Blog Post: How creativity transformed my life by Tess Tainton

Published on June 7, 2023

Tess Tainton, from Stoke-On-Trent, shares her story about finding her purpose through creativity and culture in the most challenging times of her life. Content warning: Tess speaks about her experience with homelessness, mental ill-health and suicide.  

Read the Tess's Blog Post here.

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Blog Post: Supporting England's levelling up journey by Paul Bristow

June 7, 2023
As the government launches a number of funding programmes for local communities, Paul Bristow, our Director for Strategic Partnerships, explains how these can be used to help creativity and culture thrive locally in a blog post from June 2022.Read Paul's blog here.

Blog Post: Supporting communities through the pandemic by Rebecca Blackman

June 7, 2023
Throughout the pandemic, cultural organisations and creative individuals have transformed how they work to ensure people can stay connected despite Covid-19 restrictions. Arts Council England Director for Engagement and Audiences, Rebecca Blackman reflects on the innovation we've seen and how we're bringing this together so that everyone in the creative and cultural sector can learn from these new