MERSEYSIDE arts organisations have revealed a mixed picture after the announcement of Arts Council England funding decisions today.

Some bodies are celebrating increases in their grants from the council, while others have received the news  their regular funding has been cut completely.

ACE is losing £100m of its budget from 2012-15, and its decisions over how to allocate the remaining money will have a major impact on many arts bodies. You can follow the national picture on their website here.

Liverpool’s DaDa Fest is set to receive an 11% increase in its 162,500 grant from next year, while Collective Encounters, which works with communities in north Liverpool, will see its funding from the Arts Council soar by more than 60%.

Meanwhile the Everyman and Playhouse is set to maintain around the same level of funding it currently receives, while the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic announced today it’s grant was being cut by between 6.9% and 2.3% over the three years 2012-15, excluding inflation.

Chief executive Michael Eakin said: “No cut in revenue is good news for any organisation.

“However, we are grateful to ACE for their considerable support and recognition of Liverpool Philharmonic as an outstanding and important organisation locally and nationally.”

However, there was bad news for the city’s Spike Theatre, which is losing its entire funding from next year.

Spike’s Adrian Turrell-Watts said today the company would still take its celebrated show The Games to Edinburgh this summer, but would now need to consider the long-term implications of the council’s decision.