Campaign for the Arts

22/12/2025

From everyone at the Campaign for the Arts, thank you for standing up for the arts in 2025 💜

We'll be back in 2026, ready to fight even harder for all of our right to a busy and beautiful cultural life.

Until then 🫡

13/12/2025

Congratulations Nnena Kalu – proof that learning disabled artists are not only capable, they are brilliant ✨

Congratulations also to – proof that sustainable public funding is key to unlocking brilliance wherever it is 🔑

09/12/2025

🎉 We did it! 🎉

We've been absolutely blown away by the response to our Big Festive Fundraiser, which went well beyond its original target thanks to the generosity of 350 of you, our supporters.

Two things are clear: there is real concern out there for the state of the arts in the UK, but also real belief that by coming together we can create lasting change 💜

So thank you so much for your support of the Campaign for the Arts. We can't wait to keep building in 2026.

06/12/2025

'From firefighting to future-building' 🚒 ▷🔮

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason explains why 2026 is such a big year for us, and why we’re shifting gears as an organisation.

We’ve already surpassed our original target for our Big Festive Fundraiser this week, which has honestly blown us away 💨

But the campaign is very much still open, and the more fuel we have in the tank, the further we’ll go. Please consider chipping in at this crucial moment for the arts 👇

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005kWGZYA2?utm_campaign=a05WS000005kWGZYA2-FB

04/12/2025

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason on the situation, and on the solution 🎞️

48 hours into our Big Festive Fundraiser, we're 99% of the way there. Thank you so much to everyone who has got us this far. We've been truly bowled over by the response 🎳

Can you help us get over the final hurdle? 💯

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005kWGZYA2?utm_campaign=a05WS000005kWGZYA2-FB

03/12/2025

'I grew up thinking music was something everyone did.’
.. and should be able to do ✨

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason – writer, lecturer, activist, and now our newest trustee – explains how the arts can transform lives.

This week only, your donation is doubled by the Big Give. Help us to ensure that everyone's lives can be transformed by the arts 👇

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005kWGZYA2?utm_campaign=a05WS000005kWGZYA2-FB

02/12/2025

It's , and CFTA's Big Festive Fundraiser has just begun ✨

This week, and this week only, your donation is doubled. Help us raise £25k and step it up for the arts in 2026.

👉 https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000005kWGZYA2?utm_campaign=a05WS000005kWGZYA2-FB

01/12/2025

What did last week's Budget mean for the arts?
Here are some of the main headlines...

📉 The outlook for central government culture funding is essentially unchanged
🗜 Local culture funding in England could face a further squeeze
🏛️ Business rates will change considerably in England
🏨 New cultural funding could come from taxing overnight stays in England – but it’s far from guaranteed
🇬🇧 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will get more from the UK Government – but most culture spending will be decided separately in each nation

Find out more in CFTA's new explainer →

The Chancellor avoided big new cuts, but did not unlock significant new potential for the UK’s arts and culture sector.

01/12/2025

CFTA's Big Festive Fundraiser launches tomorrow at noon. Join us in backing a future where the arts are valued and available to all.

28/11/2025

Big news! Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason – mother of the Kanneh-Mason family and a wonderful advocate for access to the arts – has joined the Campaign for the Arts board 👑

And there's more. CFTA's Big Festive Fundraiser launches on Tuesday. For 1 week, all donations will be DOUBLED 💰

Help us shift our gears in 2026, and meet the challenges facing the arts head-on 💜

25/11/2025

"Investment in the arts is going to be crucial for sustaining a healthy, happy, flourishing society and democracy." 🗣️

Our Director on the airwaves this weekend, looking ahead to tomorrow's Autumn Budget 📻

06/11/2025

🎆 After years of decline, there’s hope for arts in schools again 🎆

The Government’s response to the Curriculum & Assessment Review goes further than expected, and arts subjects are back on the agenda

👉 See what’s changing, what’s next, and what it means for children and young people