In your area
Our nine local offices across England ensure we can work closely with artists, arts and cultural organisations, creative practitioners and our stakeholders.
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Levelling Up for Culture and Priority Places
Levelling Up for Culture and Priority Places
As part of our plan for achieving Let’s Create, we want to see villages, towns and cities across the country thrive through a collaborative approach to culture. We’ve identified 54 Priority Places and, with DCMS, 109 Levelling Up for Culture Places that we’ll prioritise working with.
![Two chairs in interior of Grimm & Co in Rotherham](/sites/default/files/styles/media_component_16_9_sm/public/Grimm%20and%20Co.jpg?h=90a76ea9&itok=dMFIvXyP)
![Artist Sonia Boyce talks to a man gesturing with her arms](/sites/default/files/styles/media_component_16_9_sm/public/Newham%20Trackside%20Wall%2C%20by%20Sonia%20Boyce%2C%20commissioned%20by%20Crossrail%2C%20curated%20and%20produced%20by%20UP%20Projects..jpg?h=a7ca0da7&itok=7Yl-ljJq)
Our work with local authorities
![A crowd is sat and stood in front of a building. In front of them three people are performing on climbing apparatus.](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/page_header/public/Reading%20on%20THames%20Festival%202017%20Playground%20Victories%20by%20Scribbled%20Thought%20Theatre.%20Photo%20Minyahil%20Kifle-Giorgis..jpg?h=0e2c2f4b&itok=vXfTL5e9)
Our work with local authorities
Local authorities are the biggest funders of arts and culture in England. Together we work in partnership to ensure culture is successful and sustainable. Faced by a challenging financial environment, many are responding with imaginative and innovative ideas about how they can continue their vital support for arts and culture.
Creative People and Places
Creative People and Places
Our funding programme thanks to National Lottery players which focuses on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is significantly below the national average.
![Andrew Billington](/sites/default/files/styles/media_component_16_9_sm/public/CPP%20Image%20website%20Andrew%20Billington.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=_7UaU1i-)
![A street festival of lights](/sites/default/files/styles/media_component_16_9_sm/public/in-article-spotlight-image/BellSquareLDN_Hounslow%20WinterLights%20Watermans%2019Nov2016%E2%94%AC%C2%AEVipul%20Sangoi%20252%206912.jpg?h=28121b77&itok=gIRiTXqF)
Place-Based
![Creative People & Places Hounslow led by Watermans.](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/page_header/public/Creative%20People%20%26%20Places%20Hounslow%20%20led%20by%20Watermans%20-Photo%20credit%20Alex%20Brenner.jpg?h=92704f59&itok=oBfY9Spq)
Place-Based Peer Learning Programme
A programme to explore shared themes, challenges and learning experienced by partnerships rooted in place-based working.