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Ticketing policy
We are sorry if some people who would wish to book one ticket to our live music programme feel discriminated against. This is absolutely not the case. The vast majority of live music venues across the UK remain shut. In Wolverhampton this includes the Slade Rooms, Grand Theatre and Arena Theatre. In the region Midland
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NAC Receives Cultural Recovery Fund.
Newhampton Arts Centre has been awarded £95,151 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This support will help us face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, ensuring we have an sustainable future and can keep the buildings and staff ready to welcome back the public when it can fully reopen. NAC is
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Updated statement 11th Sept 2020
NAC has now had a chance to absorb the updated government guidance and can re-assure all site users that live events and courses and classes can continue onsite as planned. The Culture Secretary tweeted on Thursday to this effect. We already run a robust Track and Trace system onsite, and have in place all the
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Outdoor Summer Workshop Success.
Wolverhampton based youth theatre companies Stagecoach and Central Youth Theatre have gone outdoors for this years summer activities, successfully delivering their socially distanced workshops in our art centre’s outside spaces. Lots of safe fun has been had over the last few weeks by drama and dance students in our open aired courtyard. The space is
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Online Family Festival Fun.
A Virtual Family Festival is coming to a screen near you on Sunday 2nd August from 9.15am till 5pm. Many regular diddi dance attendees at NAC will already know Svenja Jinman (the face of Wolverhmapton diddi dance). Since lockdown diddi dance has gone digital with an overwhelming response from children and their families. Svenja has
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NAC awarded Emergency Fund from Arts Council England
We are pleased to announce that we are one of 24 organisations in the Midlands to receive emergency funding. Newhampton Arts Centre has been awarded £40,850 under the Arts Council England Emergency Fund for National Portfolio Organisations. Arts Council England have just released news of emergency response funding for National Portfolio and Creative People &