Lottery Pumps £16m Into 2012 Culture
The Olympic Lottery Distributor has unveiled a major investment of nearly £16m towards the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad which will fund six of London 2012’s Major Cultural Projects.
The projects include an International Shakespeare Festival, a UK-wide film project for young people, and plans for World River, a spectacular Music Festival in London just before the 2012 Games.
The London 2012 organising committee LOCOG has also announced that Tony Hall, the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, has been appointed to its Board of Directors and that he will Chair a new Cultural Olympiad Board as part of a new structure to oversee the programme going forward. He will also report to the Olympic Board and provide them with quarterly updates on progress.
The current Chair of Culture, Ceremonies and Education at LOCOG, Jude Kelly will be a founder member of the new board and will help drive Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s vision of a united sport and cultural festival internationally, with a particular focus on developing the Cultural Olympiad legacy with the next Host City.
The new Cultural Olympiad Board is a joint initiative of LOCOG, the Government and the Mayor of London.
