“I am delighted that, at a stakeholder event at Royal Holloway on Tuesday, it was announced that Lincoln is one of ten recipients of the First Round of the Magna Carta Fund, having been awarded the full £20k we applied for.
“The Artist in Residency Programme will be an exciting opportunity to reach disadvantaged communities often neglected by major arts and City-wide projects and bring people in to engage with the themes and inspiration of Magna Carta. Four international residencies will work across our City in responding to the themes of the Magna Carta, culminating in four new works - two community focussed and two that would have the potential of touring to other cultural contexts. The Programme aims to attract highly regarded artists with an international profile who will raise the profile of the Magna Carta and Lincoln's historic role and heritage.
“The City Council, together with the University of Lincoln, put forward a fantastic bid and I am pleased that the representations I made to Mark Gill and Sir Bob Worcester, the Executive Director and Chairman respectively of the Magna Carta 800th Committee, have been successful.
“I am grateful to Mark, Sir Bob and their colleagues on the Allocation Committee for the support they have given the Artist in Residency Programme.”