Creative East Devon Fund supports new culture and heritage projects across East Devon
Arts and Culture East Devon (ACED) have announced new recipients of the Creative East Devon Fund
Eleven new grants have been announced by ACED to support new culture and heritage initiatives across the district.
The recipients received grants of up to £3,000. The total funding amounted to £20,985 and the projects all will be completed by Spring 2026.
The third round of the Creative East Devon Fund will support inspirational projects: from oral history projects and storytelling sessions to discovery workshops and collaborative artworks promoting sustainability, creative writing workshops and spoken word performances to animation workshops.
These inspiring projects range across multiple creative industries (music, dance, theatre, heritage, film, spoken word, digital and visual arts) celebrating everyday creativity. The funds will help improve the lives of East Devon residents in many ways including:
- Tackling environmental, economic, social and cultural issues
- Improving access, restoring or enhancing cultural facilities or creative networks
- Developing initiatives to specifically improve the cultural offer for young adults (18-30 years) in East Devon
Since 2023, the Creative East Devon Fund has provided financial support to bolster art and culture projects that can demonstrate a commitment to developing the East Devon Cultural Strategy. The scheme is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Take a look at the full list of Creative East Devon Fund recipients at https://www.aced.org.uk/creative-east-devon-fund-grant-recipients.
Councillor Nick Hookway, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure, Tourism and Sport said,
We are proud to support heritage and culture across the district as well as these key projects in Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Cranbrook, Exmouth, Honiton, Seaton and Sidmouth.
Interest in the Creative East Devon Fund was strong this year, all successful projects had to meet clear objectives with the final decision on the awarding of grants being made by a panel of Councillors.
