ACE Funding Announcements

ACE announce future funding 

AIM has been notified that its application to Arts Council England (ACE) for Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) funding has been successful, following today’s announcements by ACE.

AIM first became an ACE Sector Support Organisation in 2018, receiving funding that currently supports a significant element of its work.

Responding to the news, AIM Director Lisa Ollerhead said

“We are delighted that AIM has received this very welcome news of sustained support.

Today’s funding announcements come during a period of relentless pressure, not only on museums and heritage organisations, but on our visitors, and on the public purse.

Deciding on which organisations receive investment is an unenviable, almost impossible, task and the team at ACE should be commended for the help they offer both during this process and after today’s announcements, and for the wider work they deliver in supporting the country’s cultural life.

Those who applied should also be recognised; the time, effort and passion for their work they demonstrate in doing so is a mark of what makes this sector great.

We look forward to continuing our work with ACE and our members in supporting the independent museum sector.”

AIM Chair, Andrew Lovett OBE added

“In these times it is easy to forget that funding such as this is both an investment and a strategic expression of confidence in our sector. Confidence in our member museums and in their ability to support the ongoing recovery of the towns, villages and cities they are based in and confidence that they will use the support to ensure a valued return for the taxpayer.

On behalf of our members, I’d like to express my thanks to ACE for their continuing support of AIM.”

Read the ACE announcement here>>