Against the cuts
Arts supporters are being asked to meet at 9.15am at Somerset College on Monday 1st November to show their support for the arts. Somerset County Council will be considering a proposal to cut the arts budget by 100% at their cabinet meeting which will start at 10.00am.
Arts organisations across Somerset accept that measures to make savings are needed but believe that the arts budget should take a 26% cut in line with overall cuts... in local authority spending. Arts organisations who provide services across Somerset believe that the consequence of the 100% cut will have a far greater impact on local communities than any contribution this cut will make to overall savings.

For a full statement regarding the funding cuts please visit http://takeart.org/news/entry/arts-organisations-to-cam...by-1/