The Barrie Cooke Archive is a collection of hundreds of poems, letters and images. They reflect the creative friendships British-born expressionist artist and fisherman Barrie Cooke (1931-2014) developed beside Irish waters with many poets, writers and painters.
Our funding of £38,600 helped support the acquisition of this archive of great literary importance.
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers is an exhibition revealing the extraordinary creative relationship between the artist and his circle of friends, including Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.
The exhibition is open until December 2026.
Find out more about some of the projects we've supported since 1980.
Nation/region
East of England
Grant awarded
£38,600
Award date
Sector
Museums, Libraries and Archives