Challenge London investments

We invested in 17 programmes between 2018 and 2022

Since 2018, we have awarded £1.1m investment in 17 initiatives across the city with over £1.4 million committed in match investment. This represents a total of over £2.5 million committed investment in cultural education for young Londoners.

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14 Challenge London investments supported programmes which focused on the development of Local Cultural Education Partnerships, exploring a local-area approach and the potential for ‘place-based’ working to ensure all children and young people living or going to school in a borough have a great cultural education.

Three Challenge London investments supported cross-sector partnerships between organisations with a shared ambition to deliver innovative opportunities that could bring about significant change for young people across London long-term and with the potential for scale.

Challenge London Investments

11 by 11 Culture Bank

Offering 11 free outstanding cultural experiences to all children and young people in Islington by Year 11

Barnet and Culture for Youth

Providing a rich cultural education for every child and young person in Barnet

Brent Local Cultural Education Partnership

A legacy of Brent’s year as London Borough of Culture in 2020

Camden Spark

Ensure young people can access the fantastic creative assets of Camden and London

Cities of Learning: London Boroughs Competition

Identifying three ‘boroughs of learning’ through the RSA’s flagship place-based programme

Creating Justice

Support children & young people with experience of the criminal justice system

Creative Bexley

Uniting a range of partners to develop a creative offer for children & young people in Bexley

Creative Wandsworth

Empowering young creatives, supporting schools, and piloting creative projects

Croydon Cultural Education Partnership

Enabling young people to contribute to the cultural life of Croydon

Hammersmith and Fulham Local Cultural Education Partnership

Ensure a creative cultural childhood for all young people in Hammersmith and Fulham

Haringey Creates

Working with partners across the borough to challenge long-entrenched disparities in educational achievement

Inspiring Futures

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Cultural Education Partnership

Lambeth Local Cultural Education Partnership

Ensuring all children and young people in Lambeth can benefit from a dynamic arts & cultural offer

Making Sense

A new Local Cultural Education Partnership for Southwark developed in response to Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter

Talking Planning

An ambitious three-year regeneration programme in Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham

Waltham Forest Local Cultural Education Partnership

Increasing opportunities for young people across Waltham Forest to access high-quality arts & culture

Youth Culture Revolution Ealing

Providing a high-quality universal cultural offer for all children and young people in Ealing