requested by the people and organisations concerned, cover many types of arts practiced in Sussex, including theatre, visual arts, dance, museums, literature, music and combinations of many forms.

Recipients range from individual practitioners — some of whom received sums down to £250 — up to Sussex's major museums and art galleries including Worthing Theatres and Museum (£29,209) the Hastings Storytelling Festival (£34,044), and the Artists Open Houses project in Brighton (£33,270).

The grants were part of a national scheme, the Arts Council Emergency Response Package funded by the National Lottery and the Government.

The chief executive of Arts Council England, Darren Hanley, said:

"The Arts Council has never awarded so many grants, in such a short space of time, to so many creative people.

"None of this would have been possible without National Lottery players – it’s thanks to them that our artists, arts organisations, museums and libraries are able to continue to benefit the lives of communities across England.”

The chair of Arts Council England pointed out that struggling individuals were just as likely to benefit from grant applications as large organisations.

Sir Nicholas Serota said:

“This urgent financial support has provided a lifeline to the many creative individuals and organisations across England that make up our vibrant cultural sector, for whom Covid-19 has dealt a devastating blow.

"We thank our Secretary of State, Oliver Dowden; Minister for Culture, Caroline Dinenage; and officials at DCMS, for their continued support as we work together to protect and sustain a cultural sector that can be a catalyst for national renewal, as we emerge from this crisis.”

In total across all England, £50 million of the emergency response package was available to support organisations outside of the Arts Council’s National Portfolio, with £47.7 million awarded to 2,182 organisations across the country.

The Arts Council added that over £5.9 million has been invested to support 245 disability-led organisations across the country, with £9.3 million awarded to 395 Black and minority ethnic-led organisations.

The full list of organisations receiving help across Sussex (individuals are not named in public Arts Council Data) are:

JuNK TV, Sabotage Theatre, Behind The Lines, Bootworks Theatre, Morgan Pochin Music Productions Ltd, The Fedora Group, Figment Arts, TouchedTheatre, Priority 1-54, Writing Our Legacy, Blakefest, Leap Then Look CIC, Temple Theatre, the Karavan Ensemble, A&E Comedy Limited, Belltree Music Therapy CIC, Collected Works CIC, Slot Machine Theatre Ltd, the future is unwritten, Spun Glass Theatre, Volunteers Network CIC, Clearcut, WYActors, Charlotte Spencer Projects, ExploreTheArch, Enchanted Horsham 2020, QM Records, Street Orchestra Live, We Are Not Saints, Yael Flexer, Nic Sandiland/Dance & Digital Works Limited, Fireraisers, Barefoot Opera, FotoDocument, Tempo Arts Ltd, Little Green Pig, Sussex Steel, Murmuration Arts Production CIC, Three Score Dance Company, Articulate, The Spire Arts, Theatre Nation, U CAN Spray CIO, Frolic Ltd, Aurelius Productions, Shared Space and Light, Brighton People's Theatre, Eastbourne Studio Pottery, Sussex Dance Network, SEAS, Creative Future Ltd, 18 Hours Ltd, Susannah Deadman, Ensemble Reza, Artpod Ltd, Quiet Down There CIC, Dens and Signals, Separate Doors, Swallowsfeet, seb.ly ltd, Lout Events Ltd, Horizon, Bexhill Museum, Semiconductor Films Ltd, Devonshire Collective, Hobgoblin Theatre Company Ltd, Carnesky Productions, Komedia Ltd, Marlborough Theatre Productions Ltd, Arun Arts Ltd, Hope & Ruin, videoclub, Lost Dog Dance, SOL Design Collective Ltd, Culture Shift CIC, 201 Dance Company, Arundel Museum Society, Gravity & Levity, same sky, Museum of Ordinary People, Latest Group CIC, Ideal Foreigner, Writers HQ, Worthing Theatres and Museum, Robin Hood Health Foundation, Atom Promotions, International Arts Partnership, Liberty Choir UK, Sweet and Dandy, Spymonkey, Small Pond Recordings, Goat and Monkey, Artists Open HousesAmberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Brainchild Festival, Hastings Storytelling Festival, Brighton Marina Studios, Ropetackle Centre Trust, MAKEAMPLIFY LTD, Lila Dance, ONCA Trust Ltd, Phoenix Brighton, Periplum, New Note Orchestra, Roxanne at The Verdict Ltd, Otherplace Productions Ltd, Brighton Fringe Ltd, The Old Market, Le Gateau Chocolat Ltd, Hunt & Darton, Soundcastle, Sweetshop Revolution, You Should see the Other Guy, Heads On, and Puppets with GUTS.