Culture Recovery Fund

The Culture Recovery Fund is a grants programme issued by the UK Government as a response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The fund aims to financially support cultural organisations in England (such as theatres, museums, and music venues) which had become financially unviable as a result of national and local restrictions. It is administered by Arts Council England.[1]

Foundation and management

The fund was initially announced by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak in July 2020 as a "one-off investment in UK culture".[2] Sunak announced that the fund would be valued at £1.57 billion. Damon Buffini was announced as the chair of the Culture Recovery Board, the body tasked with managing the fund.[3]

Culture Recovery Board

The culture recovery fund is administered by the culture recovery board, which comprises 11 members appointed by the DCMS.[4] They are:

Grants issued

The first 135 venues to receive money from the fund were announced on 22 August 2020. This first phase included only grassroots music ventues such as Birmingham’s Sunflower Lounge, Brighton’s Green Door Store and Manchester’s Gorilla.[5]

A large group of benefactors of the grants was announced on 12 October 2020. This phase totalled £257 million divided between 1,385 venues.[6]

A further announcement was made on 17 October 2020 of an additional £76 million between a further 588 organisations.[7] The benefactors of this phase of the grants includes the Military Wives Choir, Somerset House, and the Puppet Theatre Barge.[8]

References

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