ARTS and entertainment venues across the Black Country have received a £2.6million boost from the second round of the the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. Businesses and organisations in Dudley, Halesowen and Stourbridge are among those to have secured funding that aims to help organisations transitioning back to normal after months of closures and cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic £2,634,653 has been awarded through the Arts Council to support 35 organisations in the Black Country as part of further funding through the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund – which aims to ensure theatres, galleries, museums, performance groups, arts organisations and local venues affected by the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis to have a sustainable future.