Press Releases

Jun 11
Government should maintain funding for arts courses in higher education, says majority of British public

New YouGov/Public Campaign for the Arts poll finds 70% of British adults, and 61% of…

May 11
Over 150,000 people call on Education Secretary to stop planned cut to arts subjects in Higher Education

The Government says arts and creative courses are not “strategic priorities”,…

Mar 23
The Big Freelancer Report

Whereas freelancers make up 16% of the nation’s workforce, in the performing…

Mar 15
Victory in Nottingham! 🎉

We joined together, we made our case, and we won! Nottingham City Council has…

Jan 20
Touring artists

The UK Government has not struck a deal with the EU for performing artists…

Dec 31
Goodbye to 2020

At the end of this most difficult year, we wanted to say thank you. The events of…

Oct 31
A major setback

Boris Johnson has just confirmed a second national shutdown in England. This is…

Sep 03
Public Campaign for the Arts launches Arts Map, charting the status and value of arts organisations across the UK

The Public Campaign for the Arts has launched a major new online platform, creating an…

Jul 05
UK Government announces rescue package for the arts

Something extraordinary just happened. Against expectations, the government has…

Jun 12
Public Campaign for the Arts launches

Today, a nationwide, volunteer-led, public campaign begins to support Britain’s…