Canterbury Festival

 

CANTERBURY FESTIVAL RECEIVES ARTS COUNCIL FUNDING THROUGH CATALYST

Canterbury Festival is delighted to be one of 173 organisations in the UK to receive funding through the £30 million Catalyst Arts: capacity building and match funding scheme.

The Catalyst Arts scheme aims to make arts organisations more sustainable, resilient and innovative by increasing their fundraising potential and attracting new money to invest in additional artistic work. It acts as challenge funding to support additional arts activity.

Read the full press release here.

Canterbury Festival is Kent's International Arts Festival, the largest festival of arts and culture in the region, and one of the most important cultural events in the South East.

The Festival attracts an audience of over 70,000 people of all ages to 200 free and ticketed events, drawn from across Kent, London and the South East.

Every year festival fortnight includes a wide range of events, including Music, Theatre & Dance, Comedy, Science, Exhibitions, Walks and Talks.

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