Meet Arts Council Representatives for advice on funding your creative practice – Make your creative projects a reality with equity.

We are proud to announce we will be supporting Arts Council England and Black Global Majority Artists advice surgeries to discuss funding for creative practice and arts cultural projects.

ACE Relationship Managers will be in Liverpool providing crucial need to know information for you as an artist or new creative organisation to strengthen your applications to ACE and get vital injection of funding towards your dreams, creativity and arts practice or company.

3 Relationship Managers are:

Desi Cherrington- Dance Relationship Manager
Chardine Taylor-Stone- Diversity Relationship Manager
Nikk Harrison-Davis – Combined Arts Relationship Manager

When:
Date: Tuesday 17th Feb 2026

Where:
BlackFest offices Toxteth TV 37 -45 Windsor Street delivering 30-min 1:1 advice surgeries.

Sessions available are for only Black / Global Majority artists in the Liverpool City Region and will be first come, first basis!

Slots Available:
10-30-11am
11-11.30am
11.30-12pm
12-12.30pm
1.30-2pm
2-2.30pm
2,30-3pm
3-3.30pm

PLEASE NOTE: LIMITED SLOTS: ONCE YOUVE TAKEN A SLOT We can not make much changes. If you cannot make your slot after booking please urgently contact our team on blackfestcreatives@gmail.com as we can inform another creative that may need support. Thank you for your understanding.

ACE prioritises advice for Black, Asian, minority ethnic*, disabled* artists, first-time applicants and those based in Priority Places**.