Campaign for the Arts

@Bluenileman53 Welcome Gino! 💜

We're joining together to support the arts in our lives, our communities and across the UK. Will you join @_CFTA? campaignforthearts.org

We’re working to make sure this is the case, from the publication of our report through to the government's final decisions that will shape its future for the next decade. campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…

🗣️ This week, our Director gave evidence in Parliament on the future of the BBC. 🫟 As the UK’s largest cultural organisation, the BBC’s unique role in UK arts and culture MUST be central to the Charter Renewal debate.

So we're creating an Affiliate Photographer Network: a small group of freelancers who share selected images from work they're already doing. Full details and short application form at campaignforthearts.org/about/jobs/bec… Deadline 1 July. Early-career photographers welcome. Please share 💜

We're the UK-wide alliance for all the arts. To make the case for them properly, we need to show what they actually look like. Nobody sees more of them than the photographers moving between its projects, places and people.

We're looking for the people who document the arts in the UK 📸 Could this be you, or someone you know?

The news we want to see trending! 🎨 🧪 🐢

@bardofely @exitthelemming Living proof!

@exitthelemming @_CFTA I am 73 and people tell me I look young for my #age. I am a #singer and songwriter, a poet and author and I am taking part in creative activity daily. So this report doesn't surprise me I am happy to say.

“In the latest study, the middle-aged and older adults aged 40 or above received the biggest boost to the pace at which they aged as a result of taking part in the arts.” Follow @_CFTA, support better arts funding and soon we’ll all be toddlers again theguardian.com/science/2026/m…

@exitthelemming ...and soon we’ll all be toddlers again 🤞

@seutendeern Well said 💜

Can confirm. Singing regularly (choir), going to the theatre regularly, visiting museums, reading (!!) - it's fresh input, it's interaction, it gives you something to think about, it connects you with other people, gets you out of the house.

The arts are demonstrably, measurably, biologically good for us. A necessity, not a luxury. theguardian.com/science/2026/m…

@suecramptonhill Welcome Sue 💜

We're joining together to support the arts in our lives, our communities and across the UK. Will you join @_CFTA? campaignforthearts.org

🎨 What's next for arts in schools? 🎵 In November, the government pledged to "revitalise arts education". Now we must keep up the pressure. Join us at this event with @ArtsMindsCmpgn to figure out how to make this happen practically for schools ⬇️ 🎟️ tinyurl.com/ArtsMindsEvent

Business rates are complex, but highly consequential for arts venues, and changes at the Autumn Budget could prove catastrophic 💣 What they are, what's changing, how this will impact arts and cultural organisations, and what we should do about it ⬇️ campaignforthearts.org/news/business-…

Business rates for arts venues: a hellishly tangled and easy-to-avoid subject, but so important for the survival of live entertainment. This is a masterclass from @_CFTA in how to make a complex subject simpler campaignforthearts.org/news/business-…

This is just the beginning. We'll keep using our new report, A STAGE FOR THE NATION, to make the case all year for a BBC that puts arts and culture at its heart. campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…

Our BBC consultation tool was used 8,478 times ⚙️ Every one of those responses will now be read and analysed by the government as it shapes the BBC's future funding and public purposes. Thank you for showing up for the BBC's unique role in UK arts and culture 💜

🌙 The BBC consultation closes at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. Every response counts. Use our new report and consultation tool to have your say ⬇️ campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…

Ambition for the UK's largest cultural organisation shouldn't mean reshaping what it makes and who for. It should mean something bolder: universal access, creative independence, and cultural riches for all. ⌛️ Have your say before TOMORROW NIGHT campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…

⏳ The consultation closes on Tuesday. 🔧 We’ve built a tool to help you respond quickly and effectively. 🗣️ Make your voice heard: campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…

Our report argues that the BBC... 🎸 Nurtures creativity and launches new talent 🌱 Bolsters the UK's creative ecosystem 🎬 Creates and invests in new and distinctive work 🌈 Reflects and represents the UK's cultural diversity 💜 Fosters a shared culture and sense of belonging

🚀 NEW REPORT 🚀 🔮 Decisions the Government is about to take will define the next decade of the UK's largest cultural organisation. If the arts are to remain central to the BBC’s future, we need to make the case – together, and now. campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-stag…