Artists and musicians speak out against proposal by education secretary and Office for Students
Artists and musicians have accused the government of neglecting the country’s “cultural national health” by pursuing a “catastrophic” 50% funding cut to arts subjects at universities, which could come into effect from this autumn.
A consultation by the Office for Students (OfS) and education secretary Gavin Williamson suggested halving the amount spent on “high cost” higher education arts subjects – including music, dance, drama, performing arts and archaeology – which it said were not “strategic priorities”.
