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County Durham Creatives Awarded £78k in Funding for New Community Arts ProjectsTwenty creative practitioners across County Durham have been awarded commissions to deliver a fresh wave of arts and cultural projects to local communities. Selected for the 2026/27 Cultivate Commissions, a joint initiative between Into the Light and North Heartlands, the successful cohort will share £78,000 in funding. The 20 new commissions, which span a variety…Read the story →
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