Art and cultural projects in Merseyside have been boosted by more than £2 million in additional funding - with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic among the biggest winners.
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced annual grants totalling £49.8m to 990 organisations across the nation to enable people to find art and culture on their own doorsteps. In Merseyside that means 27 organisations will receive a total of £11.2m in annual funding between 2023 and 2026 - an increase of £2.1m from the annual award that was made between 2018 and 2022.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has been awarded the biggest grant in Merseyside, of nearly £2.5m, up from £2.3m between 2018 and 2022. That is followed by Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust (£1.7m) and then FACT Liverpool, the cinema and art gallery that regularly shows art-house films.
