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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.

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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.)

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Ian Jones
Ian Leese
Jenifer Bunnett
Ana Maria Taquias-Vergara
Naomi Wyllie
Shona Graham
Amanda Verlaque
Grace Kirkham
Fiona Alexander
Simon Stephens
Patricia C Kelly
Eddie Connor
Jean Newman
Jackie Henderson
Hannah Eriksson
Kate Ellis
Pam Wortley
Richard Costello
Mark Arden
Julia Steen
Manjit Kaur
Edward Salt
Dulcie Scott
Jonathan Peter Monkhouse
Claire Alexander
Oran O’Neill
Amita Ajinkya
Richard Anderson
Julie Hanson
Foat David
Oscar Romp
Penny Dunscombe
Judy Greenwood
Sam Porter
Daksha Piparia
Christine Binnie
Judy Mead
Robert Mcnicholl
Daniel Berdichevsky
Dee Coombes
Jan Casey
A. M. Reeve
Gudrun Wiedemann
Kate Coulson
Kara Jackson
Andrew Mcdonald
Loren O’Dair

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