Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 celebrates halfway point of 12 month programme

Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 looks at some of the key achievements and moments from the past six months.

Funding News: Backstage Trust, David and Sandra Burbidge, The Eveson Charitable Trust and The Radcliffe Trust

On 28^th October 2021, The Coventry City of Culture Trust is delighted to announce that it has received a further £175,000 in grant funding from a range of funders to support events and programme throughout its tenure as UK City of Culture 2021.

Coventry Glides Returns

Coventry Glides – the stunning ice rink that transformed Coventry Cathedral Ruins into a ‘winter wonderland’ last festive season – is coming back by popular demand.

Summer of Surprises programme has positive impact on Coventry

Surprise events and pop-up performances have struck a summer chord with thousands throughout Coventry and the wider region after a survey revealed the positive impact of the latest round of City of Culture celebrations.

Spirit of 2012: What Coventry has taught us about funding a Caring City

Eibhlish Fleming, Grant and Learning Manager at Spirit of 2012 tells us about her recent trip to Coventry and reflects on our Caring City events.

A Special visitor to the Turner Prize 2021 exhibition in Coventry

The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum has been showcasing the work of the five nominees for this year’s award since the end of September and the winner will be announced on December 1, 2021 at a ceremony at Coventry Cathedral.  

And, during a visit to the region, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, decided to engage with the work of the five collectives – Array Collective, Black Obsidian Sound System, Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical and Project Art Works.

Utopia: Working towards a better future

On World Mental Health Day and World Homeless Day, our Creative Director, Chenine Bhathena, reflects on October's theme of "Utopia", and how we're working towards a better future.

How will arts, culture and creativity shape a better future for Coventry?

A blog about Art for the People, a Talking Birds project.

We’re hugely excited to be developing Art for the People with the support of Coventry 2021. This is a project that has been a very long time in the gestation - and for a while we didn’t know whether we would be able to convince people to invest and make it happen - because it doesn’t really take the shape of a traditional art project.