Experts warn against increased cuts to arts education
The Guardian speaks to a collection of academics and industry experts about the challenges facing creative education, and what the Conservatives can do to better support it.
We’re profiling subject areas to see how they could be affected by a change of government and policy priorities. This week our focus is on the creative arts.
The creative industries generate £76.9bn annually – that equates to £8.8m per hour and accounts for over 5% of UK jobs. As the newly-elected Conservative government make themselves at home at Number 10, we talk to experts in the creative arts about what they want – and need – from Mr Cameron.
The key issues:
The current university funding model does not support high-cost arts courses;
There is concern that higher education cuts are disproportionately affecting the arts;
We’re profiling subject areas to see how they could be affected by a change of government and policy priorities. This week our focus is on the creative arts.
The creative industries generate £76.9bn annually – that equates to £8.8m per hour and accounts for over 5% of UK jobs. As the newly-elected Conservative government make themselves at home at Number 10, we talk to experts in the creative arts about what they want – and need – from Mr Cameron.
The key issues: