An enquiry into public attitudes to the arts, designed to inform future funding decisions, will take place this autumn. Peter Hewitt, Chief Executive of Arts Council England (ACE), formally announced the enquiry, a feature of ACEs business plan (AP 124, 19 June), at a lecture on public engagement with the arts. Acknowledging that ACE had never previously consulted with the public, he emphasised the enquiry would not be a crude vote on the kind of art that should or should not be funded but... more