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A new consortium has been awarded £1.18m to support the future of visuals arts in the West of England.

The West of England Visual Arts Alliance's vision is to make the local arts community more progressive, sustainable and inclusive by 2024.

Co-led by Bristol's Spike Island and Visual Arts South West, the alliance expects to make 2,760 opportunities available for at least 500 artists and provide bursaries and research and development fellowships.

"We can’t wait to start delivering on the many exciting projects and opportunities that this funding enables, to benefit local artists, curators and young people," said Spike Island Director Robert Leckie.