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Project: Sky Mirror - Business Planning and Funding

Client: Nottingham Playhouse

Value: £1.3m

 

Focus secured the funding of £1.3 million from the Arts Council of England and the European Regional Development Fund to establish the Sky Mirror in Nottingham Playhouse Square, the centre piece being a unique arts sculpture undertaken by Anish Kapoor, the artist of international renown. The project was a landmark in securing the recognition of arts projects as drivers for economic regeneration.