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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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Lesley Grahame
Kim Hicks
Jakub Bohaty
Cary Outis
Jill Adams
Stella Hanzak Lewis
Nigel
Jonathan Polkest
Vivien Goodwin
Aisling Leyne
Yasmine Wild
Huw Rees
Elainesaul Saul
Daisy Porter
Ann Herkes
Sasha Roberts
Paul Flower
Christopher Hedges-Manuel
Susan Plessner
Sandra Critchley
Heather Caddick
Christopher Milden
Charlotte Southcott
Jack Bond
Emma Burleigh
James Gordon
Graham Hubbard
Irene Whitehead
Arun Kumar
Cyprian Decoteau
Lincoln Wilson
Wilf Whittingham
Domino Wilde
Len Alden
Clive Ford
Kim Bogstrup
Ruth Gapp
Kate Meyrick
Lisa Williams
Roy Mclellan
Jeff Parker
Anthea Marriott
Mick Mcnicholas
Mohamed Ould Makhloufi
Jen Sumner
Marita Ludlam
Caroline Sabin
Robert Molesworth

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