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Dateline: 11th May, 2008
£16.5m for Southbank Centre Arts Council England has awarded the Southbank Centre an additional grant of £16.5m. The funds – an extension of the existing Lottery grant for the major refurbishment of the Centre – are to cover final costs of the renovation of the Royal Festival Hall and to build on the success of the new artistic programme. Moira Sinclair, Regional Executive Director for Arts Council England, London, said, “The re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall, and the launch of a new programme of produced as well as received work, has revitalised Southbank Centre and firmly established its position as a key arts venue in the capital. “This additional money will provide Southbank Centre with a firm footing for their ambitious plans for the future. We will be working closely with them to ensure that financial targets are reached and artistic ambitions realised, including through the regularly funded organisations resident at .Southbank. We want the Centre to continue to play a major role in the regeneration of the South Bank as a key cultural and leisure destination.” Michael Lynch, Chief Executive of Southbank Centre, said, “We are delighted that Arts Council England has extended its Lottery funding for Southbank Centre. They have been extremely supportive ever since the beginning of this project. This generous investment will enable us to reap the rewards of success and to continue to deliver a world-class, innovative and inspiring artistic programme. “The award also acknowledges more broadly that, in recent years, the South Bank has become one of the world’s most important cultural quarters. With our iconic and accessible venues and our exciting artistic plans, we can make a major contribution to the cultural life of the nation as a whole.” Over the last fourteen years, Arts Council England has invested around £1.4 billion of National Lottery funds in arts venues around the country, through its Capital programme. This work has transformed our national arts infrastructure by creating or updating iconic buildings like Sage Gateshead, Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford upon Avon, Sadlers Wells, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Brighton Dome, FACT, Aldeborough, the Royal National Theatre and St Lukes LSO. The Royal Festival Hall, part of the Southbank Centre, has recently reopend after a £111m refurbishment, funded by ACE.
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