If
this report is being used to justify the astonishing cuts to quality arts
provision in rural East Anglia (and, I gather, other rural arts organisations),
then I cannot agree that it is of much value.
The
report talks about removing barriers to engagement with the arts. The biggest
barrier for many people is geographical. Excellence means nothing if it is only
available in large urban centres.
Philip
Spencer
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Frances Hendrix
The Laser Foundation
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