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You can read press releases from each of our regions. Below are some recently-added press releases: select the region from the list on the left to look at their press releases.

New arts lottery awards for artists and arts organisations in Yorkshire
New lottery awards made by Arts Council England, Yorkshire will bring opportunities for people to take part in the arts and enable artists and arts organisations to thrive.
Date:
  • 24th Jul 2008
Regions:
  • Yorkshire

Stockton International Riverside Festival Comes of Age
STOCKTON International Riverside Festival will be 21 years old this year and, like the rest of us, has grown up and developed over the time, without losing any of its sense of fun.
Date:
  • 21st Jul 2008
Regions:
  • North East

‘Take it away’ drums up over £5m of instrument sales
Yorkshire experiences musician boom

A year since the launch of Arts Council England’s Take it away loan scheme – designed to make musicianship more affordable for all – £180,000 worth of instruments have been bought in Yorkshire, boosting music retailers and helping produce the next generation of home-grown pop, rock and classical stars.
Date:
  • 18th Jul 2008
Regions:
  • Yorkshire

‘Take it away’ drums up over £5m of instrument sales
South west experiences musician boom.
Date:
  • 14th Jul 2008
Regions:
  • South West

Arts Council funding helps North East filmmakers and musicians!
Thanks to a £5,000 grant from Arts Council England, North East, filmmakers and musicians are being given another opportunity to collaborate in a scheme to bring the two creative worlds together.
Date:
  • 14th Jul 2008
Regions:
  • North East
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On 29 April 2006, a heliosphere descended on Lyme Regis to celebrate the launch of the arts strategy for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Photo: Jim Wileman
On 29 April 2006, a heliosphere descended on Lyme Regis to celebrate the launch of the arts strategy for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Photo: Jim Wileman