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Write to Your MP: Protect the Future of the UK’s Visual Arts

Now is the time to act. Decisions being made in the run-up to the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review will shape the future of the visual arts for the next decade.

We urge all artists, curators, directors, and arts professionals to write to their MP today and demand acti​​​​​​​on to protect our sector.

As the Government develops a ten-year plan for national renewal and economic growth, the visual arts must be recognised as vital to this mission.

Grant-in-aid for cultural institutions needs protection, young people face shrinking access to art education, and artists and grassroots spaces are under growing financial pressure.

A new report, Framing the Future: The Political Case for Strengthening the Visual Arts Ecosystem, launched in the House of Commons and backed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts & Artists, outlines a clear path forward.

We’re calling on MPs to support its four urgent recommendations:

  • A UK Cultural Investment Partnership Fund
    To protect public infrastructure and support at-risk organisations.

  • A £5 Million Grassroots Visual Arts Fund
    To sustain local studios and artist-led initiatives.

  • £8.4 Million Annual Investment in National Saturday Clubs
    To expand access to creative education across the country.

  • Restoration of Specialist Subject Funding in Higher Education
    To protect the creative talent pipeline.

We are also calling on MPs to:

  • Oppose proposed disability benefit cuts, which threaten the livelihoods and creative voices of Disabled artists and communities.
  • Champion artists’ rights in the age of AI, ensuring copyright is upheld, creators are credited, and innovation is ethical.


​​​​​​​Take Action Now

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Your voice matters. Let’s ensure the visual arts are central to the UK’s future — inclusive, creative, and fair for all.

#FramingTheFuture #ProtectTheArts #DisabilityRights #EthicalAI #VisualArtsMatter

Let’s show policymakers that the visual arts are not a luxury but a vital part of our national identity, economy, and social fabric.

#FramingTheFuture #SupportVisualArts #WriteToYourMP