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
Sharon Flockhart
Paul Flower
Ashley Phillips
Helen Liggat
Mark Rowan Hull
Colin Boustead
Marianne Lygo
Lydia Gibbons
Lyn Zanella
Steve Calderwood
Madeleine Turner
Chandi Hubert
Paddy Hepplewhite
Jim Brady
Liz Hall
Zoe Panting
Dawn Hope
Naomi Wyllie
Isabel Evans
Ralph Bogard
Andrew Mcdonald
Oscar Romp
Sandra Duncan
James Davey
Catherine Fernando
Peter Rylands
Fionnuala Dorrity
Erika Pattison
Rikki Chamberlain
Fleur Oakes
["BRENT"] RICHARDS
Patriciaborlenghi Borlenghi
John Ferguson
Jim Rylatt
Elfie Allegra Frazer
MR A J E CLOSE
Steve Adams
Pamela S Connor
Pauline Dillworth Aylen
Elka Lee-Green
Simon Treen
Roland Bearne
Clare Meynell
Thea Gordon-Rawlings
Gwen Grant
Steve Hay
Katie Lowe
Heather Miles
Lesley Ann Laidlaw
Tony Lindsay
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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