Updates
Labour pledges to reverse declines in arts education
The Opposition referenced analysis by the Campaign for the Arts, showing a 47% drop in entries to GCSE arts subjects.
16/03/2024
News and views
Updates
What did the 2024 Spring Budget mean for the arts?
The Chancellor announced welcome new tax measures and investments from central government – but local arts funding remains in crisis, and implied cuts to public spending could be disastrous.
06/03/2024
Press Releases
Statement on Birmingham City Council funding cuts
We are dismayed that Birmingham, the UK’s second city, will lose almost all its council funding for the arts over the next 2 years. Defunding
22/02/2024
Press Releases
Statement on changes to Arts Council England’s policies for regularly-funded organisations
We share concern about changes to Arts Council England’s policies for regularly-funded organisations – new cautions about activity that is As the Arts Council acknowledges,
14/02/2024
Updates
Highlights from the House of Lords’ arts debate
Melvyn Bragg brought a debate to the House of Lords on ‘the contribution of the arts to the economy and society’. Here are some of the highlights.
09/02/2024
Updates
Melvyn Bragg leads Lords debate on the arts
The Government said they “agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments” put forward by Lord Bragg, acknowledging that the arts “remain an integral part of our national life” and are “an essential part of what makes life worth living”.
05/02/2024
Updates
Birmingham City Council seeks public views ahead of major cuts
Birmingham City Council is asking local residents “what matters most”, before proposals are drawn up to implement around £300 million of cuts over the next
16/01/2024
Updates
Nottingham City Council proposes 100% cut to culture funding
Nottingham City Council is proposing a 100% cut to its investment in cultural organisations, and a review of library services that “will see the community
13/01/2024
Press Releases
CFTA responds to draft Scottish Budget 2024-5
The Scottish Government has revealed its draft Budget for 2024-5 in a statement by the Deputy First Minister Shona Robison. It returns the £6.6m cut
19/12/2023
Press Releases
CFTA responds to draft Welsh Budget 2024-25
The Welsh Government has revised its spending plans for next year, reducing investment in culture by 11%. It means the Arts Council of Wales, the
19/12/2023
Explainers
Unclear government claims: arts in Scotland still at risk
The future of Scotland’s cultural sector is still profoundly uncertain, putting millions of people’s access to the arts at risk.
07/11/2023
Press Releases
Scottish First Minister commits to ‘more than double’ arts investment
Humza Yousaf’s pledge follows two major interventions by the Campaign for the Arts against cuts to Creative Scotland this year.
17/10/2023
Press Releases
Angus Robertson makes ‘gold-plated’ commitment to restore £6.6m of arts funding next year
The Campaign for the Arts has welcomed the Culture Secretary’s commitment, but warned that cuts this year will be ‘hugely detrimental’.
05/10/2023
Press Releases
CFTA responds to Humza Yousaf on arts cuts in Scotland
Mounting financial pressures are exactly why the arts need support, not broken promises.
03/10/2023
Press Releases
CFTA responds to Angus Robertson’s defence of arts cuts
“Everybody signing our new petition is clear: the Scottish Government should keep their promise and deliver the £6.6m they pledged to Creative Scotland this year.”
01/10/2023