Why Isn't The Lottery Fund Doing More To Help The Arts Through The Covid 19 Crisis?

[barney15c]

Loads of small theatres and other arts projects will go to the wall without funding, why isn't the lottery fund digging deep to help them out, as far as i can see they are doing *** all. The arts need this funding more than ever, why are they sitting on their hands?

[woofgang]

because it has put the money into more important things?

[Mamyalynne]

They closed the Fund to applications to concentrate elsewhere.

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19

[barney15c]

And what are they concentrating on instead? Some projects that would be unpopular to the majority of people.

[Mamyalynne]

//Funding awarded: 10,000 grants and counting
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In the link.

Whenever there is reallocation of funds in times of trouble there are losers and it is of course sad that many of the arts have had to suffer.

Let's hope it improves soon.

[barney15c]

Yet the news is full of projects on the verge of going to the wall...

[Theland]

They should prop up the food banks, and yes, the poor should not subsidise elitist pastimes.

[barney15c]

I don't think i ever mentioned elite arts, i was thinking more grass roots level.

[Gromit]

Barney,
Glad you agree elite arts funding.

// Next year, the four biggest organisations - the Royal Opera House, Southbank Centre, National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company - will receive £77m National Lottery funding between them. //

Cut all that and spend it locally, not in London.

[Theland]

If the elite who rule us believe in a market economy, then they should put on shows and charge the appropriate price for a seat.
Subsidise them, then to be fair, subsidise our local cinema, bingo Hall and pub.

[woofgang]

that's what Paul Daniels used to say.

[Mexican18]

Restaurants, nightclubs,pubs etc. don't get any help.If they are not popular they go out of business. If ballet and opera can't make any money, it's because there is no demand!
Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh seem to be doing alright!
Let them help.

[Gromit]

The lions share of Lottery Money for the Arts goes to prestigous concerns in London. Poor lottery punters in deprived areas of the UK are subsidising foreign tourists admission prices to elitist venues in London.
That is wrong and should stop. And the money more equitably distributed more locally to where it was raised.

[Peter Pedant]

surely the BLM movt would be a well deserved recipient of the largesse - billed under street performances

[Peter Pedant]

er that was one of my jokes by the way

[youngmafbog]

Agree with Gromit 20:02.

Would just add it should all be UK based.

[woofgang]

Nobody seems to be that keen to support "the arts"