Arts Council of Great Britain

Howard Webber

Tim Challans

A blueprint for the future of arts support, this strategy document was commissioned in 1990 by the then Minister for the Arts and is the result of the largest consultation and planning exercise ever undertaken on the arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council, the British Film Institute, the Crafts Council and the Regional Arts Boards - all partners in the arts funding system - sought the views of the arts community through discussion documents and seminars. A survey of public attitude to the arts was commissioned and the monitoring group set up with the local authority associations. A Creative Future focuses on seven priorities for the funding system including the importance of the artist; issues of participation and diverstiy; and the continued vitality of creative life through education. This document reflects the spirit of consultation and speaks for the arts and for the those who work in the arts.

The Way Forward for the Arts, Crafts and Media in England

A Creative Future

"Before the Arts Council rediscovers three forgotten but influential campaigns for state support of the arts in Britain before and during World War II. Webber's impressive historical excavation challenges existing scholarship which argues that the arts subsidy was the result of the war, and instead re-situates the campaign's origins in the pre-war years. Webber does so by drawing on correspondence from influential figures including Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Maynard Keynes and J.B Priestley, along with extensive use of government papers"--

Howard Webber

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