Campaign for the Arts

"Talent is spread equally across all children. Opportunity certainly is not." - Polly Billington MP. With arts education in urgent need of reform, we're encouraged by the debate on the importance of creative arts education that took place in Westminster this week. Watch in full: https://lnkd.in/eHwJHnBe

We welcome today's research, commissioned by Department for Culture, Media and Sport and carried out by UCL and World Health Organization which PROVES that engaging with arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, with substantial societal and economic benefits. https://lnkd.in/dyTJw2ZG

New analysis shows English councils have cut culture spending by more than 50% since 2009-10, further jeopardising local access to the arts. The Campaign for the Arts has launched an open call for information from the public, as councils consider next year's budgets. Find out more and respond to the call for information here: https://lnkd.in/eB7tDgHk

NEW: The Welsh Government has slightly increased its arts and culture investment in next year's draft #WelshBudget, but last year's cuts have not been fully reversed. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://lnkd.in/enArqFiS

We're looking for a Communications Lead to inform, engage and mobilise our supporters and the public at a crucial moment for the future of the arts in the UK. Could it be you? Find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eN8GNQFc

NEWS: Scotland's Finance Minister, Shona Robison, announced a significant increase in culture funding for 2025-6, and pledged to deliver "a further £20 million increase" for culture the following year. After months of campaigning and a petition backed by 18K supporters, this is welcome news for arts access in Scotland! Watch the Finance Secretary's announcement in full ⬇️ And read our analysis here: https://lnkd.in/eevqkTdz

We're #hiring a new Communications Lead! Inform, engage and mobilise our supporters and the public at a crucial moment for the future of the arts in the UK. Deadline for applications: Monday 6 January 2025, 10am. https://lnkd.in/eN8GNQFc

NEW: The Scottish Government has significantly increased its investment in culture, improving prospects for artists and organisations at a critical moment. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎉 It follows months of campaigning and a petition backed by 18,000 Campaign for the Arts supporters. https://lnkd.in/eevqkTdz

"It's very difficult now to know where a band like The Verve would cut their teeth in the industry, because so many of the live music venues that they played in as an up-and-coming band have disappeared." We're encouraged to hear the Culture Secretary acknowledging the tremendous impact of the crisis that has been affecting live - and particularly grassroots - music venues for several years. We hope that the measures the UK Government are implementing to support grassroots music venues are sufficient to support the sector and reverse the years of damage. Music Venue Trust

🚨 Time is running out to add your name to the petition calling for the Scottish Government to deliver on its arts funding pledges. Sign it now, and share this post so others can sign too. ✍️ Almost 20,000 members of the public are demanding immediate action from the Scottish Government. Are you one of them? ⏰ There are just hours left to sign before we hand in the petition to Finance Secretary Shona Robison, ahead of tomorrow's Draft Budget. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Please sign and repost now! https://lnkd.in/ezpCbWzy