Liverpool Philharmonic Credit: Jade Jones
Creatives around Liverpool are welcoming last week’s announcement of a £25 million investment into the city’s creative industries.
Liverpool based photographer Ayuba Enesi thinks the funding directed towards young creatives will help them with their work.
He said: “Funding amongst other things is always a major factor that holds creatives back.
A photo taken by Liverpool photographer Ayub Aenesi (credit: Ayub Aenesi)
“Having to juggle working a full-time job that’s completely unrelated to photography alongside pursuing my career is quite challenging but I do it anyway.”
He added: “It could create more opportunities for me and improve the quality of work.”
Liverpool is the most filmed city outside of London in the UK and is full of budding young talent in the universities and performing arts colleges. The fund aims to improve work in industries such as film, music and gaming.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced investment at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Monday, September 29, in a Labour Party Conference fringe event.
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (credit: Jade Jones)
She said: “The Wilson government gave us arts everywhere. The Blair government gave us Sure Start. And today I am delighted to announce a bold, unapologetic investment in our young people.
“Every child can draw, every child can dance, every child can dream; that is the difference a Labour government makes.”
The fund will be allocated over three years staring in 2026 and will aim to help young creatives, professionals and businesses access mentoring, finance and networking needed to excel creatively.