1,084
of 2,000 signatures
To Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
It has always been challenging to get started and get known in the arts. People on low incomes, and those with mental health issues have extra hurdles to overcome, and with the cost of living crisis this is getting worse.
Open letter text
We call on the government to help in the following 3 ways, to help keep the UK at the forefront of arts internationally:
1) Provide new resources (grants, not loans) to increase access and reduce barriers to the disadvantaged entering the arts.
2) Organise a mentorship system for new contributors in the arts.
3) Provide clear signposting to resources (funding applications, advice, mentorship, mental health support.)
Signers list
Marian Galton
Janet Clegg
Marlene Mckenzie
Peter Lemer
Bruce Buchanan
Theresa Tomlinson
Lincoln Wilson
Zoe Panting
Bryn Jones
Alex Storm Hague
Paul William Ridley-Thomas
Daksha Piparia
Anthony Higgins
Hazelwright Wright
Elizabeth Shaw
Michael Buckley
Louise Kowalska
Ms E A Benjamin
Maureen Kelson
Lorraine Mistry
Susan Ross
Joanne Quinn
Emma Jones
Jill Adams
Sharon Dudley
Grace Kirkham
Roger John Alborough
Luis Silva
Soo Bishop
Zoe Louisa Matthews
Greg Caratti
Maxim Rowlands
Yasmine Wild
Debbie Lough
Jean Newman
Alex Green
Brian Maiden
Katie Bunting
Robert Downing
Miki Van Zwanenberg
Colin Boustead
Joanne Maxwell
Andrew Jamieson-Greaves
Jan Trewin
Sarah Pickering
Rosalind Nicholson-Lailey
Catherine Mcrorie
Amita Ajinkya
Catherine Fernando
Eve Whiteley
Protect the Arts industry and make it more accessible!
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Protect the Arts industry and make it more accessible!
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