Our arts and culture sector, already badly hit by the pandemic, it is under extreme and mounting pressure because of the impacts of Omicron.
The UK Government has responded, but needs to go further to fully support our artists and arts workers, and to protect venues and companies from collapsing.
The arts enrich our lives, our communities and the whole of the UK. We cannot afford to lose the benefits they bring.
The Chancellor has recognised the impact of Omicron by adding £30million to the Culture Recovery Fund in England, with separate funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is welcome, but further action is needed.
Events and contracts are being cancelled at short notice. Grassroots music venues are “on the brink of collapse”. Theatres are having to shut down productions at a time when they usually earn as much as 40% of their annual income.
In response, the Chancellor has increased the Culture Recovery Fund by just 1.5%. The fund remains inaccessible to individual artists and to most of the commercial arts sector, which is highly exposed.
UK culture is once again facing an existential threat from Covid-19. The Government must be bolder in its support, and fast, to protect a vital sector on which millions of us depend.
I want to be able to take my grandchildren to the theatre when this is over.
We will never build back better without having the arts and our flourishing creative industries.
In these hard times we need the arts more than ever.
We urge the Culture Secretary and the UK Government to:
We need the arts to help us navigate our way through the next stage of the pandemic. Together, we can ensure they are protected.
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Our arts and culture sector, already hit hard by the pandemic, is in crisis because of the impacts of Omicron. I've signed the Public Campaign for the Arts petition to urge the Culture Secretary to protect this vital sector. Will you join the campaign and add your name too? https://www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/nadine-dorries-act-now-to-protect-uk-culture-from-omicron/
I want to be able to take my grandchildren to the theatre when this is over.
The arts are the soul, the barometer, the conscience of our society. They need protecting and nurturing.
My son has worked so hard to create a successful touring theatre company. He employs actors at Equity-plus rates and shares ticket receipts with small venues. It is now all at risk so please help him and other arts ventures as they continue their struggle for survival.
I am a community mental health nurse and am very aware of how important the arts are to people recovering from severe and enduring mental health issues. Covid had a huge impact on everyone and I have seen the pressures up close with service users and the impact on all services. I ask you to look further at this.
The arts not only give thousands of people employment in the UK, and provide the country with a huge amount of revenue; they are also part of what gives us our humanity. They provide the most memorable experiences of our school lives and are a wonderfully enriching component of our adult lives. It’s part of what makes Britain such an amazing county. Don’t throw it all away and devastate the lives of those whose livelihoods depend on this.
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