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<p>Ensuring that our arts and culture represent everyone is good for business, good
for creativity and good for our communities. The Secretary of State, her Ministerial
team and DCMS officials reguarly meet with a wide range of stakeholders across the
arts and culture sector including Arts Council England and performing arts organisations
and discuss a number of issues including what can be done to support diversity both
on and off the stage.</p><p> </p><p>The Arts Council has committed £11.8m of its strategic
funds since December 2015 to support and increase diversity within the arts including
the Sustained Theatre Fund which offers support to the development of BME theatre
makers across the wider theatre sector in England. The fund has awarded £500,000 to
eleven organisations including Eclipse Theatre who will deliver a programme that will
support over 1,200 black artists in the North by increasing access to local, national
and international networks and opportunities for BAME artists.</p>
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