Grants to celebrate Hackney’s Windrush Generation

Microgrants between £500 and £1000 are available to community groups with great ideas to help celebrate, commemorate and educate Hackney on the valuable contributions of the Windrush generation.
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Events or activities may be selected as part of the borough’s award-winning Windrush Generations Festival in June 2021, or as part of the Council’s ongoing work to honour the community.

Funds are available to local community groups and not-for-profit organisations involved in history, music, performance, filmmaking, writing, poetry or artists who wish to bring creative Windrush-themed ideas to life and are open for everyone to enjoy.
These could be hosted online or in-person provided Covid-secure measures are met, and restrictions are lifted.

Successful applicants will feature on the major new ‘Hackney Windrush’ website as part of Hackney’s Windrush Art Commission in partnership with Create London supported by Freelands Foundation.

The site will launch on National Windrush Day and feature information on the forthcoming artworks that will see Hackney become home to the UK’s first public, permanent expression of honour to the Windrush Generation.

Projects can take place between National Windrush Day 2021 on June 22 and 31 December 2021. Deadline: 1 June.
Read more http://bit.ly/WRGrant21