A Barrow arts charity has been awarded £230,000 to continue its work over the next three years.
Art Gene, based in the Nan Tait Centre on Abbey Road, has been given £239,957 from Arts Council England and the Department of Digital, Culture Media and Sport as part of its latest round of funding.
Art Gene said it would secure its future of delivering creative community work and help support new artists’ residencies and exhibitions. The gallery and studios run by Art Gene will stay open.
Maddi Nicholson, artist, founder and director of Art Gene said: “It’s fabulous news. We’re delighted to secure a place in Arts Council England’s new National Portfolio of core funded organisations. I’d like to thank our staff and trustees for their hard work, as well as all our supporters. The recognition for our creativity and the investment in Barrow really matters to us.”
Fellow founder and director Stuart Bastik added: “This funding has been hard won and it feels like an important acknowledgement of the quality of our work and the importance of places like Barrow, sometimes overlooked in past national funding deals.
“Next year Art Gene will celebrate 21 years as an arts company in Barrow. Our programme will be awesome, and we’ll look forward to working with a wide range of partners to make it happen.”
The Arts Council announced it would be distributing £383.5 million to 282 organisations across the North over the next three years.
Also receiving funding in Barrow are Full of Noises
