The historic Islington Mill, on James Street at the back of the Islington Estate, is to get a new section, called New Islington Mill, plus more support for artists and creatives in a £6.8million package of support.
Funding includes a grant of £3.341million from the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), £1.8million from Salford City Council, plus £800,000 from Arts Council England, £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £100,000 from Islington Mill Arts Club (IMAC) and donations from The Women's Organisation, Mill founder Bill Campbell, artists and audiences who contributed gigs, performances and art works, and the 100 Temporary Custodians who bought into a shared ownership artwork donated by Maurice Carlin.
The project, being titled The Other City, includes refurbishment of the original Mill plus 25,000 sq ft of workspace in the New Islington Mill, which is to be a section added to the current building... "Salford City Council will purchase New Islington Mill and, post completion of works, let the building to IMAC on a 25 year peppercorn lease" states the info from the Mill.
"From its outset as an artist-led endeavour, Islington Mill has been looking out beyond its walls towards the wider world" adds Maurice Carlin, one of the founding directors at Islington Mill "Over our twenty years, we have invited creative people to Salford from across Europe and the world to share their stories and knowledge, and to make new work in our city. This grant also historically represents the final part of European funding support to Britain from the EU.
"We are excited that The Other City will offer vital and timely support to Salford and Manchester based creative people wishing to develop their careers and businesses as a result of this European funding" he explains "We hope that this will provide many creative businesses with a lifeline in these tough times."
As well as the refurbishment and new building, the grants will be supporting established artists and providing help for artists who are starting out on their careers.
"It is intended that The Other City will be artist owned and run, with tenants managing their own creative environment to ultimately deliver a physical place, and a support programme, to equip all manner of artists and creatives' SMEs, to apply their skills and entrepreneurialism to contribute and enable the region's recovery and growth" states the info from the Mill.
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