Save Herts Art

Help save Hertfordshire's important Art for Schools Collection. Please sign:

[St Albans Museums @stalbansmuseums]

Gallery III of the Hertfordshire Open 2020 Exhibition is now open, celebrating the work of 50 artists connected with Hertfordshire. Our final Gallery opens on Tuesday 14 April.
Visit Gallery III here https://t.co/tWuQvq3vxZ
#HertsOpen2020 @UniHertsArts #HYOC2020

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

REMINDER: Our emergency funding for individuals and our emergency funding for organisations that AREN'T part of our National Portfolio launches today at 12:00.

More info and FAQs for both funds can be found here: https://t.co/mDEue17Iyn

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

Post your #StayAtHomeSaveLives art on #ArtUKHomeschool . A brilliant initiative from @artukdotorg creating an on line ‘kind of mass observation’ space to see all our art work during this difficult time.

[Andria Zafirakou @Andriazaf]

Dear @educationgovuk,
Could you please add ARTS SUBJECTS to the "Teacher's advice and guidance" email was sent to all schools? OR please feel free to use @ArtistsIR website. We are promoting high quality educational creative projects for all #artinquarantine @theartcriminal

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

@theartcriminal @savehertsart @NickClancarty @NSEAD1 We need a law to stop these sales.

[Susan M Coles @theartcriminal]

See this letter today in the Times. Shows just how important a local gallery is. Lives are enhanced and even changed by seeing art first hand. @savehertsart @BobandRoberta @NickClancarty @NSEAD1

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

@savehertsart @hertscc @MuseumsAssoc @NSEAD1 @ace_national @artukdotorg @forarthistory @acbrown511 @NickClancarty @theartcriminal @DavidCollinsST @JANUSZCZAK It’s a disgrace. Those art works were ours now they are theirs. The councilors involved must hang their heads in shame. They are cowards. In every case they have raised small sums in relation to budgets destroying historic collections and traitors because they know it.

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

@BobandRoberta @hertscc @MuseumsAssoc @NSEAD1 @ace_national @artukdotorg @forarthistory @acbrown511 @NickClancarty @theartcriminal @DavidCollinsST @JANUSZCZAK Thank you Bob - completely agree. The Hertfordshire collection was unprotected in law, enabling @hertscc to proceed with the sale regardless of considerable opposition. Official guidelines are being flouted and the penalties are mild.

[Bob&Roberta Smith @BobandRoberta]

I wrote about how Brexit would cause Local Collections to be sold and now Covid 19 promises an excuse for further destruction . Brexit will spell the end of British art as we know it | Culture | The Guardian https://t.co/G66EEQBOEp

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

@BobandRoberta @hertscc @MuseumsAssoc @NSEAD1 @ace_national @artukdotorg @forarthistory @acbrown511 @NickClancarty @theartcriminal @DavidCollinsST @JANUSZCZAK Thank you Bob - completely agree. The Hertfordshire collection was unprotected in law, enabling @hertscc to proceed with the sale regardless of considerable opposition. Official guidelines are being flouted and the penalties are mild.

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

So it seems that last year's sale of 450 artworks (Hepworth, Eardley, Vaughan, etc) by @hertscc accounts for a massive ONE FIFTH of the 2,280 artworks sold by UK councils in the 11 years since the financial crash.
@MuseumsAssoc @NSEAD1

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

This cash-raid by Councils is likely to worsen after the pandemic - unless councils receive better funding for services & art collections receive better protection in law. @DavidCollinsST @JANUSZCZAK @MuseumsAssoc @ace_national @artukdotorg @NSEAD1 @NickClancarty @BobandRoberta

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

So it seems that last year's sale of 450 artworks (Hepworth, Eardley, Vaughan, etc) by @hertscc accounts for a massive ONE FIFTH of the 2,280 artworks sold by UK councils in the 11 years since the financial crash.
@MuseumsAssoc @NSEAD1

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

Thank you @janusczak for characteristic plain-speaking … ‘deaccessioning … no one wants to call it what is – flogging off the family silver.’

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

Thank you @DavidCollinsST and @JANUSZCZAK for highlighting this issue.

[Pippa Couch @CouchPippa]

Compassion and culture are what make and shape humanity.

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

We’re looking to commission new #creativemedia work. Managed by @thespacearts, proudly supported by us and @bbcarts. Got a brilliant idea to make something special in these trying times? Deadline is 5pm weds. Go!

(Not for you but know someone who this could be for? Tweet ‘em!)

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Our brilliant Tech Champions @ace_dcn have pulled together some of the digital resources and support on offer from across the cultural and creative sector to help you during the #Covid19 crisis > https://t.co/yCC4EsbFD1

[Save Herts Art @savehertsart]

Great news - Prospect Cottage saved!

[Art Fund @artfund]

Together we #SavedProspectCottage.

Thanks to 8,119 donors we raised £3,624,087.
Which means with @CreativeFstone & @Tate we will be able to protect the cottage, garden and Derek Jarman’s legacy for future generations.

Thank you to everyone who donated to #SaveProspectCottage

[Art UK @artukdotorg]

Feeling inspired by our trustee Bob & Roberta Smith to make art while staying at home. 

Share your work with #ArtUKHomeSchool!

[Darren Henley CBE @HENLEYDARREN]

Tonight we’ve published guidance for our @ace_national #COVID19 Emergency Response Package for individuals and for organisations outside of our National Portfolio. This thread explains more. I’ve also written a new blog explaining what we’re doing and why and how we’re doing it: