Arts debate

Q: Who took part?

A: A wide range of people took part in the arts debate. It involved over 200 members of the public from a wide variety of backgrounds and locations and with a diverse range of experiences, over 80 artists and arts professionals representing a variety of genres and around 30 stakeholder organisations such as local authorities, charities and health and education institutions. There were over 1,200 contributions to the open consultation in the form of written submissions or posts on the arts debate website and around 150 representatives of the arts community attended a final open space event.