Statement on Birmingham City Council funding cuts
We are dismayed that Birmingham, the UK’s second city, will lose almost all its council funding for the arts over the next 2 years. Defunding
We are dismayed that Birmingham, the UK’s second city, will lose almost all its council funding for the arts over the next 2 years. Defunding
We share concern about changes to Arts Council England’s policies for regularly-funded organisations – new cautions about activity that is As the Arts Council acknowledges,
The Scottish Government has revealed its draft Budget for 2024-5 in a statement by the Deputy First Minister Shona Robison. It returns the £6.6m cut
The Welsh Government has revised its spending plans for next year, reducing investment in culture by 11%. It means the Arts Council of Wales, the
Humza Yousaf’s pledge follows two major interventions by the Campaign for the Arts against cuts to Creative Scotland this year.
The Campaign for the Arts has welcomed the Culture Secretary’s commitment, but warned that cuts this year will be ‘hugely detrimental’.
Mounting financial pressures are exactly why the arts need support, not broken promises.
“Everybody signing our new petition is clear: the Scottish Government should keep their promise and deliver the £6.6m they pledged to Creative Scotland this year.”
The Scottish Government has abandoned plans for a £7million cut to arts funding in Scotland. It follows an emergency campaign launched by the Campaign for
The Campaign For the Arts has launched a new campaign calling on the Scottish Government to abandon major cuts to Creative Scotland, and to work
Our new analysis of official statistics highlights that the post-pandemic recovery of England’s cultural sector is far from secure. For some art forms, it may be stalling.
The National Campaign for the Arts and the Public Campaign for the Arts have today joined forces to create one organisation, the Campaign for the
RBWM Council has abandoned plans to abolish all arts funding, after a grassroots campaign involving thousands of our supporters.
Local MP and former Prime Minister backs our calls for Conservative councillors to reconsider their position.
Our new poll with YouGov finds that 70% of British adults think it is important that students have the choice to study creative and performing arts subjects in higher education.