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Arts Council to make £19m of cuts in 2010 -11
Arts Council England has responded to the news of a £19 million reduction in its funding from the DCMS.
A statement on 24th May from Dame Liz Forgan, Chair of Arts Council England said:
"We all knew this year would be tough. We do not understand why we have received a higher percentage cut than other DCMS funded bodies
“We will do our utmost to minimise the impact on the frontline but we cannot guarantee that there will be no effect '
Read more at http://press.artscouncil.org.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=1023&NewsAreaID=2
Phil Gibby, Regional Director for Arts Council England, South West issued a further statement on 27th May saying:
‘We are now in discussion with the DCMS about the possibility of using [our reserves] in order to mitigate the reductions to our budget which - in common with museums and other DCMS bodies - the Department has prevented us from accessing to date
‘We cannot be certain at this stage that the 2010/11 budgets to the organisations we fund can be totally protected .
‘It would be impossible to meet a cut of this size from running costs alone
‘Our priority now is to .. make and communicate our decisions as quickly as possible.’
Read full statement at http://listmail.artsfb.org.uk/read/archive?id=43870&e=geni%5fhall%2dkenny%40bathnes%2egov%2euk&x=00a0d166