From thestage.co.uk

Local authority leaders have warned that financial support for the arts across the UK is threatened with cuts of as much as 20% from 2011 to 2014.

A new report, After the Downturn, which was written by the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, envisages reductions of between 7.5% and 15% in public spending in the 2011-14 spending round. It also suggests that ring-fencing areas such as health and education may result in cuts of 20% or more to some “unprotected services”, which include arts and culture expenditure.

The National Association of Local Government Arts Officers held a joint seminar with the National Cultural Forum this month to explore how councils may need to adapt to meet the demands for cultural services in the current economic landscape.

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