#FUNDING: Culture Recovery Fund
iluvlive has been awarded £64,416 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced.
iluvlive is one of 588 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support – with £76 million of investment announced. This follows £257 million awarded earlier in the week to 1,385 organisations, also from the Culture Recovery Fund grants `programme being administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Further rounds of funding in the cultural and heritage sector are due to be announced over the coming weeks.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said:
“This is more vital funding to protect cultural gems across the country, save jobs and prepare the arts to bounce back. Through Arts Council England we are delivering the biggest ever investment in the arts in record time. Hundreds of millions of pounds are already making their way to thousands of organisations.
“These awards build on our commitment to be here for culture in every part of the country.”
Chair, Arts Council England, Sir Nicholas Serota, said:
“Culture is an essential part of life across the country, helping to support people’s wellbeing through creativity and self-expression, bringing communities together, and fuelling our world class creative industries.
“This latest set of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund builds on those announced recently and will help hundreds of organisations to survive the next few months, ensuring that the cultural sector can bounce back after the crisis. We will continue doing everything we can to support artists and cultural and creative organisations, with further funding to be announced in the coming weeks.”
Iluvlive Managing Director, Victor Redwood-Sawyerr, said:
"We are extremely grateful to have been awarded Culture Recovery Fund money from Arts Council England and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Having lost a considerable amount of our income due to Covid, this additional support is vital for iluvlive. The money will enable us to continue our essential work of supporting emerging Black music talent who are in need of developmental support, particularly during these challenging times. The funding also allows us to stay in touch with our iluvlive community digitally through delivering new online experiences for them.
ABOUT ILUVLIVE
iluvlive is a live music and artist development platform offering 30+ events annually across six UK cities. Launched in 2004, previous performers include Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Chip, Emeli Sande, Naughty Boy, Professor Green, Maverick Sabre, Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Ray Blk, Shakka, Tom Grennam, Krept & Konan, Ella Mai, Little Simz, Izzy Bizu and Wretch 32 to name but a few. iluvlive also run an annual Artist Development Programme and is a not for profit company supported by The Arts Council England.
ABOUT ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let’s Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision. www.artscouncil.org.uk
Following the Covid-19 crisis, the Arts Council developed a £160 million Emergency Response Package, with nearly 90% coming from the National Lottery, for organisations and individuals needing support. We are also one of several bodies administering the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund and unprecedented support package of £1.57 billion for the culture and heritage sector. Find out more at www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19