Last year, it emerged that the number of children studying for an art GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland had dropped by 47% since 2010.
Over the same period, enrolment for art A-levels declined by 29%.
Shrigley said he hoped The Mantis Muse would spark a national conversation about the importance of the arts in schools and urged the Government to safeguard arts education for future generations.
“There’s been a huge decline in students taking A-level art,” he said.
“The conversation is really about art being a vital part of education, you need to have creative subjects as part of a balanced education.
“Art and the arts are the only subjects that give kids agency within their education, (where) they set their own path and get to be really creative.”