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Ed Sheeran has donated an eye-watering £1 million to his former school in Suffolk so fans can pursue their passion for art.
The singer, 32, has openly shared his love for painting on social media, and has now funded a new grant at Thomas Mills High School.
The grant was revealed in a report published by The Framlingham Foundation Trust, which Ed funds, and aims to provide students with new learning resources as well as 'a new Expressive Arts course in Year 8 introduced this year.'
Ed previously donated a similar figure to the school in 2022 to help students improve their music skills.
Nikki Scholl, head of art at the school, Livejasmin told The Daily Star: 'At a time when music and the arts are recognised as being so vital in pupils' wellbeing… this school is very well placed to support pupils' artistic development and wellbeing. Thank you.'
Ed Sheeran, 32, has donated an eye-watering £1 million to his former school in Suffolk so fans can pursue their passion for art
Ed has also previously offered financial support for music, computer studies and photography at his old school.
He also previously donated to a primate school to fund music equipment including new violins and violas for pupils.
The charity provides full bursaries to families who cannot afford school fee, with its latest reports showing it spent £91,000 on donations in 2022, and had a further £338,000 in funds.
Ed has previously showcased his art talents on social media, revealing in 2019 he spent an entire month painting during a break from music.
Sharing snaps of his eye-catching work on Instagram, he wrote: 'Spent an entire month since tour ended painting, which I've never done before.
'Had so much fun doing it. If I'm honest I felt a bit useless once tour had ended, coz singing, writing and gigging is all I've ever known, so it's nice to find a new way to be creative.
'I'd recommend anyone getting a few paints and having a splash around, it's so fun. Righto - back to hibernation x @marksurridge.'
Ed's work bore a striking likeness to Jackson Pollock's, who was widely noticed for his technique of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface.
The singer has openly shared his love for painting on social media, and has now funded a new grant at Thomas Mills High School (pictured performing in London in December)
Ed has previously showcased his art talents on social media, revealing in 2019 he spent an entire month painting during a break from music
The Shape Of You hitmaker has been spending his spare time exploring Japan's delicacies during the start of his two-year long Mathematics tour.
The hitmaker performed two nights in Osaka and will be heading to the Tokyo Dome at the end of the week for his next show.
Ed will remain in Asia through March, performing in Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Mumbai.
The singer plans to fly home between each of his shows in Asia to be with his wife Cherry Seaborn and their two daughters - Lyra, three, and Jupiter, 21 months.
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