UK announces 1.5 million pound fund for cultural collaboration

To promote cultural exchange between the two countries, the UK on Tuesday announced a 1.5 million pound fund for artists and cultural organisations. Under the project ‘Re-Imagine India’ the fund will support artists and cultural organisations for projects which promote creative collaborations, showcase the best of UK and Indian arts across a range of art forms and activity, and connect English and Indian artists with diaspora communities in England. ‘It is specifically designed to increase cultural exchange between India and Britain. You have some fantastic museums throughout India. I have seen many of them as well.

There is already cooperation going on and I want to see more. We want to encourage that and thats why this fund has been set up to see what more they can do,’ UK culture secretary Sajid Javid told reporters here. The scheme has been launched by Arts Council England and British Council which has already committed another 5 million pound fund for the ‘Re-Imagine Arts’ programme (2013-17).