Coronavirus: Report suggests arts industry faces 'ruinous losses'

BBC News

08 Jun 2020

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A cut in public funding has left the arts sector more exposed to the threat of Covid-19, new figures suggest.

The latest Arts Index, published annually, showed public investment in arts per head of the population fell by 35% in the last decade.

However, earned income by arts organisations from things like box office ticket sales increased by 47%.

The government said it was working with the arts sector directly on how to reopen safely and plan for the future.

The Arts Index is published by The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA), and acts as a snapshot report of the health of England’s arts and culture.However, earned income by arts organisations from things like box office ticket sales increased by 47%.

The government said it was working with the arts sector directly on how to reopen safely and plan for the future.

The Arts Index is published by The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA), and acts as a snapshot report of the health of England’s arts and culture.