Gloucester Guildhall has been chosen to join the prestigious Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and is set to receive funding over three years.
As a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) Gloucester Guildhall joins many other respected arts and cultural organisations across the country.
The award recognises excellence, innovation and leadership in the arts with the Guildhall receiving £250,000 per year from 2023 making a total investment of £750,000.
The funding allows the venue to offer workshops and programmes that enable communities from across the city to develop and showcase new skills in dance, circus, live music and performance.
Masterclasses from experts will be delivered along with pop-up live music performances in the refurbished café-bar.
The Guildhall run by Gloucester City Council, will also be working with partners across the city and beyond to deliver a vibrant and engaging programme, that develops emerging talent and reach new audiences.
Gloucester Guildhall is the city’s main venue for live music, comedy, dance, and contemporary film as well as participatory workshops and art exhibitions, and sees over 50,000 people passing through the doors annually.
The grade II listed arts venue has recently undergone a huge renovation which saw the creation of a new dance rehearsal space with a sprung floor, the installation of super-fast broadband and Improvements to the lighting and audio equipment.
The building’s mosaic hallway was also exposed and brought back to its former glory.
Gloucester City Council is one of four organisations to be awarded ACE NPO funding in the city. The full list of NPO supported organisations can be found here
More information at www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk and room hire by emailing hireofguildhall@gloucester.gov.uk or by telephoning the room hire booking team on01452-396372.
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About Gloucester Guildhall
Gloucester Guildhall is the city’s liveliest venue with state of the art facilities for live music, dance, performance, film, events, conferences, live music, dance and more. It boasts the largest sprung dance floor in the county, a beautiful 75 seat cinema, an auditorium for 230 seated and 400 standing, café, bars, rehearsal spaces and meeting rooms housed within a Grade II listed building. Formerly it was the civic centre for the city council and has since been converted into a well-respected live music and performance venue.