Two campaigns kicked off this week which merit a mention.
I Value The Arts has been put together by the National Campaign for the Arts, supported by a slew of promotional partners.
Save the Arts is is organised by the London branch of the Turning Point Network, a national consortium of over 2,000 arts organisations and artists. There’s a list here. They’re after 100,000 signatures for their petition and have a David Shrigley cartoon too:
What to do
Supporting them both will take about 5 minutes. Tops. So, if you’re keen to support the arts and campaign against severe cuts then sign the petition, pledge your support and stick a logo wherever pleases you and ask others to do the same.
Then get on with telling some more people about why supporting art and culture is a good idea.
What not to do
Predictably, members of the arts commentariat have wasted no time in wasting time, busying themselves with arguments, posturing and point-scoring. I’m not linking to them because they don’t deserve the attention. Idiots.