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
Julie Moore
Stuart Packer
Lucie Anne Neale
Colin Ross Waterson
Garry Dobson
Amanda Giles
Abigail Tomlinson
Stephen Walters
Rachel Saunders
Wendy Rae Fowler
Sarah Wilson
Sue Whitfield
David Williams
Lorna Lancaster
Des Murphy
Nigel Snaith
Tom Tunstall
Fanoulla Georgiou
Wilma Mchardy
Joanna Connor
Lyn Zanella
Sofia Milone
Alison Magnall
Christoph Bolten
Anne Stubbs
Jane Ferguson
Grace Kirkham
Sylvain Blanchot
Scarlett Kefford
Jo Wilkinson
Steven Whalley
Wilf Whittingham
Robert Lowdon
Anna Cichoń
Hilary Audus
Alys Scott-Hawkins
Jodie Newland-Doyle
Carole Foley
Adrian Lumby
Oran O’Neill
George Neil Parker
Maureen Mckeown
Joe Solomons
Nigelsture Sture
Helen Czudej
Julie Livsey
Jan Trewin
Nabeel
Alison Gardiner
John Martin
Protect the Arts industry and make it more accessible!
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Protect the Arts industry and make it more accessible!
Protect the Arts industry and make it more accessible!
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