Despite 29 years of fulfilling demand for our services from an ever growing national network of 300+ partners across 9 sectors physically benefitting 6,000-10,000 people annually, we are still chronically underfunded relative to our national and international remits and multidisciplinary work. The quadruple impacts of over a decade of austerity, the Covid-19 pandemic, the high inflationary cost-of-living crisis in the UK and escalating global economic volatility have compounded these challenges. We appeal to those who appreciate the value of the work that we do to support us to remain resilient and sustainable within an arts funding system that has subjected us to deprivation and exclusion.
Khayaal is a 30-year case study for the issues addressed below:
”This is a hard time to be an artist in this country, whatever your background – but for many people in this room it is harder still. Racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism are part of daily life for too many people in our sector: sometimes in crude and obvious ways, sometimes in subtle and deniable ones, but constantly there.” – Dawn Airey, Chair of Arts Council England (ACE) 14 Oct 2026
“ACE acknowledges that some places and people have been disadvantaged by past public funding decisions, including cultural funding. It commits its delivery plans to correcting those imbalances, particularly for people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, D/deaf or disabled people, and Black and minority ethnic communities.” – ACE Let’s Create Strategy 2020-2030
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