Arts funding

DCMS Committee Chair says the postponement of a full reopening of the sector presents an opportunity to do it right.

Organisations are pleading with politicians to urgently release £33m funding that was allocated months ago.

Arts events could incentivise testing and restart the sector safely. But without a confirmed reopening date, there is little hope of recovery.

Efforts to redistribute arts funding away from London have fallen short, as Arts Council England “fails to treat places equally”.

By setting up a Cultural Investment Fund, Plymouth’s arts organisations are aiming to ‘innovate’ their way out of the crisis.

The National Lottery faces major challenges as more charities clamour for support.

The Welsh Government will require organisations to commit to fair pay rates, but has not responded to calls for a universal basic income for creatives.