Arts Council England unveils three-year arts plan

Arts Council England has unveiled its first major spending plan since officially relaunching in February, merging the Arts Council of England and ten Regional Arts Boards into one organisation. The three-year budget has awarded significant increases to companies at the cutting-edge of theatre in Britain, recognising new and innovative arts organisations from festivals to galleries, whilst also sup
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The Liverpool Biennial is set to receive an almost ten-fold increase in funding as part of a three-year spending plan announced by Arts Council England (ACE) yesterday.

The biennial, the only international visual arts festival in the UK, will have its ACE grant increased from ÂŁ35,000 to almost ÂŁ400,000 by 2006.

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Michelle lived and worked in Rome and London as a freelance feature writer for two and a half years before returning to Australia to take up the position of Head Writer for Arts Hub UK. She was inspired by thousands of years of history and art in Rome, and by London's pubs. Michelle holds a BA in Journalism from RMIT University, and also writes for Arts Hub Australia.