Category: Updates

Updates

What did the 2024 Spring Budget mean for the arts?

The Chancellor announced welcome new tax measures and investments from central government – but local arts funding remains in crisis, and implied cuts to public spending could be disastrous.

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Melvyn Bragg leads Lords debate on the arts

The Government said they “agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments” put forward by Lord Bragg, acknowledging that the arts “remain an integral part of our national life” and are “an essential part of what makes life worth living”.

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The Big Freelancer Report

Whereas freelancers make up 16% of the nation’s workforce, in the performing arts this figure rises to 71%. The Public Campaign for the Arts is

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Victory in Nottingham! 🎉

In a fantastic result for our first local campaign, Nottingham City Council has scrapped their plans to cut local funding for arts organisations by 37%.

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Touring artists

The UK Government has not struck a deal with the EU for performing artists to continue to tour without visas, work permits and customs documents for each individual