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Some good news for East Street Arts! We just found out we have secured our Catalyst Arts funding!

This morning we found out the exciting news that we have successfully secured our Catalyst arts funding, here’s what our Artistic Director Karen Watson had to say;

“I am delighted with the news that we have been successful with our Catalyst application to Arts Council England. The whole team at East Street Arts are working hard to develop the charity’s infrastructure and this grant is a real boon. We know that this development and our Catalyst bid will benefit an increasing number of artists and artist collectives in their, and our, endeavours to be sustainable and engage with audiences and participants.

Our three year Catalyst project is a simple but innovative and we think a unique one. Arts Council England Catalyst funds will be utilised with a particular focus, that of developing additionality in our relationships with the companies who we engage with through our temporary space project.”

East Street Arts will be funded £120,000 over a 3 year period by Arts Council England. This equates to £40,000 a year and will be matched by our fundraising through this project. This is great news for the entire staff here at East Street Arts and has put us all in high spirits.