University of Manchester’s
Whitworth Art Gallery Awarded £250K
to Fund Educational Studio
Named the Clore Learning Studio, it will provide a learning environment for a range of art activities, increasing learning activities in the gallery by a quarter. The studio will be integrated into a £12 million extension, designed by leading architects MUMA, which is set to transform the Whitworth. A Heritage Lottery fund grant of £8 million for the extension was announced in February.
Maria Balshaw, Director of the Gallery said: Maria Balshaw, director of the Whitworth said: “This is really exciting news for the Whitworth following on from our recent Heritage Lottery Fund £8 million announcement. Winning the Lever Prize provides us with an excellent opportunity to develop links with key businesses in the North West.
“The £250,000 Clore Duffield award for our Clore Learning Studio is a significant step towards reaching our target of £12 million for the new gallery and will create inspiring learning spaces for children and young people.”
The Clore Duffield Foundation award is one of 11 grants to cultural organisations across England from the Clore Duffield Foundation totalling £8.2 million that will open up new creative learning spaces for children and young people.
Dame Vivien Duffield said: “I believe passionately that children and young people deserve the very best opportunities to benefit from the transforming power of our world class cultural organisations. I am delighted that we have been able to support such outstanding projects created by some of the best architects, in museums, galleries and theatres across the country. Now more than ever, I believe that culture should be at the heart of our children’s learning.”
