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Funding the arts for success - Key messages

  • The arts are thriving thanks to increased Government investment over the last 10 years
  • Our arts organisations are among the best in the world and we want them to stay that way
  • The 2012 Olympics will be a cultural, as well as a sporting, festival and the arts sector will be decisive in delivering that cultural dimension
  • Risking the financial stability of arts organisations threatens further growth
  • A "flat real" (or inflation) increase will only cost an additional £12 million per year over the three-year period 2008–2011
  • The arts are for everyone - access to the arts and participation should be available to all

You can find out more about the thinking behind these key messages, and download a copy for yourself here

Downloads

These word documents can be downloaded here:

For more information about the Government’s Spending Review and making the case for funding the arts for success, please contact our Communications team in your region:

National Office
Kelly Wiffen
Head of Public Affairs
Phone: 020 7973 5297
E:kelly.wiffen@artscouncil.org.uk

National Office
Louise Wylie
Director, Media Relations
Phone: 020 7973 5528
E:louise.wylie@artscouncil.org.uk

East
Aileen Muir
Head of Communications
Phone: 01223 454447
E:aileen.muir@artscouncil.org.uk

East Midlands
Fiona Mitchell-Innes
Head of Communications
Phone: 0115 989 7557
E:fiona.mitchell-innes@artscouncil.org.uk

London
Catriona Macrae-Gibson
Head of Communications
Phone: 020 7608 6147
E:catriona.macrae-gibson@artscouncil.org.uk

North East
Susan McKeon
Head of Communications
Phone: 0191 255 8568
Mobile: 07939 636429
E:susan.mckeon@artscouncil.org.uk

North West
Anthony Preston
Head of Communications
Phone: 0161 827 9254
E:anthony.preston@artscouncil.org.uk

South East
Liz Barling
Communications team
Phone: 01273 763043
E:liz.barling@artscouncil.org.uk

South West
Gillian Taylor
Communications team
Phone: 01392 229207
Mobile: 07989 430881
E:gillian.taylor@artscouncil.org.uk

West Midlands
Jo Forrest
Head of Communications
Phone: 0121 631 5757
Mobile: 07989 430881
E:jo.forrest@artscouncil.org.uk

Yorkshire
Tamsin Curror
Communications team
Phone: 01924 486238
Mobile: 07786 256431
E:tamsin.curror@artscouncil.org.uk