Campaign for the Arts

We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵🏛️

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. @andyburnham, the arts and culture MUST be part of it.

We've launched an urgent petition to make sure the arts can play their part in revitalising the nation 🌱

Add your name ✏️ https://t.co/73e7UUeeT3

[Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming]

An open letter from @KadiatuKM about the closure of the Departmemt of Music at Nottingham University, whose professors taught two of the Kanneh-Mason children.

Please read and sign the @_CFTA petition https://t.co/fbkTxbmOvC

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

We're deeply concerned that the Shadow Culture Secretary appears to be arguing for an end to almost all public investment in arts & culture.

A cut of this magnitude would be unprecedented and catastrophic. We've requested a full explanation of the numbers and a serious rethink.

[Rebecca Paul MP @Rebecca_SPaul]

We will cut the arts & culture budget by £1bn in order to fund 50,000 prison places. Keeping rapists and other dangerous offenders locked up is a priority for the @Conservatives. We will always put community safety first.

@RichmoMusic If you need help understanding the numbers, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Always happy to talk you through.

https://t.co/PJcj4cf1W3

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

The Conservatives have pledged £1bn in cuts to DCMS to help pay for 50,000 new prison places. But when we checked the numbers, they didn't quite add up 🧮

Where would the money really come from? ⬇️ https://t.co/AeAgHWpKc6

[The Arts and Minds Campaign @ArtsMindsCmpgn]

50% of teachers say a crowded curriculum squeezes out the arts. The government must give young people the chance to study a broad range of creative subjects.

Sign the open letter if you agree ➡️ https://t.co/LvLOwVmeeq

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

CFTA responds to the House of Commons DCMS Select Committee’s inquiry into the future of the BBC ⬇️

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

🎂 This December marks 25 years of universal free admission.

Recently, the govt considered changing the policy to charge intl visitors in England. This would've impacted everyone’s visits to national museums & galleries and could've influenced choices in other UK nations too.

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

🚨 BREAKING: UK national museums & galleries "will remain free, to all of us, forever".

Speaking at Tate Liverpool yesterday, Culture Sec Lisa Nandy put the debate to bed, pledging to defend free access for everyone 🏛️ 🌍

[Meral Hussein-Ece @meralhece]

I was present & can confirm Baroness Mackenzies maiden speech was brilliant. @UKHouseofLords

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

@ruthmackenzie 🥀 47% drop in the arts' share of GCSE entries in English state schools since 2010
📉 Sharpest drop in arts A-levels in 5 years
⚖️ Students in deprived areas are 3x less likely to take GCSE Drama

We look forward to monitoring the Government's progress in reversing these trends.

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

🎥 In her maiden House of Lords speech, the new Arts Minister reiterated the Government's pledge to revitalise arts education.

We warmly welcome @ruthmackenzie's commitment to that pledge. Our research continues to highlight the scale of the crisis in arts education [...]

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

🎙️ In June, our Director gave evidence in Parliament on the future of the BBC.

📬 Last week, @LordsCommsCom wrote to Lisa Nandy, and we are delighted to see them call for a "bold, confident and unapologetic" approach.

CFTA's response ⬇️

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

@CarolineLarner Thank you Caroline! 🦊

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

Ministers have promised an update before the end of the year. Have your say before any decision is made.

📣 Take the CFTA survey in c. 10 mins

https://t.co/0CR2LDwqLH

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

Right now, anyone can walk through the doors of any UK national museum or gallery and experience their permanent collection for free – with no barrier, booking, ID or fee.

🎉 On 1 December, we celebrate 25 years of this landmark policy.

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

Recently, the government has been considering whether to change the policy in England by charging international visitors.

🔮 That would impact everyone’s visits to national museums, including UK residents – and could influence future choices in other UK nations too.

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

There is now less than one week left to respond to the Government's important consultation on National Lottery funding ⬇️

If you have already submitted your response – thank you. If you haven't had a chance yet, please do so before noon next Weds.

🔗 https://t.co/vLnlYNIHwr

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

The Government is reviewing National Lottery funding for the first time in almost 25 years – including the 1/5 share that goes to the arts. Shares have shrunk before, and could again.

📸 Lamar Francois 🖼️ @derbytheatre Block Party 📍 Stockbrook Park, Derby

[mary beard @wmarybeard]

And when he says that he loves the arts in his life, he means they are not essential. That is the thing to fight. Arts and literature are not things to love (Kafka anyone?) They are about thinking harder about things that matter.

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

@pntnrgn Love this 👏👏👏

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

That's why we're demanding the new PM make the arts:
🌱 Available from childhood
🔓 Accessible to all
🗺️ Thriving everywhere

✏️ Sign the petition: https://t.co/73e7UUeeT3

[Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA]

"The crisis in arts education is not just a story of falling enrolment, but widening inequality." 🗣️

CFTA Director in The Stage today on how the raw figures on exam entries hide an even more serious injustice. Whoever we are and wherever we live, we need the arts in our lives.

[The Stage @TheStage]

Students in England’s most deprived areas are about three times less likely to enter GCSE drama than those in the least deprived areas, new data analysis suggests.

Read more 👇 https://t.co/lfhJgIXXCT