All Blog Posts Tagged 'Davey' (3)

Arts Council heavily criticised and arts community accused of ’scaremongering’ during heated inquiry into funding of arts and heritage by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.



Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England (ACE), has been told he should be 'embarrassed' by his answers after criticism of the organisation's handling of public money.



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From BBC News:



The leaders of Britain's most prominent cultural bodies are to appeal directly to the prime minister not to cause irreparable damage to the arts.

The coalition government has asked all major arts funding bodies to show how they would manage cuts of 25% or 30%.

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has said everybody has to take their share of cuts.

Arts Council England will join organisations like the National Theatre and Tate to make the appeal later.

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The letter sent to RFO's today at 17.30







Dear colleagues,



It’s clear that we’re living in difficult times and that there are real challenges ahead. Throughout this month the Arts Council is holding briefing sessions to discuss the developing context and timeline that will take us through the spending review to funding decisions for 2011 and beyond.



We want to be open with you as to what we know about the tough choices we need to face together. We also want… Continue