The Arts and Culture Office provides advice and support to arts and the creative industries in Greenwich.
We also support and promote specific programmes such as Black History Month, and set up various projects to promote arts within the community, such as Eltham Lights Up, an annual winter celebration, as part of the regeneration of the borough.
Cultural Olympiad
The four-year Cultural Olympiad is an inspirational programme of events that will run alongside preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It aims to push cultural projects to their limits and will be a chance for London to demonstrate its artistic talents.
The Arts and Culture Office is actively working in partnership with various arts organisations to develope an exiting cultural programme which will encourage the whole community to take part and enjoy a participating in a range of creative activities to mark London’s hosting of the 2012 Games.
Funding
We annually fund a number of key arts organisations and venues based in Greenwich, but we do not currently have any revenue funding for new projects.
In 2008 we launched the Cultural Opportunities Fund for Arts and Culture, which provides one off small grants. Details of the specific funding criteria can be obtained from the Community Support Team at: communitysupport-culture@greenwich.gov.uk
You can find information on national funding bodies here
Annually funded groups
Greenwich Arts and Culture Office provide annual funding to a number of established arts organisations in Greenwich. You can find out about the groups we fund by visiting their websites:
Arts events
For information about arts events in the borough, please visit our What's on section.
Further information
For further information on the Arts and Culture Office, please contact us on 020 8921 6109, or email artsgreenwich@greenwich.gov.uk.