The Arts Council England Let’s Create Jubilee Fund will open on 4 January and will offer grants of up to £10,000 to voluntary organisations for creative and cultural activities to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Kent Community Foundation will be one of the network of community foundations distributing the fund in a £5million programme that will support community and voluntary organisations in England to develop creative and cultural activities as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022.
Organisations will be able to apply for grants of up to £10,000, and are encouraged to partner with established artists, creatives, and cultural organisations to develop their activities, ensuring that The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations give people throughout England the chance to experience the best of the country’s culture while also celebrating an important milestone in our national history.
Darren Henley, Chief Executive at Arts Council England, said “We’re giving people across the country the chance to come together to experience the joy of culture and creativity in celebration of this historic milestone. With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee taking place alongside the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Festival and the Unboxed festival of UK creativity, next year is set to be a magnificent celebration of our nation’s artistic achievements.”
Josephine McCartney, Chief Executive, Kent Community Foundation, said, “Kent Community Foundation is proud to be administering the Jubilee Fund across Kent and Medway and we look forward to receiving applications for imaginative and innovative celebrations to mark this historic occasion and strengthen cultural involvement and opportunities in their local communities.”
Applications will open on 4 January, and organisations should apply here www.kentcf.org.uk/funding/jubilee-fund
Now there’s a dillema for the left-leaning and monarchy-hating Margate Art crowd!
I don’t see any problem for the “left-leaning and monarchy-hating Margate Art crowd”.
They don’t need to apply for a grant, do they?
No, but they usually tend to grab any arts funding offered.
Would be nice to see the Turner do something to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.
So no dilemma, then.
Well it is, because it would mean they’d have celebrate something they actively oppose in order to get the funding.
Lucky I hate the modern ‘arts’ & monarchy in equal measure.
But as (according to you) “they usually tend to grab any arts funding offered.”
So no troubling principles, then.
Out of curiosity a little while ago I Googled “Where does all the wealth the Royal family have come from?” It came as some surprise to learn it was from slavery! It seems the monarchy received a cut from the slaves taken from slave ships, for giving them permission to transport slaves to the West Indies etc! They weren’t the only ones though, the Church of England did much the same apparently! Both institutions are incredibly wealthy today because the income from slaves was invested so that succeeding royals are still receiving income from the slave trade! Just saying!
I still love ’em.
Thats because you are easily connned Peter. The royal family are there to distract people from the undemocratic way this country is run! More people vote against any sitting government, than for it, and do you remember voting for the over 800 Lords! Time this country joined the grown up world, got rid of the monarchy, and the Lords, and installed a properly representative government.
I would recommend they donate it to a worthy cause & save the taxpayer a fortune in future.
https://www.republic.org.uk/