Comment: Arts funds can’t disguise cuts

Comment: Arts funds can't disguise cuts

The former Darlington Arts Centre which closed its doors five years ago and is currently being redeveloped into flats THE announcement of more than £100m of Arts Council funding is welcome news, coming on the back of Newcastle and Gateshead last year winning the right to hold a £5m Great Exhibition of the North in the summer of 2018.

Events such as Durham’s brilliant Lumiere and the spectacular Stockton International Riverside Festival are vital for the region’s economy, and our growing reputation as a cultural destination of national – and international – significance.

Confirmation that projects including Darlington’s Theatre Hullabaloo will […]

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