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May 2022

We've been busy over the last few months with an office move, lots of client work and a global pandemic.

 

Our new offices

 

We have moved our offices to the Canopi (formerly CAN Mezzanine) near Borough in South London. Our new address is Red Ochre, CAN Mezzanine, 7-14 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YR.

 

Our contact details will remain the same.

  

We look forward to getting back to normal(-ish). Please feel free to get in touch with requests for training, research, support, or even just to check in and let us know you’re OK. 

Funding news 

 

The Galleries Improvement Fund is launching a new round of funding worth £4 million over the next two years.  

 

Magic Little Gems has £500 grants to new or small charitable organisations. Applications take just ten minutes to complete.

   

Cultural investment by the government (via Arts Council England) is expected to rise by 19% across England outside London.

  

Help Musicians has up to £3000 and other support for independent music creators who are controlling one or more aspects of their career.

 

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) has now published application guidance for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund. The application portal opens on 31 May and will close 6 July 2022.

 

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) prospectus has been published, outlining how Government will assign £2.6 billion of funding to support communities throughout the UK, targeting specific areas to extend opportunities and resources to more communities.

  

Sector news and interesting articles

 

Shockingly one in eight workers in the UK are in poverty!

 

A new Charities Act became law on 24 February 2022. The changes are mostly technical, but will create useful opportunities for some charities. See the article from Russell Cooke.

 

Brexit FAQs on Trello for historic environment sector (England) has some useful practical guidance on this thorny topic. This is managed by The Historic Environment Forum.

Long time friend of Red Ochre, Sam Llewellyn, is producing the Stand up for Windrush comedy night at the Hackney empire. This looks to be a fun night for a great cause.See The Hackney Empire for line up and to book.

 

The FotoReportage Award 2022 is now open for submissions. There's a £2000 prize to showcase positive solutions to global issues through documentary photography to be awarded to a womxn photographer.  Closes Friday 20 May.