Press contacts
Find out who to contact with national press and media enquiries.
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National
Our press and media team can’t answer questions about funding applications or any other non-media related queries. The press office can also not answer Freedom of Information requests. Please follow the instructions here to submit a request to the Information Team.
If your query is non-media related, contact our customer services team.
Duty Press (out of hours contact)
Out of hours; Mon to Fri 5pm – 9am and weekends inc. bank hol. Please contact our Duty Press Officer during this time if your query is urgent.
Email: duty.press@artscouncil.org.uk
Phone: 02072689696
National press contacts
Francesca Meale – Head of Media and Stakeholder Relations
Email: Francesca.Meale@artscouncil.org.uk
Nathan Dean – National Communications Officer
Email: Nathan.Dean@artscouncil.org.uk
Sarah Deen – National Communications Officer
Local area
or local area press and media enquiries contact:
North
Julie Leather - Head of Advocacy and Communications: Julie.Leather@artscouncil.org.uk
Fiona Davidson - Senior Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Fiona.Davidson@artscouncil.org.uk
Lucy Palmer-Rimmer - Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Lucy.Palmer-Rimmer@artscouncil.org.uk
Midlands
Sharon Joinson – Head of Advocacy & Communications, Midlands: Sharon.joinson@artscouncil.org.uk
Freyja Barnard - Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Freyja.Barnard@artscouncil.org.uk
Sarah Saville - Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Sarah.Saville@artscouncil.org.uk
London and South East
Natalie Jones – Head of Advocacy and Communications: Natalie.jones@artscouncil.org.uk
Nelson Autefault, Officer, Advocacy and Communications: nelson.autefault@artscouncil.org.uk
Joe Large - Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Joe.Large@artscouncil.org.uk
South West
Emily Collins – Head of Advocacy and Communications: Emily.Collins@artscouncil.org.uk
Helena Zeidler - Officer, Advocacy and Communications: Helena.Zeidler@artscouncil.org.uk
Customer services
If you have a general query about the Arts Council, contact our customer services team.