Bristol venues handed grants as part of £1.57 billion…

Bristol venues handed grants as part of £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund - full list

A total of 29 venues and organisations across Bristol have been awarded grants as part of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.

Almost £7 million has been handed to theatres, music venues, charities and more across the city today (October 12), including Bristol Old Vic, Exchange, Motion, ss Great Britain Trust and Watershed.

Today’s recipients are those that applied for grants of under £1 million in the first round of the £1.57 Culture Recovery Fund. A total of £33.7m has been awarded across the South West today.

This funding will help organisations create work and performances, as well as plan for reopening.

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It is the biggest portion of funding distributed to date from the Culture Recovery Fund, and the first in a series of announcements on the funding programmes administered by Arts Council England.

Applicants for grants of more than £1m, as well as those who applied to round two of the fund and the Repayable Finance programme, will be notified of their outcomes soon.

Phil Gibby, Area Director of Arts Council England South West, said: "The Arts Council have been hard at work administering this share of the Government’s £1.57 billion towards the cultural sector over the past few months during this challenging time for us all, so I am pleased that we are able to announce support for 172 much loved cultural organisations in the south west through this first round of funding today.

"Arts and culture brings communities together and helps to enrich our lives - and this funding will help keep that alive, now and for generations to come – we are here for culture."