Mayor of London announces £2.3m emergency culture fund
Sadiq Khan is providing a £450,000 donation towards Music Venue Trust's #saveourvenues fundraising campaign, the LGBTQ+ Venues Fund and others
News By IQ | 30 April 2020
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today (30 April) launched a £2.3 million (€2.65m) emergency fund to support cultural and creative industries at risk due to the impact of the coronavirus.
Beneficiaries of the fund include Music Venue Trust, which receives a £450,000 donation towards its #saveourvenues campaign in aid of at-risk grassroots venues, and the LGBTQ+ Venues Forum, which receives £225,000 – as well as £1.5m for Creative Land Trust to support artist workspaces and £150,000 to the British Film…
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