Arts charity allocates £400,000 in grants to support creative freelancers
(Ian West/PA)
An arts charity has allocated £400,000 in grants for projects run by creative freelancers in the UK.
The Genesis Foundation has given funding to 41 projects as part of its Kickstart Fund in an effort to help workers through the pandemic.
A number of arts organisations have previously highlighted the lack of financial support available to some freelancers in the creative sector.
Whitechapel Gallery (Ian West/PA)
Organisations which have had projects supported by the fund include London’s Whitechapel Gallery, English National Ballet, the Bristol Old Vic theatre and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
(Ian West/PA)
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An arts charity has allocated £400,000 in grants for projects run by creative freelancers in the UK.
The Genesis Foundation has given funding to 41 projects as part of its Kickstart Fund in an effort to help workers through the pandemic.
A number of arts organisations have previously highlighted the lack of financial support available to some freelancers in the creative sector.
Whitechapel Gallery (Ian West/PA)
Organisations which have had projects supported by the fund include London’s Whitechapel Gallery, English National Ballet, the Bristol Old Vic theatre and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.