Arts Fresco has been awarded almost £15,000 from Grants for the Arts funding to support this year’s festival in Market Harborough
Arts Fresco, one of the largest, community-led free street theatre festivals in the UK, has been awarded almost £15,000 from Arts Council England to support this year’s event on 10 September.
The Grants for the Arts funding, from the National Lottery, will support the development of artistic programming, making the festival more accessible to disabled audiences, and for organisational development to make the festival sustainable.
Arts Fresco will celebrate its 15th anniversary when it returns to Market Harborough in Leicestershire on Sunday 10 September 2017.
This year’s event, taking place in the streets of the town from 11am to 4pm, will feature some intriguing, exciting, fun and interactive performances from professional UK and international street artists. A children’s village, supported by the Market Harborough Building Society, will feature circus workshops, entertainment and more. For more information, visit www.artsfresco.com
Peter Knott, Area Director, Arts Council England, said: “We’re delighted to be funding Arts Fresco to help make the Market Harborough street arts festival more accessible to Deaf and disabled audiences. Our ambition at the Arts Council is to invest in artistic and cultural events that everyone can enjoy and it’ll be great to see more people having the opportunity to experience theatre, dance and circus in Leicestershire. This award to Arts Fresco is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts scheme”
Arts Fresco 2017 is funded by the Arts Council, plus local sponsorship and donations from Ian Joule from Joules Yard Chimney Sweep and Woodburning Stoves, Harborough District Council, Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity, Market Harborough Building Society, The Angel Hotel, Market Harborough Chamber of Trade & Commerce, Bisham Consulting Ltd and private donations.
It is organised by a dedicated team of local people who are passionate about Market Harborough and give their time freely to stage this wonderful event.
For more information visit www.artsfresco.com
