Round 3 of the Organisational revenue support grants were awarded to Cultural Organisations, these were announced on January 9th, 2023.
Dorset Council has maintained the level of funding available for the next three years for cultural organisations across Dorset with a total budget of £486,000 committed per year to accredited museums, arts, and heritage organisations across the Dorset Council area with a total £1.4 million investment in the cultural infrastructure of Dorset until 2027.
We are pleased to announce the following organisations have been awarded an annual revenue award from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2027, with agreed terms and conditions that must be met annually.
Artsreach |
£41,947 |
County wide |
Activate Performing Arts |
£25,000 |
County wide |
Blandford Forum Museum |
£10,000 |
North Dorset |
Blandford Fashion Museum |
£9,000 |
North Dorset |
Bridport Arts Centre & Lyric Theatre |
£25,000 |
West Dorset |
B side |
£15,000 |
Portland & Weymouth |
Bridport Museum Trust |
£40,000 |
West Dorset |
Dorset Visual Arts |
£10,000 |
County wide |
Dorchester Arts |
£20,000 |
West Dorset |
Dorset County Museum |
£50,000 |
West Dorset |
Keep Military Museum |
£5,000 |
West Dorset |
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust |
£20,000 |
West Dorset |
Marine Theatre |
£20,000 |
West Dorset |
Museum of East Dorset |
£45,000 |
East Dorset |
Mowlem Theatre |
£20,000 |
Purbeck |
Nothe Fort |
£25,000 |
Weymouth & Portland |
Portland Museum |
£15,000 |
Portland & Weymouth |
Sandy Hill Arts |
£10,000 |
Purbeck |
Shaftesbury Arts Centre |
£5,000 |
North Dorset |
Shaftesbury Abbey and Gardens |
£10,000 |
North Dorset |
Sherborne Museum |
£10,000 |
North Dorset |
Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust |
£10,000 |
North Dorset |
Swanage Museum |
£10,000 |
Purbeck |
The Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre |
£5,000 |
West Dorset |
The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares |
£5,000 |
West Dorset |
Walford Mill Education Trust |
£10,000 |
East Dorset |
West Bay Discovery Centre |
£5,000 |
West Dorset |
Weymouth Museum Trust |
£10,000 |
Weymouth & Portland |
The new awards will take the place of these existing revenue grant support agreements that have been in place from April 1st 2021 to March 31st 2024
Awards Organisation |
Amount awarded |
Area of Dorset |
|---|---|---|
Activate Performing Arts |
£20,000 |
Countywide |
Artsreach |
£41,947 |
Countywide |
Blandford Forum Museum |
£5,000 |
North |
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
£20,000 |
Countywide |
Bridport Arts Centre |
£20,000 |
West |
B Sharp |
£5,000 |
West |
b-side |
£5,000 |
Weymouth and Portland |
Charmouth Heritage Centre |
£5,000 |
West |
Dorchester Arts |
£20,000 |
West |
East Dorset Heritage Trust |
£5,000 |
East |
Emerald Ant |
£10,000 |
Countywide |
Lyme Regis Philpott Museum |
£20,000 |
West |
Marine Theatre |
£10,000 |
West |
Nothe Fort |
£20,000 |
Weymouth & Portland |
Portland Museum |
£5,000 |
Weymouth & Portland |
Shaftesbury Abbey and Museum |
£5,000 |
North |
Sherborne ArtsLink |
£10,000 |
North |
Sherborne Museum |
£5,000 |
North |
Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum |
£10,000 |
West |
Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust |
£5,000 |
North |
Tank Museum |
£10,000 |
Purbeck |
Walford Mill Education Trust |
£10,000 |
East |
Weymouth Museum |
£5,000 |
Weymouth & Portland |
Wimborne Minster Folk Festival |
£4,000 |
East |