Dudley awarded almost 1.5 million pounds for community arts projects
A Black Country community scheme has been awarded almost 1.5 million pounds of National Lottery funding to expand its arts programme into Dudley.
Creative Black Country, one of 21 Creative People and Places (CPP) projects across the country, received £1,403,154 from Arts Council England, who fund CPP.
The scheme, which has covered Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton since 2015, works with communities to provide residents with creative events, performances and activities, and will be expanding into the Dudley area with the support of Black Country Living Museum and Dudley Council for Voluntary Service.
Parminder Dosanjh, creative director of Creative Black Country, said: “We are over the moon. Expanding to Dudley feels like a natural step, the prospect of working as a regional programme in the Black Country is hugely exciting and we look forward to local residents benefitting from the investment.
